Dig into the history of 'timah' at this new Perak Museum exhibit

'Taiping History Retrospective' exhibition at the Perak Museum is set to run from Nov 20 until June 2022. It revisits Taiping's tin mining history from the 19th century in British Malaya. Photo: Bernama

Nineteenth century arrest warrants against the Ghee Hin and Hai San triad members and tin ore mining equipment, historical documents and artefacts are among the items which will be exhibited at the upcoming "Taiping History Retrospective" at the Perak Museum. The exhibition in Taiping opens on Nov 20 and will run until June 2022.

Perak Museum director Zarinah Sarifan said the exhibition is aimed at reviving domestic tourism in line with the recent announcement on interstate travel and museum visits.