Tin Museum

 

Bangka is one from two Island main that make up Bangka Belitung Province, Indonesia. Bangka had long history about exploration ingredient excavation in the form of tin. In 1st century Hindu literature, Millndrapantha and Nidessa, Bangka Island has a number of designation as Vanka or Wangka, Monopin, China Bato, and Banka. according to Southeast Asian archaeologist from France, George Coedes in journal scientific Regarding the Sriwijaya Kingdom which was published in 1918, Bangka or Wangka Island has been published known to Indian sailors before 1st century.

Wangka in Sanskrit it means is ' tin '. Story about tin in Bangka is also written in notes ancient belonging to the Srivijaya Kingdom, including Kota Kapur inscription that tells the story about mining tin in Bangka at the beginning 7th century. Since then, the product Bangka tin has known with very good quality. At that time, tin made as a royal barter medium and materials for inscription. Exploration tin is still done in scale small.

One center production lead The largest on the island of Bangka is in Muntok City, a city sub-district in West Bangka Regency. The city area of 469 square kilometers with population as many as 45,523 souls that position appropriate be on the muzzle Similar to Bangka Island as animal horse sea .

Muntok was founded by the Sultan of Palembang Mahmud Badaruddin I in 1722 is leader fourth from Sultanate of Palembang Darussalam and made city edge Beach this as present her wedding with Mas Ayu Ratu Zamnah , female descendants Chinese from Johor- Siantan . Beginning city that named Mentok . However his name changed Becomes Muntok, because considered pronunciation more easy by nation foreign .

According to the History of Tin work Tedjo Sujitno , trade lead by official start conducted in Muntok in 1730, between the Commerce Guild Dutch East Indies or VOC and the Sultanate of Palembang. At that time, the VOC asked to the Sultan of Palembang so that tin production puke only traded to party them .

Since moment that's started exploration lead in scale big and make Palembang Sultanate as kingdom richest in the area Peninsula Malacca and Sumatra. Right management tin in Muntok had time switch to Colonial England in 1811. Or exactly 3 years before through Treaty of London I, England return hand it over to the Netherlands.

In 1819, the Dutch Colonial formed company management tin , Banka Tin Winning Bedrijf (BTW), forerunner will be PT Timah Tbk moment this . Brand trade lead BTW production is named after Banka. Owned company The Dutch Colonial do production bulk lead for for sale to all over the world.

Almost 1 century then , in 1912 to be exact , BTW started build office center those located in the area new design designed by the Dutch Colonial as center government in Bangka. Building office BTW that center consist from two building units , namely building main three floor area of 500 square meters as office administration , warehouse storage tin , as well as the place smelting tin .

Architecture building office BTW center that functioned in 1915 adopt moderate Art Deco style flourished in Europe at that time . along the end of the Dutch colonial period on August 17 , 1945, the building this had time made office PT Timah Center Tbk when still named PN Tambang Timah Bangka.

However, in 2012 started done effort conservation by PT Timah Tbk after set as reserve culture by the Ministry of Education and Culture. a year then, to be exact November 7, 2013 building historic painted White this is starting opened for general as the Indonesian Tin Museum (MTI) Muntok. Tin Museum have 176 collections in shape tool mine lead aged more from one century , blocks tin , tools print tin , miniature boat dredge sand tin , as well as replica Lime City inscription .

Tin museum first in Asia provide nine gallery on the floor one museum. Gallery first and second is cross history and social culture puke . in two gallery this visitors can got information about Muntok City start from the era of the kingdom , when controlled by the Dutch until Becomes part from Indonesia. Besides that there is also a replica machine weaving for make cloth typical Muntok .

Information in gallery the be delivered in posters on walls and drawers table . “We provide 70 percent problem tin 30 percent about cultural and social outside tin and the Second World War," said Head of the Indonesian Tin Museum Muntok Fahrizal Abubakar.

Gallery other is room Geology and Exploration as well as Galleries of Land Mining and Marine Mining. in the room special this on display map mining tin in the world and Indonesia, tools for measure content tin, tools area mapping, types lead raw , and tools exploitation tin.

still available again Gallery Smelting Lead about history smelting metal from time to time. Also mentioned in the gallery that about smelting lead the world's first to happen in Turkey in 1,500 BC, when somebody mix copper and tin Becomes bronze . Room this describe with detail and clearly the smelting process ore tin PT Timah Tbk and some sample lead processed ready sell .

Whereas Gallery of Infrastructure show off old photos of Muntok City in the past including Old Town map puke . There is Bung Karno Gallery showing Photo when First President of the Republic of Indonesia that and friends exiled to puke . Including miniature of Wisma Ranggam and Wisma Menumbing , buildings the place characters earlier exiled in Muntok , far away about 10 minutes drive from museums.

Asian Destination Readers can visit from day Saturday until Thursday from 08.00-12.00 WIB and 13.00-16.00 WIB . Visitors no collected cost moment enter the museum. The place this is destination tour decent history and education _ visited .

 

 

 

Sources :

https://indonesia.go.id/ragam/pariwisata/pariwisata/museum-timah-saksi-kejayaan-muntok

https://www.djkn.kemenkeu.go.id/kpknl-pangkalpinang/baca-artikel/12573/Museum-Timah-Indonesia-Satu-Satunya-di-Asia.html

https://www.detik.com/edu/foto/d-5756155/mengenal-museum-timah-yang-jadi-saksi-kejayaan-muntok-di-bangka