Lenggong Archaeological Museum

Lenggong Archaeological Museum

Lenggong Archaeological Museum
3.5
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed
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duncan_KS
George Town, Malaysia79 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2019 • Family
The museum hosts the most complete old skeleton found in South East Asia ~ Perak man (approx 11,000 years ago). Not much people knew that the original skeleton was moved back to this museum from National Museum in Kuala Lumpur. It is worth the trip to travel to Lenggong to visit this main attraction of the museum.

Not too much visitors even we visited during school holiday, I guess paleolithic Archeology is not mainstream attraction in this country. I hope the museum can come out interactive programme or animation to explain various type of stone tool usage, the life of caveman during paleolithic period. With that, visitors can related to usage of those stone artifacts better rather than thinking they are just different type/shape of stone displayed. Also, I am thinking if they have a workshop to demonstrate how those stone tools are created or teach visitors to make use of stone tool for cutting or sharpening, it will be very interesting.

The signage of museum needs to be improved. We accidentally found that one of Kota Tampan Archeology site at the back of the museum when we go to the restroom. Also, we got to know that visit to those Unesco Archeology caves are possible by applying permit from museum curator. Specific date and time to explore those caves will be provided once permit approved. For anyone that interested should apply the permit ahead by calling the museum and arrange the museum visit together with cave exploration.
Written January 3, 2020
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Jeremy Low
Guangzhou, China27 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2019
The maintenance of this museum is so-so but the exhibits and explanations provide a picture of Malaysia during the aborigines' era. It houses the Perak man which is more than 11,000 olds fossil of a short man with Negro DNA. It is worth the visit.
Written February 11, 2020
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663linn
24 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2017 • Family
Went there with my family members, was told by security guards the renovation is expected to be completed by November 2017. There is a temporary showroom few minutes of drive away, with only minimal display things available, mainly info and replica of Perak Man.
If the Galeri is open, it might get higher rating.
Written July 1, 2017
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Gene R J
Silver Spring, MD10,990 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2025 • Couples
We drove our rental car 72km N of Ipoh taking the busy toll road($5) to the calm highway #76, arriving at the Archaeological Museum at 10AM. It features stone tools(quartzite adzes & hand axes) that were shaped(flaked) by early hunter-gatherers who lived in this valley for over two million years. A covered dig site to the side displays a tool-making workshop with murals of early man that helped us understand the significance of this site.
The small museum also displayed a copy of the 10,000 year old Perak Man, SE Asia's oldest and most complete human skeleton.
Written January 16, 2025
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Hew H
Semenyih, Malaysia40 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2018 • Couples
Disappointed to find this place still closed despite so many months of renovation. Was there this morning. Even the guards unsure when the museum will be reopen.
Written September 29, 2018
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FamilyHoliday
8 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2019 • Family
Visited in January 2019. The museum is now open after extensive renovations. Easy location to find using Google Maps, about 1hr+ drive from Ipoh. The museum is well laid out and air-conditioned. Allocate around an hour to make the most of the informative posters, videos and displays of stone age exhibits.

The highlight (and reason for the visit) was to see the skeleton of "Perak Man", the oldest complete human skeleton in South East Asia. Our kids (9yrs and 11yrs) were very impressed, as were we!
Written January 22, 2019
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resirnus
Penang, Malaysia117 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2018 • Family
Did not manage to visit this official museum as its still under renovation, only has the temporary place. Did not go there as the roads leading the temporary place is narrow.
Written March 21, 2018
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tiara_n
kuala lumpur4 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2018 • Family
To my disappointment, the museum is still closed for renovation. I have been there before the renovation took place. I love how they placed the artifacts and history in a timeframe manners. But the looks was kind of outdated. It did need a renovation.
hopefully it will open soon.
Written August 22, 2018
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李智优
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia49,658 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2016 • Family
The Museum is closed for upgrading works, starting from 1 Jun 2016 until 31 May 2017. Very dissapointed on our visit
Written September 16, 2016
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konshoe
Ipoh, Malaysia576 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2015 • Family
Unlike my visit to most UNESCO inscribed sites, we did not step onto the site itself but to a museum housing the archaeological discoveries. There were a total of 4 sites which were inscribed into the list, with the museum occupying one of those. The museum, a 2-story building, was not difficult to find, being one of the few buildings in the area and marked by a large sign. Although the museum’s architecture was unimpressive, its entrance was decked out in the form of an artificial cave to create the illusion of entering the site itself.

The highlight of the museum, the skeletal remains of Perak Man, was anticlimactic. He lied serenely, protected from the curious observer in a transparent case, instead of being portrayed in interesting postures like a dinosaur rearing his head. There was however an entertaining display of the identity card offered to our Perak Man, an evidence of him being a Malaysian citizen.

Outside of the museum building was a lone observatory tower on a low hill. It will worth your time to climb up. The lush foliage stretched as far as the eye could see, broken only by the hills to the horizon and the snaking river cutting a path across. With the clouds rolling past lazily after a light shower, the scenery was calm and soothing. It was by far the best reason I could give to anyone who ask why they should be here.
Written November 2, 2015
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