Kathu Mining Museum - Phuket
Although Phuket is renowned as the epicentre of tourism in Southeast Asia, prior to the 21st century it was tin mining which held the honour as being responsible for Phuket's economic growth and development. The Kathu Tin Mining Museum celebrates the history of tin mining in Phuket.
Among the exhibits in the museum you can find• various tin mining processes • demonstration of smeltery and products made out of brut tin • the journey of Chinese merchants • a reconstructed Kathu village complete with shops and a walk in the mine's landscapes.
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Phuket's Mining Museum.
Isaac Stone Simonelli takes a look at one of Phuket's best museums, which details the history of the island's tin mining era, and should be a must-see stop for all tourists interested in the histroical aspects of island life.
Mining Museum, Phuket
Its a mining museum at Kathu District, Phuket. It opens from 9am till 4pm. Entrance are free while we went. But it seem like its renovating or somehow not well operating. No visitors inside only staff running errands but anyhow they didn’t chase us away.
Kathu tin mine museum, Phuket
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Kathu Tin Mining Museum is an important and magnificent place of Phuket, where people can come for a visit and learn about Phuket's historical mining.
Kathu Mining Museum is located on Kathu district area, near Loch Palm golf course on the Kathu - Ko Kaeo road, in Phuket. The museum was established in 1999 but became tangible in 2006 and was then finished in 2008. The museum building was designed with Shino Portuguese style buildings with a large courtyard in the middle and windows decorated with stucco designs and old style arches.
Valuables and heritage remaining from the past are being displayed inside a room called the Secret Pearl of Andaman'. Collections of jewelry such as Blue Sapphire, Topaz and precious stones, beads, jades and ancient combs made from Jamree or bull horns, coins and money from the past, are also on display such as 'Deebuk' coins, and Thai plus other currencies.
Exhibitions of various types of mines are another important part of the museum. This part is called 'Mining Life', showing different types of mine techniques such as Ground Sluicing a technique used for residual deposit sites or hillsides using human power; and
Hydraulic Mining type which is an open pit mining technique and also a significantly cheaper to operate;
plus 'Openeast or open-cut mining' which was a surface mining technique used for placer deposits located in the nearby hillsides;
'gravel pumping' or opened pit mining operated by injecting water to break the surface soil;
and 'dredging' which was a mining operation suitable for a big deposit that has been surveyed for its abundant supply.
The 'Tin Processing' room plays an important part in giving students a feel of the old mining era and is also a laboratory room to teach kids about the processing of tin industrialization. Other than tin mining and development of the process, the exhibition rooms such as 'the journey of Chinese merchants' illustrating Chinese people immigrating to find good hope in Phuket island. They sailed and lived their lives while traveling for many days, months or years on the boat.
Another show-stopping exhibition room is 'the legend of old city in Kathu'
showing Chinese operas, shadow plays, boutiques, old Chinese style pharmacies and Kathu peoples old style houses, presenting the Chinese way of life and their culture back in the old days.
Wax models of Ba-Ba Hokkien or mixed Thai Chinese families present traditional weddings in houses and paintings of the old days on the walls create a unique and ancient feel to this museum.
Arunrath Sinpetch, a technocrat/curator, of Kathu Mining Museum talked to Andaman News about the interesting aspects and how it is different from other museums:
The approximate number of visitors is not less than 200,000 people per year even though the museum is not fully operating yet. This place is a long life education resource. It is a learning institute of Phuket where people come in to learn more about historical mining. Tourists from Phuket and other provinces were also paying a visit to the museum.
Our museum is called a live museum, where tourists, students and visitors can participate while having a tour inside the museum. This museum is very different from other museums; we are showing the real side of science and demonstrations. I strongly believe that tourists or students will definitely learn important information from our museum.
The museum not only shows how historical Phuket's mining has developed and faded away but also illustrates the traditional lifestyle of Thai and Chinese people back in the old times and reminds us all that culture and custom are not easily forgotten by the Phuket people. For more information on Kathu Mining Museum, please visit KathuTin.com
This is Zenniesha, reporting for Andaman News.
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Thai Hua Museum on Krabi Road in Phuket Town is a pleasant surprise. We visited it a few years ago when it reopened, and despite being in a beautiful mansion, it was just an empty building. Thankfully, someone realised the potential of such a great location in the historic streets of old Phuket town to turn it into an interesting display. Museums in Phuket used to be rundown buildings, a bit like the Thalang Museum or even the immense Phuket Mining Museum in Kathu so in general, we don’t place museums at the top of our list of Things to Do in Phuket.
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Our interview is with Charn Wongsatayanont, MD of Phuket Jet Tour & a benefactor of Kathu Tin Mining Museum, who yesterday presented archives about Edward Thomas Miles, Australian, who brought the 1st offshore tin dredger to Phuket in 1906 or a hundred years ago. Charn also shows some other items and photos Kathu Municipality & Rajapahat University staff received for the Museum to exhibit, when it opens. (The Museum is located east of Loch Palm Golf Club, west of British International School, on old tin mine.) But first Charn explain his interest in helping the museum: ..... KathuTin.com Tel 08 66829698 fax 076 322134
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With the current political situation and rains, many of you may feel bored. Why not get out and about keep yourself active? But it's raining you may say. Our special report today suggests an indoor activity that the whole family can enjoy: That's a visit to Thalang National Museum.
Located about 200 metres from the Two Heroines Monument on the road to Paklok, the Thalang National Museum in Phuket was established in 1985 to commemorate the 200th year anniversary of the Thalang Battle, in which two leading ladies led local villagers to fight back Burmese invaders. Formed by Phuket people with the cooperation, support and now run by the Department of Fine Arts, the museum is a repository of Phuket history, archaeological and cultural heritage and its surrounding areas. The museum is a perfect place if visitors wish to learn about local way of life. The facilities comprise five permanent galleries, one changing gallery and the outdoor exhibition of a Sea Gypsy village. Entering the museum, you would get into the main Hall where the historical background of Thailand is displayed. Getting inside in the Gallery 1, one can enjoy getting to know Phuket Island's early inhabitants of the Andaman. This is presented in the form of a mini-theater, giving visitors glimpses of the tin mining era until more recently when it become a famous tourist destination. Gallery 2 features life-sized dioramas or 3D displays of the important scene of the Thalang Battle some 200 years ago. Gallery 3 features Chinese traditions and Phuket development. These include Sino-Portuguese style architectural buildings which illustrate Phuket's wealth-building tin mining era. Gallery 4 illustrates other ethnic groups living on Phuket Island. They exhibit life styles of Muslims, Thais, & Sea Gypsies including their notable boat floating ceremony. There is also space for a changing gallery where exhibition change according to function and special occasions. There is also an outdoor exhibition of a Sea Gypsy village within the museum premised. It displays their houses, fishing tools and life styles. Ajima Nookong, the museum curator, said it not only aims at tourist visitors, but also encourages visits from local schools as she wishes the museum to be part of learning sources for the Andaman communities, somewhere local children can learn about their history. 'We are now organizing 'Family Days' on Sundays with special activities on the cultural ground. Visitors can take part in the program which offers local lifestyle, plays and local food. Also we have students visitors come in to learn about their history in a fun and interesting way.' She said this month she has local students from various schools lined up for visits during the whole month, but it is still open for tourist visitors. The museum sometimes arranges integrated learning programs for young people. 'Sometimes we arrange a program for students on study tours to historical sites and the young participants are also encouraged to plant a tree each. After the tour students are then encouraged to express their understanding and impression in the form of arts under the supervision of local professional artists.' The Thalang Museum hours are 9 am to 4.30 pm daily. Admission fee is 30 baht. It also provides guide tours for group visitors and students. (Thalang National Museum, Phuket Tel: 076 311426 )
Interview - Charn, benefactor of Kathu Tin Museum
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This is a short part of an interview we could not show earlier with Charn Wongsatayanont, MD of Phuket Jet Tour & benefactor of the Kathu Tin Mining Museum, which is due to open later this year. The Museum is located east of Loch Palm Golf Club, west of British International School, in Kathu, as Charn explains more: ....... Contact: KathuTin.com (in Thai) Tel 08 66829698 fax 076 322134
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