About Lenggong Valley Archaeological Gallery
The Lenggong Valley Archaeological Gallery is an archaeological exhibition centre in Kota Tampan, Lenggong, Hulu Perak, Perak, located within the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Lenggong Valley. It complements the nearby Lenggong Archaeological Museum by presenting artefacts, replicas and interpretive displays on the valley's prehistoric sequence spanning almost two million years. The gallery is notable for contextualising discoveries such as Perak Man and Palaeolithic stone tool sites.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a compact indoor gallery with curated archaeological displays, including stone tools, skeletal replicas, stratigraphy panels, maps and dioramas explaining excavations at sites such as Kota Tampan, Bukit Bunuh and Gua Gunung Runtuh. The setting is a modern single-storey building within the Lenggong Valley heritage area, surrounded by rural landscape and close to the Lenggong Archaeological Museum. Exploration is self-guided with informational signage, suitable for educational visits and photography of exhibits.
Key highlights
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Part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Lenggong Valley
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Interpretive displays on Perak Man and Palaeolithic archaeology
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Exhibits on stone tool technology and prehistoric chronology spanning nearly 1.83 million years
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