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Established | March 31, 2011 |
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Location | Kampong Thom City, Cambodia |
Coordinates | 12°43′37″N 104°53′19″E / 12.727020°N 104.888553°E |
The Kampong Thom Museum ( Khmer: សារមន្ទីរ ខេត្តកំពង់ធំ) is a museum located in Kampong Thom City, Cambodia. The museum is dedicated to displaying artifacts from the Kampong Thom Province. [1]
The construction of the museum began in 2008 and was inaugurated by the Ministry of Cultures and Fine Arts in 2011. [2] In September 2020, the Japanese ambassador Mikami visited the museum with the aim of creating a project for the conservation of Cambodia's heritage in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts. [3]
The museum consists of a room and a small gallery. [4] The museum contains a collection of wooden and stone statues of Buddha, Vishnu, Lokesvara and lions. [5] The museum contains artifacts from Sambor Prei Kuk. [4] The museum also has a collection of lintels from the pre-Angkor period. [6] The museum building is built in a traditional Cambodian architectural style and contains about 150 pieces of art, dating from the pre-Angkorian, Angkorian and post-Angkorian periods. [2]
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Established | March 31, 2011 |
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Location | Kampong Thom City, Cambodia |
Coordinates | 12°43′37″N 104°53′19″E / 12.727020°N 104.888553°E |
The Kampong Thom Museum ( Khmer: សារមន្ទីរ ខេត្តកំពង់ធំ) is a museum located in Kampong Thom City, Cambodia. The museum is dedicated to displaying artifacts from the Kampong Thom Province. [1]
The construction of the museum began in 2008 and was inaugurated by the Ministry of Cultures and Fine Arts in 2011. [2] In September 2020, the Japanese ambassador Mikami visited the museum with the aim of creating a project for the conservation of Cambodia's heritage in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts. [3]
The museum consists of a room and a small gallery. [4] The museum contains a collection of wooden and stone statues of Buddha, Vishnu, Lokesvara and lions. [5] The museum contains artifacts from Sambor Prei Kuk. [4] The museum also has a collection of lintels from the pre-Angkor period. [6] The museum building is built in a traditional Cambodian architectural style and contains about 150 pieces of art, dating from the pre-Angkorian, Angkorian and post-Angkorian periods. [2]