Museums in Cambodia 

Cambodia is located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. In 802 AD, Jayavarman II declared himself king and united the warring Khmer princes.

This marked the beginning of the Khmer Empire, which flourished for over 600 years, allowing successive kings to control and exert influence over much of Southeast Asia.

The kingdom built monumental temples, including Angkor Wat, and facilitated the spread of first Hinduism, then Buddhism to much of Southeast Asia.

After the fall of Angkor in the 15th century, a weakened Cambodia was later ruled as a vassal state by its neighbors.

In 1863 Cambodia became a protectorate of France, which doubled the size of the country by reclaiming the north and west from Thailand.

Cambodia gained independence in 1953. With a long, complicated history and unique culture, Cambodia has many museums and historical sites of interest.

Cambodian Museums and Sites

• Angkor Wat

Cambodia

• Country:                          Kingdom of Cambodia
• Khmer:                            ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា
• Capital:                            Phnom Penh
• Population:                     16 million

A Tour of Asia’s Museums

• China Museums

  • Beijing Museums
    • The National Museum of China
  • Shanghai Museums
    • Shanghai Museum
    • Shanghai Science and Technology Museum
    • Shanghai Natural History Museum
    • Aurora Art Museum
  • Nanjing Museums
    • Nanjing Museum

• Japan Museums

  • Tokyo Museums
    • Tokyo National Museum
    • National Museum of Western Art
    • National Museum of Nature and Science
  • Nagoya Museums
    • Yamazaki Mazak Museum of Art
    • Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology

• Singapore Museums

  • Asian Civilisations Museum
  • National Museum of Singapore
  • National Gallery, Singapore
  • Changi Museum
  • Old Ford Motor Factory
  • Peranakan Museum
  • ArtScience Museum
  • Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum
  • Singapore Philatelic Museum
  • Chinatown Heritage Centre
  • The Battle Box

• Indian Museums

  • National Museum, New Delhi

• South Korean Museums

  • Seoul Museums
    • National Museum of Korea

• Thailand Museums

  • Bangkok National Museum

• Indonesian Museums

  • Jakarta Museums
    • National Museum of Indonesia
    • Jakarta History Museum

• Cambodian Museums

  • Angkor Wat

• Malaysia Museums

  • Kuala Lumpur Museums
    • National Museum, Malaysia

Cambodia Map

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“If you are patient in a moment of anger,
you will spare yourself one hundred days of tears.”
– Cambodian Proverb

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