Kampong Thom Museum

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]

Kampong Thom Museum

Established	March 31, 2011; 12 years ago (2011-03-31)
Location	Kampong Thom City, Cambodia
Coordinates	12°43′37″N 104°53′19″E / 12.727020°N 104.888553°E / 12.727020; 104.888553

History

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]

Collections

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]

References

1. "껌뽕톰 (Kompong Thom)". www.ilovecambodia.co.kr. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
2. Sovanney, Lor. "សារមន្ទីរកំពង់ធំ នៅភូមិអាចារ្យលាក់ សង្កាត់អាចារ្យលាក់ ក្រុងស្ទឹងសែន". គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា-ខេត្តកំពង់ធំ (in Khmer). Retrieved 2021-07-07.
3. "ឯកអគ្គរាជទូត មិកាមិ បានធ្វើទស្សនកិច្ចនៅរមណីយដ្ឋានប្រាសាទសំបូរព្រៃគុក និងសារមន្ទីរខេត្តកំពង់ធំ ដើម្បីស្វែងយល់ពីគម្រោងសហការថ្មីរវាងជប៉ុន និងកម្ពុជា - KAN" (in Khmer). Retrieved 2021-07-07.
4. "Kompong Thom Museum | Kompong Thom, Cambodia Attractions". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
5. "Kampong Thom Museum". www.visitcambodiatravel.com. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
6. "Museen in Kambodscha". ANGKOR TEMPLES IN CAMBODIA. Retrieved 2021-07-07.