National Museum of Cambodia

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The National Museum of Cambodia is the country’s principal museum of history and archaeology, renowned for its extensive collection of Khmer art and artifacts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological museum
art museum
history museum
museum
architecturalStyle traditional Khmer architecture
city Phnom Penh
collectionSize over 14,000 objects
continent Asia
country Cambodia
establishedBy French colonial empire
surface form: French colonial administration
governingBody Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts of Cambodia
hasCollection Angkor-period artifacts
Khmer art
archaeological artifacts
bronzes
ceramics
ethnographic objects
inscriptions
post-Angkorian artifacts
pre-Angkorian artifacts
sculpture
hasDepartment archaeology department
conservation department
education department
hasExhibitionType permanent exhibitions
temporary exhibitions
hasFeature central courtyard
traditional red sandstone-colored buildings
hasFocus Cambodian cultural heritage
Khmer Empire
surface form: Khmer civilization
inception 1920
languageOfSignage English
Khmer
locatedIn Daun Penh District
Phnom Penh
surface form: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
locatedNear Royal Palace of Cambodia
surface form: Royal Palace of Phnom Penh
location Phnom Penh
namedAfter Albert Sarraut
nearbyWaterbody Tonlé Sap River
openingDate 1920-04-13
originalName Musée Albert Sarraut
preserves Cambodian archaeological heritage
Khmer artistic heritage
region Phnom Penh
surface form: Phnom Penh Municipality
significance houses one of the world’s largest collections of Khmer sculpture
principal museum of history and archaeology in Cambodia
touristAttraction major tourist attraction in Phnom Penh
website https://www.cambodiamuseum.info/

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