PROJECTS &
ACTIVITIES
PUBLICATIONS
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 The
National Museum of Cambodia has published a number of guidebooks
and catalogues. These publications, along with various books about
Cambodian art, history and culture, are available at the museum
shop located at the main entrance to the museum.
The New Guide to the National Museum Phnom
Penh, written by the museum’s former director Khun Samen,
provides images and information on over 200 diverse works of art
in the museum’s collection. The guidebook, available in English
and in French, introduces Cambodian art history and the National
Museum’s role in safeguarding this important cultural heritage
material. The Publication covers art objects from the pre-Angkor,
Angkor and post Angkor periods. Stone, metal and Wooden objects
are discussed. This guide book was produced wholly in Cambodia,
with image production, design, and editing carried out by museum
staff members.
The catalogue for the exhibition ‘Preah Neang Devi’,
which was held at the museum in 2005 and 2006, explores sculptures
of female divinities from Khmer art history. Khun Samen, the exhibition’s
curator, discusses the iconography, religious context and artistic
styles of diverse Khmer female deities. Published in Cambodia in
Khmer, English and French, Preah Neang Devi features some
beautiful sculptures never before exhibited in Cambodia or internationally.
 Masterpieces
of the National Museum of Cambodia, published by Friends of
Khmer Culture Inc., (link to www.khmerculture.net
) is also available at the museum. It features 80 of the greatest
sculptural works of art in the collection of the National Museum,
and information is provided in four languages (Khmer, English, French
and Japanese). Proceeds from museum sales of this book go directly
towards supporting museum activities and Cambodian cultural heritage
preservation projects.
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