| Established | March 31, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-03-31) |
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| Location | Kampong Thom City, Cambodia |
| Coordinates | 12°43′37″N 104°53′19″E / 12.727020°N 104.888553°E / 12.727020; 104.888553 |
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.
History
The construction of the museum began in 2008 and was inaugurated by the Ministry of Cultures and Fine Arts in 2011. 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.
Collections
The museum consists of a room and a small gallery. The museum contains a collection of wooden and stone statues of Buddha, Vishnu, Lokesvara and lions. The museum contains artifacts from Sambor Prei Kuk. The museum also has a collection of lintels from the pre-Angkor period. 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.
References
- "껌뽕톰 (Kompong Thom)". www.ilovecambodia.co.kr. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ Sovanney, Lor. "សារមន្ទីរកំពង់ធំ នៅភូមិអាចារ្យលាក់ សង្កាត់អាចារ្យលាក់ ក្រុងស្ទឹងសែន". គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា-ខេត្តកំពង់ធំ (in Khmer). Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- "ឯកអគ្គរាជទូត មិកាមិ បានធ្វើទស្សនកិច្ចនៅរមណីយដ្ឋានប្រាសាទសំបូរព្រៃគុក និងសារមន្ទីរខេត្តកំពង់ធំ ដើម្បីស្វែងយល់ពីគម្រោងសហការថ្មីរវាងជប៉ុន និងកម្ពុជា - KAN" (in Khmer). Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ "Kompong Thom Museum | Kompong Thom, Cambodia Attractions". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
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