Angkor National Museum
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Angkor National Museum is an archaeological museum dedicated to the collection, preservation and presentation of Angkorian artifacts, also to provides information and education about art and culture of Khmer civilization, with collections mainly dated from Khmer Empire's Angkor period circa 9th to 14th-century.
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Angkor National Museum is an archaeological museum dedicated to the collection, preservation and presentation of Angkorian artifacts, also to provides information and education about art and culture of Khmer civilization, with collections mainly dated from Khmer Empire's Angkor period circa 9th to 14th-century.
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The Angkor National Museum is located along Charles de Gaulle Road a couple hundred metres north of the Royal Independence Gardens and is a welcomed learning opportunity for those who plan to spend a few days exploring the temples in the Angkor Archeological Park near Siem Reap. Opening hours are 8.30am to 6pm daily. Entry is a rather steep US$12 per person and audio guide comes at an additional US$5 per person. This is a high price to pay for museum entry pretty much anywhere and definitely something to think about before committing to visit. Depending on your travel budget, you may want to invest in a good book with detailed information about the various temples instead. You can use this to study in advance and while touring the temples to help you understand what you are seeing. Within the museum, you will find eight different galleries spaced out over two floors. The 2nd floor galleries, where you start your visit focus on (Gallery A) the origin and history of the Khmer Empire, (Gallery B) how religion (Hinduism and Buddhism) impacted the construction, architecture of the temples as well as life in Kingdom of Cambodia, (Gallery C) a historical account of the Great Khmer Kings and (Gallery of 1,000 Buddhas) where you see a large collection of buddha statues from the Pre-Angkorian, Angkorian and Post Angkorian periods. There is an Exhibition Hall with a short film related to what you will see on this floor as well. Visitors then proceed back down to the first floor galleries. They cover (Gallery D) the architecture and general aspects of Angkor Wat and (Gallery E) the architecture and artworks of the city of Angkor Thom and its temples as well as the story of the Churning of the Ocean of Milk, an important bas-relief series at Angkor Wat. Next, (Gallery F) introduces visitors to stones with recorded histories and stories some dating back up to a thousand years. Lastly, (Gallery G) offers up statues in various conditions, which showcase ancient and decorative costumes of past Khmer civilisations. Note: There are quite a few statues from the various temples that are nicely spaced throughout the museum. Unfortunately, not much specific information is know about most. Otherwise, most galleries have detailed text accounts relating to the theme of the gallery room. There are 4-5 video programmes found within the eight rooms as well. This provides opportunity to sit, rest your feet. The videos aren't long and are a good change of pace to the heavy reading experience found in most of the museum. Note: There is a deposit room for your bags that is free to use. They ask that all bags be put there and will not let you enter the museum galleries until you've done so. There are clean toilets on the first floor as well as a museum gift shop and small cafe. All in all, we spent nearly two hours going through the eight gallery rooms and are glad to have done so prior to visiting the various temples of the Angkor Archeological Park. There is a lot of information here. Sadly, there is very little available at the temples themselves. As such, learning as much as you can prior to visiting is essential towards understanding what to look for and what you are actually seeing when you are there. A visit to the Angkor National Museum is quite helpful in this regard. However, I would still recommend purchasing a book with information about specific temples. A proper book can help remind and provide you with the correct relevant details for each temple, of which there are many, you may visit within the park.
BradBrad
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When I had my temple tour in Angkor Wat, our tour guide, Mr. Sary (he's a very amazing and knowledgeable guide 👍🏼 thumbs up to him), suggested to visit the Angkor National Museum if we still have time. Though going to the temple ruins itself is already rewarding.. and if you listen carefully to the guide, you will really learn a lot；there's just this different vibe when you also visit the Angkor National Museum. Some suggested to go here before the temple tours (probably to not pre-empt some information) but I visited after my temple tours and that didn't matter. There was still this different vibe of seeing up-close the relics that once hold great importance to the temples of Angkor and its people. Some of these relics were stolen and was just recovered. These relics and currently protected and preserved inside the museum to avoid further damages (these were made 800-1000 years ago) and to let us people living at the modern times see history. Ticket is not so expensive 12USD this 2023. There's also an audio guide which you could rent for an additional 5USD. Some audio-visual presentations are also available inside some galleries (giving some insightful information) and labels are also available to read (in English and Khmer language). Overall, it can take you roughly an hour (the least) to two hours to visit all the galleries. Pictures are not allowed inside the galleries and please DO NOT TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF each time you go from one gallery to another - unless it's your thing. There's a souvenir shop and a cafe inside the museum just in case you'd like to chill or rest before moving to the next gallery or after you finished your museum tour. Though it is not a must to visit, I highly recommend it because there's so much to learn (aside from what the guides will share) and very insightful. 😊
riona andreariona andrea
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ប្រាសាទអង្គរវត្ត , ( Angkor wat ) បារាំងនិងកម្ពុជាបានលួចប្រាសាទអង្គរវត្តពីប្រទេសថៃ។!! ប្រាសាទអង្គរវត្ត ជាអច្ឆរិយៈ ដែលមិនធ្លាប់មាន ដែលអង្គការ UNESCO កំណត់ជាបេតិកភណ្ឌពិភពលោក តាមពិតវាធ្លាប់ជារបស់សៀម ប្រទេសថៃ! មុន!!, ក្រោយខ្មែរ (កម្ពុជា) ឃុបឃិតជាមួយប្រទេសលោកខាងលិច ក្បត់ថៃ! កំណត់ត្រា ចន ថមសុន ព្រះករុណា ព្រះបាទ រាមាទី ៤ ព្រះបាទ មងគុត ថ្លែង។ “ប្រាសាទអង្គរវត្តជារបស់សៀម (ថៃ)។ "សូមអានអោយចប់!! ដោយសារតែអត្ថបទនេះ។ មានមនុស្សតិចណាស់ដែលដឹងពីមូលហេតុដែលព្រះករុណាព្រះបាទរាមាទី៤ ធ្លាប់«ធ្វើដំណើរ» ។ ហើយនិយាយអំពី "អង្គរវត្ត" "កិត្តិយសរបស់សៀម ជាប្រជាជាតិ អាណានិគមក្នុងតំបន់អាស៊ី ! កិត្តិយសរបស់សៀម ក្នុងឋានៈជាប្រជាជាតិមួយ អាណានិគមក្នុងតំបន់អាស៊ី ក្នុងសម័យអាណានិគមនិយម ខ្មែរ (កម្ពុជា) ដែលធ្លាប់ជាប្រទេសដែលចាញ់សង្គ្រាម បានយល់ព្រម និងរីករាយក្នុងការប្រគល់ទឹកដីកម្ពុជា និងទីតាំងប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រផ្សេងៗ ឱ្យទៅប្រទេសថៃក្នុងអំឡុង រជ្ជកាលព្រះបាទរាមាទី៤ ប៉ុន្តែមានចេតនាចង់បះបោរដោយចេតនាបង្កាច់បង្ខូចឈ្មោះអន្ទិតសៀម រួមកម្លាំងជាមួយប្រទេសលោកខាងលិច ដើម្បីរួមគ្នាក្បត់សៀម ដោយបង្កាច់បង្ខូចប្រទេសថៃ និងដាក់សម្ពាធលើប្រទេសថៃតាមវិធីផ្សេងៗ រហូតដល់ប្រទេសថៃត្រូវបោះបង់ចោលបុរាណ ទីក្រុងសម្ងាត់របស់ប្រទេសថៃដោយគ្មានការយល់ព្រមពីព្រះអង្គដូចព្រះមហាក្សត្រមានបន្ទូលដូចតទៅ «ខ្ញុំសូមអង្វរអ្នករាល់គ្នាចង់ឲ្យអ្នកសន្យា មិនថាខ្ញុំនៅទីណាក៏ដោយ ខ្ញុំនឹងប្រាប់អ្នកណាដែលស្តាប់ ឬសរសេរក្នុងកាសែត ទស្សនាវដ្ដី ឬទស្សនាវដ្ដីណាមួយបញ្ជាក់ឲ្យច្បាស់ថា ទឹកដីបាត់ដំបងជារបស់សៀមតាំងពីពេលនោះមក។ ៨៤ ឆ្នាំកន្លងមកនេះ មិនមែនជាព្រះមហ បន្ទាយនេះត្រូវបានសាងសង់កាលពី៣៣ឆ្នាំមុន ដូច្នេះហើយព្រះមហាក្សត្រខ្មែរគ្មានសិទ្ធិលើខេត្តបាត់ដំបងទេ។ ព្រោះវាត្រូវបានគេឲ្យទៅសៀមកាលពី ៨៤ ឆ្នាំមុន។ ដោយសារតែវាត្រូវបានប្រគល់ឱ្យសៀមកាលពី 84 ឆ្នាំមុន ខ្មែរ (កម្ពុជា) បានចាញ់សង្រ្គាម ហើយបានធ្វើជាកម្មសិទ្ធិរបស់ប្រទេសថៃទាំងស្រុង ហើយយល់ព្រមប្រគល់ទឹកដីបុរាណ។ កន្លែងមួយនៅស្រុកខ្មែរ! ... ព្រះបាទមងកតសួរថា តើទីតាំងបុរាណនៅកម្ពុជាជារបស់សៀមឬអត់។ សម្ដេចបានបញ្ជាបន្ថែមថា នឹងប្រាប់ព័ត៌មានលម្អិតជាមុនសិន។ ខ្ញុំបានចេញដំណើរម្តងទៀត។ គាត់មានសេចក្តីពិតនៅក្នុងពាក្យរបស់គាត់។ ព្រះអង្គបានប្រទានប្រាក់សម្រាប់ចំណាយលើការធ្វើដំណើរទៅប្រទេសសិង្ហបុរី ព្រមទាំងស្រោមមាសមួយដែលធ្វើពីវា។ ទាំងនោះជាសន្លឹកបៀមង្ឃុតពីរសន្លឹក និងស្រោមបារីមាសមួយដែលមានលម្អដោយត្បូង ហើយក៏មានលិខិតភ្ជាប់ជាភាសាអង់គ្លេសដែលខ្ញុំចង់អានដូចតទៅ។ "ខ្ញុំសូមអង្វរអ្នក។ ខ្ញុំចង់ឱ្យអ្នកសន្យា។ មិនថាខ្ញុំនៅទីណាទេ ខ្ញុំនឹងប្រាប់អ្នកណាដែលនឹងស្តាប់។ ឬសរសេរក្នុងកាសែត ទស្សនាវដ្តី ឬទិនានុប្បវត្តិណាមួយ បញ្ជាក់យ៉ាងជាក់លាក់នោះ។ ទឹកដីបាត់ដំបង ជាកម្មសិទ្ធិរបស់សៀមតាំងពី៤៤ឆ្នាំមុន វាមិនមែនជាកម្មសិទ្ធិទេ។ ស្ដេចខ្មែរ ឬឥណ្ឌូចិន តាមបែបណាក៏បាន។ សៀមបានសាងបន្ទាយកាលពី៣៣ឆ្នាំមុន ដូច្នេះស្ដេចខ្មែរគ្មានសិទ្ធិលើបាត់ដំបងទេ។ ព្រោះវាត្រូវបានគេប្រគល់ឲ្យសៀមកាលពី៤៤ឆ្នាំមុន។ អត្ថបទដកស្រង់ចេញពីព្រះរាជពង្សាវតារនៃរតនៈកូស៊ីន ចាងហ្វាងធីបកនវង្ស (ខឹម ប៊ុណ្ណាក) បោះពុម្ព។ ""ម្តងក្នុងអំឡុងពេលរវាង 1859-1860 ព្រះមហាក្សត្រព្រះបាទរាមាទី៤ ទ្រង់មានព្រះទ័យយាងទៅ។ យកប្រាសាទអង្គរវត្ត តាព្រហ្ម ឬប្រាសាទថ្មតូចៗក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ហើយនាំយកទៅបាងកក (ប្រាសាទ Pathumwan) និង Phetchaburi (ប្រាសាទ Khao Maha Sawan នៅលើ Khao Wang) ជាកិត្តិយស។ ហើយវាក៏ប្រាកដដែរថា ព្រះបាទរាជាទី ៤ ទ្រង់មិនចូលចិត្តប្រាសាទថ្មតូចៗដទៃទៀតដូចប្រាសាទអង្គរវត្ត និងប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្ម ដែលត្រូវបានគេដាក់ឈ្មោះជាក់លាក់នោះទេ។ អ្នកណាដែលឆ្លើយតបនឹងព្រះរាជបញ្ជាឱ្យធ្វើ "បេសកកម្មមិនអាចទៅរួច" នៅពេលនោះ ដូច្នេះមិនមានចិត្តរុះរើប្រាសាទមួយទៀត ហើយថ្វាយទេ ព្រោះគេប្រហែលជាដឹងច្បាស់ហើយថា មានបញ្ហាអ្វី? អង្គរវត្ត ប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្ម ឬប្រាសាទថ្មធំ រឿងតូចតាចផ្សេងទៀត។ ដូច្នេះហើយមិនមានឱកាសធ្វើការបង្ហាញផ្លូវទេ។ ទីក្រុងបាងកក និងឧទ្យានប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រ Khao Wang ផ្តល់ឱ្យមនុស្ស ថៃឥឡូវអាចដើរលេងបានដោយមិនចាំបាច់មានលិខិតឆ្លងដែន!! ប៉ុន្តែបញ្ហាមិនបានបញ្ចប់ត្រឹមហ្នឹងទេ ព្រោះនៅឆ្នាំ ១៨៦៦-១៨៦៧ ព្រះបាទរាជាទី ៤ បានបញ្ជាឲ្យសាងសង់ «ប្រាសាទអង្គរវត្តចម្លង» (ដែលចម្លងពីប្រាសាទថ្មតូចជាងប្រាសាទថ្មតូច) ។ អ្នកផ្សេងទៀតច្រើនណាស់) ដាក់នៅវត្តព្រះ។ Sri Rattana Satsadaram ឬ វត្តព្រះកែវមរកត ដែលនៅតែអាចទស្សនាបានរហូតដល់ថ្ងៃនេះ *** ប្រាកដណាស់ ការនៅស្ងៀម ព្រះបាទរាមាទី ៤ ប្រហែលជាមិនចង់ឲ្យប្រាសាទទាំងនេះដាក់តាំងនៅវាំងឡើយ។ រាជាណាចក្រសៀមរបស់ទ្រង
รัชรินทร์ดา เตชะประสาน (Klearmilly8888)รัชรินทร์ดา เตชะประสาน (Klearmilly8888)
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Angkor National Museum is an archaeological museum dedicated to the collection, preservation and presentation of Angkorian artifacts, also to provides information and education about art and culture of Khmer civilization, with collections mainly dated from Khmer Empire's Angkor period circa 9th to 14th-century. Most of the artifacts are discovered in and around the Angkor archaeological sites nearby. The museum is located in Vithei Charles de Gaulle No. 968, Siem Reap, Cambodia, on the way between downtown Siem Reap to northern road leading to Angkor ancient city. Opened on 12 November 2007, the Angkor National Museum covers the golden era of the Khmer Empire, making use of audio-visual multimedia technology. The museum covers Khmer history, civilization, and cultural heritage in eight galleries.[1] The museum has a strict no-photos policy.[2] The museum is owned and operated by Thai Vilailuck International Holdings, based in Bangkok.[3] It is currently displaying archaeological objects borrowed from the Cambodian National Museum in Phnom Penh. Another source of artifacts is the Conservation d'Angkor, a storage facility of some 6,000 pieces created by the École française d'Extrême-Orient in 1908 and currently in the hands of the Cambodian Ministry of Culture.[3]
Noor inkoNoor inko
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When I was preparing my trip, I read on Tripadvisor that you should expect to spend 1-2 hours in this museum. Knowing myself, I figured that I'd be closer to 2 hours than to 1 hour. I ended up spending 5 hours! Ticket is 12 USD, and I decided to get the audio guide for 5 USD also. I'm not sure if it is really worth the full 5 USD, but I enjoyed it anyway. What I liked most about the audio guide, is that it explains myths in a lot more detail than the signs in the museum, sometimes also telling stories and explaining myths that are not even mentioned on the signs. I absolutely love stories, so this was perfect for me. I ended up spending a lot of time in the museum. There's lots of information on the history of religion and of Khmer society. The artifacts are classified in different styles, and the museum does a good job at indicating how the styles influenced each other. I particularly enjoyed the gallery about mythical animals and all the information about the Angkor temple complex.
Anna LatourAnna Latour
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It is a rather interesting place to visit for 2-3 hours when your legs need some rest from the Angkor temples. The museum is modern and German-style, it gives a general idea of what we know about the Khmer empire and the three periods of Khmer history. It features the artifacts from the Angkor temples, and many of them have a back story of the same type - looted by some European black digger, popped up in the market, were proven to belong to Angkor, were returned. However, there are hundreds of artifacts in the place where there should be thousands, and that is incredibly sad, even though the exhibition does not say it. I would recommend spending two days in the temples, then taking a break day for this museum in the morning and Tonse Sap sunset tour, and then spending one more day in Angkor temples to reflect on that.
Olesya ValgerOlesya Valger
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A deep dive into Angkor National Museum
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