The National Museum of Cambodia is a beautiful structure located just next to the Royal Palace. The museum welcomes you with a huge courtyard showcasing fine Khmer architecture. This traditional structure is an epitome of Khmer architecture and design.
To visit in chronological order, visitors start from left to witness the Khmer sculptures. On entering the museum, the statue of Vishnu greets you for a warm welcome. This statue was recovered from the Western Mebon Temple near Angkor Wat. As you head towards the south pavilion, the pre-Angkorian scriptures and statues await you. Collections from the 5th century to the 11th century adorn the museum for its visitors. The museum is a living example of fine visual arts. Different attributes of Shiva and Vishnu are embedded in the formation of statues and sculptures.
The museum also dons pottery and bronzes from the 4th century to the 14th century. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to visit this superlative version of architecture and craftsmanship.
Think Cambodia, one will remember Khmer instantly. What better place than museum to store Khmer art, Khmer ceramics, bronzes and other objects. To see the collection tourists flock to the largest museum of the country's leading historical and archaeological museum in Phnom Penh that is “The National Museum of Cambodia”. Here a tourist gets an opportunity to see 14,000 items, from prehistoric times to periods before, during and after the Khmer Empire.
Visitors can view a large fragment of a bronze reclining Vishnu statue, with head, shoulders and two arms, then the pre-Angkorian collections, which includes several statues of Shiva from the 9th, 10th and 11th centuries; a giant pair of wrestling monkeys; a beautiful 12th-century stele (stone); statue of a seated Jayavarman VII.
The items here are priceless. Each item has a story to tell and worth a look. Definitely, a tourist in Cambodia have to make time and enter the world of storehouse of these invaluable items.
Taxi from Phnom Penh to National Museum of Cambodia at a distance of 1.8km, takes 2 minutes and one way cost varies from 3 USD to 4 USD (12279 Cambodian riel to 16372 Cambodian riel).
Walk from Phnom Penh to National Museum of Cambodia at a distance of 1.7km will take bout 19 minutes.
Sunday: 8.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Monday: 8.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Tuesday: 8.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Wednesday: 8.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Thursday: 8.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Friday: 8.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Saturday: 8.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Last admission tickets are sold at 4.30 p.m.
Waiting Time
Nil
Entrance Fee
Admission fee are as follows:
$5 that is 20465.25 Cambodian riel for foreigner from 10 to 17 years old.
$10 that is 40930.50 Cambodian riel for foreigner from 18 years onwards.
500 riels for Cambodians.
Children and school groups are free.
Time you can spend
1 hour to 2 hours
Weather
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