Battambang Provincial Museum
Cambodia is always well-known for obsessing a host of museums that portrays the most important pieces of evidence of the history of the country. Besides Angkor, which is a prestigious center in the world in terms of magnificent art, culture, and tradition, there are still countless amazing museums around Cambodia. If you are in Battambang and want to learn more about the history, Battambang Provincial Museum is certainly the best place you must visit.
Battambang Provincial Museum first look with exquisitely crafted roof pattern
Battambang Provincial Museum is located in Kamkor Village, Svay Por Commune, Battambang Province, western Cambodia. The museum was built in 1963 by Madeleine Giteau. Despite the fact that the museum is recently reopened, it still earns its reputation as one of the finest Cambodia provincial museums to attract loads of visitors every year. Battambang Museum is an excellent small museum with a lot to see that never fails to amaze onlookers at first sight. Inside the museum is a notable collection of Khmer relics including pottery, statuary, sculpture, art forms, and musical instruments. Most of these things dated back nearly 1000 years when Pre-Angkorian and Angkorian dynasties came to flourish.
It is not hard to find fantastic statuary like this in every corner of the museum
The exhibits inside the museum are mostly collected from over Battambang Province. A considerable number of relics are from Prasat Banan and Sneng. What is more striking in the Battambang Museum is a wide range of lively evidence left from the brutal rule of Khmer Rouge lasting between 1975 and 1979. These extensive and exquisite collections are labeled in local Khmer, English, and French to help visitors understand their origin and other related information in a better way.
The admission fee to get to the museum is just 1 USD for foreign visitors. Note that the operating hours of the museum are quite flexible that generally range from 8 AM to 11 AM and 2 PM to 5.30 PM. Another thing you need to keep in mind is photography is disallowed inside the museum, but you still get a chance to get very close to views these ancient treasures.
In short, Battambang Provincial Museum is nothing but a must-visit tourist attraction you may add to your travel plan when you are heading to have a pleasant and memorable trip to Cambodia. This Cambodian best-loved museum with its special charm which is second to none promise to let you upgrade your historical travel experience to a new level!
Cuong Ngo
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