National Museum has a good collection of Khmer sculptures dating from the pre-Angkor period (4th century) to post-Ankgor period (14th century).

National Museum built of red bricks by the French in 1917 in a pseudo-Khmer style, is built around a courtyard.

The museum is open daily from 8am to 11:30am and from 2:30pm to 5pm.

The National Museum of Cambodia in Phnom Penh is Cambodia's largest museum of cultural history and is the country's leading historical and archaeological museum.

National Museum promotes the understanding of Cambodian arts and culture by lending objects from its collection for major international exhibitions.

The National Museum promotes the understanding of Cambodian arts and culture by lending objects from its collection for major international exhibitions.

National Museum overview

The National Museum of Cambodia was designed and built by two architects, George Groslier and Ecole des Arts Cambodgiens, in the traditional style of the Khmers from 1917 to 1920.

The National Museum of Cambodia houses one of the world’s most extensive collections of Khmer cultural material, including prehistoric, pre-Angkorian, Angkorian, and post-Angkorian sculptures, ceramics, and ethnographic objects.

The Museum promotes awareness, understanding, and appreciation of Cambodia’s heritage through the presentation, conservation, safekeeping, interpretation, and acquisition of Cambodian cultural material. Its visitors should be educated and inspired.

Why visit National Museum?

This museum displays the archaeological, religious, and artistic products of the Khmer people from the 4th to the 13th centuries. There are over 5000 specimens, and they are also a symbol of the culture of the kingdom.

The National Museum has been in operation since the early twentieth century. Under French dominance, the construction process was extended by three years, resulting in a hybrid architecture of two countries, France and Cambodia. This is a unique feature of the National Museum when compared to other well-known Cambodian structures.

Although the National Museum was only built in 1917, all of the antiquities in this museum are very old. Since the third century, there have been numerous antiquities discovered. Cambodians take great care of and protect their ancient antiquities because they are determined to fight for their independence.

How to travel to National Museum?

The museum is near the Royal Palace, between 178 and 13 streets. This is the central location of Phnom Penh City so it is easy for you to reach here by taxi, bus, or even on foot from any central hotel in the city.

Every day, the museum is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., the time is open.

Admission costs US$5 for foreigners aged 10 to 17, US$10 for foreigners aged 18 and up, and 500 Riels for Cambodians. Children and school groups are admitted free of charge.

Individual or group guided tours can be arranged at the museum’s entrance. There are tours in Khmer, English, French, and Japanese.

Visitors are welcome to film or photograph the museum exterior and courtyard, but photography is not permitted within the museum galleries. Those interested in obtaining images of the museum or collection for research or publication should email the museum or contact a staff member.

Inside the museum, smoking is not permitted.

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