The National Museum 柬埔寨国家博物馆
Preah Ang Eng St. (13)
Phnom Penh 120211, Cambodia
Will not return.
Nothing.
The museum uses fans. It was 90° and forecast afternoon would be 92°. My good lord.
Two unexpected events 巧遇:
- 中国故事 China’s stories
- a movie is filming there
The guide mentioned loss/theft of cultural relics …
现在90度 下午预报92. 用电风扇
导游讲到文物流失 盗窃 …
George Groslier (1887-1945)
George Groslier was born in 1887 in Cambodia. He was the French Governor in Indochina and the founder of the School of Arts and the National Museum of Cambodia. He died in 1945 during the period of Japanese occupation in Cambodia.
The bust’s statue is made in molded fiber-glass and copper and golden oil painted. This replica was completed in 2020 by Mr. Sophon Samkhan, the dean of the Faculty of Plastic Arts, Royal University of Fine Arts, Phnom Penh. The mold for an original sculpture was sculpted on 1 August, 2015 by the five students of the Faculty of Plastic Arts for their Bachelor’s degrees, led by professors Sophon Samkhan, Nhem Borin and Sa Piseth.
