Museum at Preah Vihear Temple to open today

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Prime Minister Hun Sen and the United Nation’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation will officially inaugurate a museum at the Preah Vihear World Heritage Site on March 20. Nov Sokuna, the director of the provincial culture and fine arts department, said the museum has been named Samdech Techo Hun Sen Eco-Global Museum.

 

“We hope this museum will attract more local and foreign tourists to visit the Preah Vihear temple,” he said. “[I hope] they can learn the history behind this world heritage site, and also about the local culture.” The museum, on a 177-hectare plot of land, will offer exhibitions on local culture, history and customs.

 

Mr Nov added that the museum will have plenty of space to display history. According to Unesco, the initiative to inaugurate the museum marks 10 years of collaboration between Unesco and the government.

 

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-- © Copyright Khmer Times 20/03

[Tapster]

This is good news.

 

Preah Vihear is a bit off the beaten track but it's an impressive temple and it's good to know that Thailand and Cambodia have settled their border differences enough to allow this museum to open.