via Phnom Penh Post, 09 March 2023: There was an earlier story this week about the Banteay Meanchey Museum in Khmer, this article is in English.
Banteay Meanchey Museum has been open to local and international visitors and students for nearly 15 years. The museum displays ancient artefacts that were seized from smugglers at the Cambodian-Thai border or excavated from archaeological sites.
Cheng Vanna, deputy director of provincial Department of Culture and Fine Arts who is in charge of the museum, said the museum has received many ancient artefacts from members of the armed forces and provincial authorities who have seized looted artefacts since the late 1990s.
He added that a large portion of the artefacts were moved to the museum from other provinces after they were seized by police from traders. When it was determined that the origin of the artefacts had been Banteay Meanchey, they then handed the objects over to the department.
Established in 2009 in cooperation with the government and partner organisations, the museum exhibits four kinds of ancient artefacts – sandstone objects, ancient carcasses, ceramics and wooden objects. Students who want to study the objects can be provided with a lot of additional knowledge.
Source: Pottery, skeletons among ancient artefacts found in remote museum | Phnom Penh Post
