National Museum of Cambodia
The National Museum of Cambodia is Cambodia's largest museum of cultural history and is the country's leading historical and archaeological museum. It is located in Chey Chumneas, Phnom Penh.Photo: Halavar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Email: museum_cam@camnet.com.kh
- Type: Museum
- Description: art museum, archaeology,and history in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royal Palace and Ounalom Pagoda.
Royal Palace
Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, CC BY 2.0.
The Royal Palace of Cambodia is a complex of buildings which serves as the official royal residence of the King of Cambodia. Its full name in Khmer is the Preah Barom Reacheaveang Chaktomuk Serey Mongkol. Royal Palace is situated 260 metres southeast of National Museum of Cambodia.
Ounalom Pagoda
Buddhist temple
Photo: Kiensvay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wat Ounalom is a wat located on Sisowath Quay in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, near the Chaktomuk Royal Palace. As the former seat of Cambodia's Mahanikaya Order, it is regarded as the most important wat in Phnom Penh and the central institution of Cambodian Buddhism. Ounalom Pagoda is situated 270 metres north of National Museum of Cambodia.
Silver Pagoda
Buddhist temple
Photo: Adam Carr, Public domain.
The Silver Pagoda is located on the south side of the Royal Palace in Chey Chumneas, Phnom Penh. The official name is Wat Ubaosoth Ratanaram, also known as Wat Preah Keo Morakot which is commonly shortened to Wat Preah Keo in Khmer. Silver Pagoda is situated 430 metres southeast of National Museum of Cambodia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Koh Pich.
Koh Pich
Suburb
Photo: Io Herodotus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Koh Pich is a 100-hectare island and a mixed-use estate and central business district in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It lies in the Tonlé Bassac River near Chaktomuk, where the Mekong and Tonlé Sap rivers meet and the Bassac River branches off; it forms part of Chamkar Mon District and faces Koh Norea across the river.
National Museum of Cambodia
- Categories: art museum, national museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Phsar Kandal Muoy, Doun Penh, Phnom Penh, Mekong Lowlands and Central Plains, Cambodia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
11.5655° or 11° 33′ 56″ northLongitude
104.92928° or 104° 55′ 45″ eastOpen location code
7P36HW8H+5POpenStreetMap ID
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Q1929750
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“National Museum of Cambodia” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المتحف الوطني الكمبودي”
- Catalan: “Museu Nacional de Cambodja”
- Chinese: “柬埔寨国家博物馆”
- Chinese: “柬埔寨國家博物館”
- Chinese: “金边国家博物馆”
- Chinese: “金邊國家博物館”
- Czech: “Národní muzeum Kambodži”
- Dutch: “Nationaal Museum van Cambodja”
- Dutch: “Nationale Museum”
- French: “musée national du Cambodge”
- French: “Musée national du Cambodge”
- Georgian: “კამბოჯის ეროვნული მუზეუმი”
- Indonesian: “Museum Nasional Kamboja”
- Irish: “Músaem Náisiúnta na Cambóide”
- Italian: “Museo nazionale di Cambogia”
- Japanese: “プノンペン国立博物館”
- Khmer: “សារមន្ទីរជាតិ”
- Polish: “Muzeum Narodowe Kambodży”
- Romanian: “Muzeul Național al Cambodgiei”
- Russian: “Национальный музей Камбоджи”
- Santali: “ᱠᱮᱢᱵᱳᱰᱤᱭᱟ ᱡᱟᱹᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹᱨᱤ ᱢᱤᱭᱩᱡᱤᱭᱚᱢ”
- Spanish: “Museo nacional de Camboya”
- Tamil: “கம்போடியாவின் தேசிய அருங்காட்சியகம்”
- Thai: “พิพิธภัณฑสถานแห่งชาติกัมพูชา”
- Turkish: “Kamboçya Ulusal Müzesi”
- Vietnamese: “Bảo tàng Quốc gia Campuchia”
- Vietnamese: “Bảo tàng quốc gia, Phnôm Pênh”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chhan Dina Gallery and Royal University of Fine Arts.
Nearby Places
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