AKP Phnom Penh, November 18, 2025 --

The National Museum of Cambodia will inaugurate a landmark temporary exhibition, “Historical Bonds: Khmer-Chinese Relations Through Culture and Arts,” opening to the public on Nov. 20, 2025.

The exhibition, housed in the museum’s South Temporary Exhibition Hall, will run until Feb. 28, 2026. It is designed to trace the profound and enduring cultural dialogue between the Khmer and Chinese peoples.

Organised by the Museum Department in collaboration with the China Academy of Cultural Heritage, the exhibition benefits from the support of a consortium of leading cultural institutions. Key partners include the China–Cambodia Joint Working Group for the Conservation of Angkor, the APSARA National Authority, the Preah Vihear National Authority, and the research team of Professor Mitch Hendrickson for Preah Khan of Kampong Svay. 

The initiative is further backed by the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts and the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Cambodia.

Curators state that the exhibition will illuminate the historical presence of Chinese artistic objects, techniques, and cultural influences within Khmer society. A central theme will be the evolution of Khmer perceptions of China and its people throughout the centuries.

Furthermore, the showcase will underscore the ongoing vitality of this cultural exchange, highlighting modern-day cooperation in the fields of heritage preservation and academic research that continues to strengthen the bonds between the two nations.

By K. Rithy Reak