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If you have time
enough (one week), I would be happy
to organise for you a trip by car
from Siemreap to visit the temples
and cities in the regions belonging
to the Khmer empire but now located
in Thailand and far from the beaten
track in that country.
Other Museums in the world
Musée Guimet in Paris (France)
www.museeguimet.fr
The South East Asia Department was a
result of a merger between two major
collections of Khmer art, between
1927 and 1931: the old Musée Emile
Guimet collection -with the series
of Cambodian artefacts built up by
Etienne Aymonier (1844-1929)- and
the collection of the Trocadéro
Musée Indochinois of which Louis
Delaporte (1842-1925) had been the
founder and curator. Up until 1936,
these collections were supplemented
by material sent by the Ecole
française d'Extrême-Orient,
including the Banteay Srei pediment
(MG 18193). The range of Khmer
sculptures provides an illustration
of Cambodian art from its origins up
to the present day, and is unique in
the West. It reflects the French
contribution to knowledge of this
prestigious civilization.
While the section devoted to the
arts of South East Asia is
particularly rich in material from
Cambodia and Indianized Vietnam
(Champa) it also features a
selection of works which provide a
panoramic display of the arts of
Thailand, Indonesia, Sinicized
Vietnam, as well as Burma and Laos. |