KHMER ART IN THAILAND
Bangkok Post (Thailand)
The settlement of the Khmer along the Mekong River Valley began in the 6th century AD. Central to their rich architectural heritage, are the temples of Angkor in present day Cambodia. A major part of the Khmer Empire occupied the large Korat Plateau in the Northeast of what is now Thailand.
The National Museum Volunteers is hosting a lecture that will focus on the Khmer monuments such as Phimai, Phnom Rung and Muang Tham in this area. It will also describe the main concepts of Khmer art and architecture.
The lecture will be held in the National Gallery (Room 10) on Friday, November 3, at 10am.
The lecturer, Danielle Wiedmann, is a longtime member of the NMV, who has studied Khmer art and architecture.
Donation: 100 baht for members, 150 baht for guests.
For more information, contact Susy Barry on 02-252-5834 or email to susybarry @netspace.net.au.
The National Museum Volunteers is hosting a lecture that will focus on the Khmer monuments such as Phimai, Phnom Rung and Muang Tham in this area. It will also describe the main concepts of Khmer art and architecture.
The lecture will be held in the National Gallery (Room 10) on Friday, November 3, at 10am.
The lecturer, Danielle Wiedmann, is a longtime member of the NMV, who has studied Khmer art and architecture.
Donation: 100 baht for members, 150 baht for guests.
For more information, contact Susy Barry on 02-252-5834 or email to susybarry @netspace.net.au.
2 comments:
At least the Bangkok Post informed readers that the ancient Khmer Empire covered a large part of what is now Thailand and acknowledged the existence of the ancient Khmer temples in the present-day Thailand. Let's hope that Thai history textbooks also include such facts, instead of educating their young students to believe that Angkor Wat and Preah Vihear belong to them.
Obviously, Khmer compatriots are always longing to re-unite with their blood brothers and sisters in Surin and Kampuchea Krom. But, the reunification of the lost lands with the remaining Khmerland is anything but a dream in the modern world. The best we can hope for is that their cultural identity is respected and they are well treated by their adopted masters in the lands they can no longer call their own.
To 12:37pm
That was very sweet of you to say that. Your writing attracts my attention better than the article itself. Very nice!
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