Cambodian art, with Battambang at the heart.
Discover Cambodian artists, galleries, silk, pottery, sculpture and performance. Battambang first, then Siem Reap and craft communities across Cambodia.
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Explore Cambodian art, people and places
All guides ↗Start in Battambang. Meet the wider arts of Cambodia.
Discover artists, galleries, craft communities and performance traditions. Follow the materials, the makers and the places behind the work.
Explore Battambang art →48 documented profiles
Find painting, silk, ceramics, sculpture and more, with sources and practical questions for your visit.
Browse the arts directory →Plan your trip with one enquiry
Accommodation, bicycles, motorbikes, cars, tuk-tuks, transfers or experiences: collect your needs in one place. Providers, prices and availability still need to be checked.
Battambang arts: a starting point for curious visitors
Build your understanding around artists, learning spaces and everyday skills, with time to explore each on its own terms.
Romcheik 5 in Battambang: a guide to looking closely
Discover the collective behind Romcheik 5, distinguish the collection from works for sale, and prepare a focused contemporary-art visit.
Phare in Battambang: understand the school behind the show
A campus tour, a performance and a creative workshop answer different questions. Choose the experience that matches your interest.
Siem Reap art itinerary: workshops, galleries and an evening show
Build a Siem Reap arts day around making, looking and performance, with enough time to meet a craft rather than collect shop stops.
The Khmer krama: weave, everyday use and maker stories
A checked scarf can look simple while carrying a great deal of work. Read a krama through its threads, uses and the people who made it.
Buying art in Battambang: questions that make a better purchase
Understand who made the work, what you are buying and how it will reach home before agreeing a price.
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All guides →A Kun Khmer visit notebook: record context as well as photographs
Keep accurate names, permissions and observations when documenting a Kun Khmer visit in Battambang.
Meeting a Battambang artist: a short conversation without taking over
Prepare a focused studio conversation, agree the time and leave the artist room to continue working.
Angkor art: a museum-to-temple route for looking at sculpture
Use Angkor National Museum, Angkor Wat, Bayon and Banteay Srei to explore Khmer sculpture without reducing it to a souvenir motif.
Artisans Angkor: choose the craft centre or the silk farm
Understand the difference between Artisans Angkor’s city workshops and Puok silk farm, and ask better questions before buying a handmade piece.
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Meet a Cambodian martial-art practice
KKB visit requests are confirmed by the club. A related project of Robert Grégoire.
Request a KKB visit ↗Kun Khmer as a living martial art
Meet the practice through its people, rather than treating a gym as a staged attraction.
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