Arts

Brief notations on the personal collection of Khmer Art gathered by Jean Moura in his Moissac house before 1879.

In French

Angkor's First Photographers in 1860's Colonial Intrigues

In English

Mystery surrounded the auction sale of the first 'Director of the Protectorate of Cambodia's archive and collection in 2017.

Since 2010, a peer-reviewed journal of studies on photography, particularly in Asia, in a global history perspective.

In English

Angkor seen by pioneer photographer John Thomson in 1866.

An exceptional source for documented bioprofiles of photographers active in French Indochina, including Cambodia, in the 19th and early 20th century.

In French & English (ADB Translation)

The written account that decades later inspired a best-selling book and a Hollywood musical is nevertheless a valuable document for historians.

In English

A publication related to the 2015 exhibition of rare, ancient photographs taken (all before 1890) around Asia, from Afghanistan to Sri Lanka, Japan or…

In French

Several pieces in the "Angkor Catalogue" edited by photographer Emile Gsell himself, commented and analyzed by art historian Joachim Karl Bautze.

A selection of 58 views of Cambodia in the 1980s from a rare photo album.

[CGX] refers to numbering in the ADB photo collection.STYLE PRÉANGKORIEN (VIe-VIIIe SIÈCLES) [PRE-ANGKORIAN STYLE (6th-8th CENTURIES)][CG1] 1-1 : Pl. III, fig.…

Khmer statuary art reflected in 42 pieces from the collection of Musée Guimet, Paris, in a selection published in 1965.

The photographic testimony of a keen and discreet observer of Cambodian culture and daily life, right before the civil war and from the 2010s.

In English

The official Khmer translation of George Groslier's Cambodian Dancers, Ancient and Modern, 1913.

In Khmer

A booklet presenting EFEO's activities to the visitors of the upcoming 1931 Colonial Exhibition.

In French

The world of Asia reflected in 110 watercolor, pastel, charcoal and pencil drawings by a prolific woman artist and undefatigable traveler in the 1920s-1940s.

In-progress: the first immersive 3D museum dedicated to Angkor heritage in Siem Reap.

In English, French & Khmer

Vishnu in all 'his' avatars - A fascinating exhibition in Sydney (through October 2026), and a gorgeous book reviewed here.

In English

One century later, André Malraux's raid on Banteay Srei bas-reliefs is still raising interest and controversy.

In English & French

A lesser-known feature movie dealing with serious matters - art looting, perpetuation of art traditions - at the start of Cambodia's "Second Kingdom" period.

In Khmer