Kings & Queens

How a chance encounter with Cambodia in the late 1950s led to some meaningful photographs reflecting a historic period lacking of in-depth studies.

In English & French

On the first anniversary of H.R.H. Princess Norodom Buppha Devi's passing, we return to the splendid 'The Apsaras of Angkor' (2003).

In English & Khmer

The coming to age of a young French woman at a transition period for modern Cambodia.

The world of Asia reflected in 103 watercolor, pastel, charcoal or pencil drawings by a prolific woman artist and undefatigable traveler in the 1920s-1940s.

A rare "photo feature" of a family ceremony inside Phnom Penh Royal Palace in 1901.

The first and only collection of Spanish and Portuguese written sources on Angkor, predating the Angkorian "rediscovery" by more than 300 years.

In English

From Korea to Cambodia, Burma and Laos, a quite perceptive travelogue from the 1920s.

In French

An important document on the complex history of boundary definition between Siam [now Thailand] and Cambodia, leading to further historic exploration.

In French

A valuable resource for Cambodian history researchers and the general public. https://www.library.dccam.org/

In English & Khmer

One of the first published travel accounts from French explorers at the end of the 19th century, with hunting anecdotes and -- fortunately -- much more...

In French

The most exhaustive footage on de Gaulle's 1966 visit to Cambodia, including the historic 'Phnom Penh Speech' calling the USA to end military intervention.

In French

An important account on Cambodia in the early years of the French Protectorate.

In French

This revised version of an article published in The Far Eastern Quarterly (Vol. 2, November 1942: 15-30) develops a dynamic approach to the much debated…

In English

Angkor seen by pioneer photographer John Thomson in 1866.

The Khmer version of the Panji and Candra Kirana story in a rare performance by the Royal Ballet of Cambodia, 2000.

In Khmer

The photographic record of a visit to Phnom Penh in 1885.

A lavishly illustrated brochure showcasing Cambodian performing art forms at the end of the 1980s.

In French

A staunch proponent of French colonialist expansion taking in the state of affairs in Indochina during the troubled mid-1880s.

In French

The perception of the Cambodian dancers in 1920s and 1930s Paris, by a famed art critic and his detractors.

In French

Cambodian ethnologist Ang Choulean's goes deeper into Khmer epigraphy for everyone's benefit and enlightnement.

In Khmer