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Event listings:
Tuesday 6 at the Institut Francais is the opening of a photographic exhibition, Facing the Khmer Rouge – the French Embassy stuck in the collapse of Phnom Penh in April/May 1975. From 6.30 pm. Until August 22.
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On Wednesday 7 at Bong Bonlai is the return of the Live Poets’ Society with a range of readers. From 6.30 pm.
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Opening on Friday 9 at Silapak Trotchaek Pneik / YK Art House is Double Realities, a new series by Srun Rida. From 6 pm.
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Friday 9 and Saturday 10 at The Box Office, Apple Tree Arts presents a new play, The Sins of the Father, conceptualised and performed by Cat Isaacs. Two shows only. 7 pm.
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On Saturday 10, the Phnom Penh Photography Collective collaborates with local band Smack the Unicorn for an event called Home Town Stories. “Photographers from PPPC will capture portraits and stories of guests, regulars, and performers Smack the Unicorn! Each photo is paired with a simple but personal quote answering: what does ‘home’ mean to you?” From 8 pm.
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Musica Felice choir will celebrate Europe Day on Sunday 11 with a charity concert at Sofitel. 4.30 pm. Tickets available here.
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Coming May 17 to The Box Office, Comedy in Cambodia presents Eman El-Husseini, a Canadian Palestinian undertaking a world tour.
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Ongoing….
Exhibitions:
The Gallerist
Rolling exhibitions of mostly Cambodian artists. Currently on display is work by Nou Sary.
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Institut Francais
A photographic exhibition, Facing the Khmer Rouge – the French Embassy stuck in the collapse of Phnom Penh in April/May 1975. Until August 22.
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Kep ArtBar
An exhibition of acrylic paintings by Lily.
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Meta House
Requiem: slain journalists of the 1970s, a photographic exhibition featuring work by late Cambodian photojournalists Thong Veasna, Sou Vichith, Tea Kim Heang, Chhor Vuthy and Kuoy Sarun.
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MiMü
Mini-Museum of Contemporary Art at Meta House features research, knowledge sharing, workshops, and visual presentations through various media, showcasing videos, prints, installations, and fine arts through interactive events and live performances.
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Plantation
Golden Goddess: a celebration of divine femininity, cultural heritage and artistic mastery, a group exhibition by Lucas Varro, Ponleu and Alda Waddell. “From the textured echoes of Angkor’s ancient temples to intricate mandalas inspired by sacred geometry and the gentle rhythms of the Cambodian countryside—each artwork invites reflection, reverence, and renewal.” Media: Cambodge Mag (FR) Pteah Chas
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Raffles Le Royal
In collaboration with The Gallerist: TranscenDance by Din Art and Ramya Chuon.
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The River Gallery (Siem Reap)
Exhibition by Colors of Cambodia Collective featuring Hour Soben, Thy Channarak,
Sorm Narath, Loun Lon, Sophany Sor, Sophanin Sor, Bill Gentry, Son Kosal, Set Soeng
and Julia Haw.
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Romchiek 5 Art Space
Battambang contemporary art studio. Rolling exhibitions.
Silapak Trotchaek Pneik / YK Art House
Double Realities, a new series by Srun Rida.
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Space Four Zero
Art gallery and vinyl lounge featuring prints, paintings, vintage posters, pop art, books, CDs and rare vinyl, collectables and groovy gifts. Open daily at new premises at #25 Street 240 near Street 19 (by The Shop and Red Apron)
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Sra’Art
Factotum: the hands and faces of Phnom Penh. “This original art series by Li M.H. explores themes of labor, identity, and resilience in Phnom Penh through expressive portraiture. Each face and pair of hands tells a story of work, struggle, and craftsmanship, offering a glimpse into individual lives and the shared human experience.” Media: KHMERer
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Tribe Cambodia (Siem Reap)
Reopened in their new location, 655 Hup Guan Street. Media: Kiripost
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Regular events, classes, sessions:
No Frame Party hosts weekend art workshops in a variety of forms at venues around Phnom Penh. May schedule
Life Drawing Phnom Penh – Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6.30pm, at Station 350.
More Flamingos present art workshops on Tuesday evenings from 6.30 pm at WILD.
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Thursdays to Sundays at K’Atelier – art classes for all levels of experience.
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Traditional shadow art performance by Sovanna Phum Arts, every Friday from 5 pm at The Box Office/Speakeasy Theatre.
N o w h e r e Art Studio
A range of arts and crafts workshops mostly on weekends. Next workshop is hand-building ceramics on Saturday 8.
A weekly class in life drawing for kids with Anastasia at Pteah Chas Community.
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Khmer Architecture Tours conducts Sunday architecture tours in Phnom Penh to promote the understanding of modern architecture in Cambodia, focusing on buildings erected after independence in 1953, described as ‘New Khmer Architecture’, while setting these in the historical context of Phnom Penh. Here is the schedule for January – June 2025.
Kumnooh was established in May 2013 as a sister publication to LengPleng.com, the online music magazine for Cambodia, to provide basically a gig guide for the wider arts, covering art galleries, literature, dance, cinema, photography and now comedy.
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