In the News

Please watch and read about Banteay Chhmar in the news:

 

1,000-year-old carvings return to home: August 2022

 

Cambodia: The forgotten temple of Banteay Chhmar: January 2022

 

Cleveland.com

Cleveland Museum of Art spotlights collaboration with Cambodia in reassembly of fragmented Krishna statue: October 2021

 

To Do Award

TO DO Award 2020 Banteay Chhmar Community Based Tourism, Cambodia: April 2020

 

 

Khmer Times

Archeologists unearth 13th century lion statues in Banteay Meanchey: February 2020

 

 

Terra Incognito In Search of Cambodia’s Other Angkor: December 2019

 

The Angkor Wat alternative: exploring Cambodia’s forgotten ruins: March 2017

 

Khmer Times

Bid to have more Heritage sites: January 2017

 

 

The Diplomat

Cambodia’s Experiment With Responsible Tourism: December 2016

 

Cambodia DailyChildren—A New Defense Against Looting? July 2016

 

 

Journal of Archaeological ScienceAirborne laser scanning as a method for exploring long-term socio-ecological dynamics in Cambodia: June 2016

 

 

 

IBTHow Cambodia’s ancient cities are boosting tourism and community development: June 2016

 

 

Guardian

Revealed: Cambodia’s vast medieval cities hidden beneath the jungle: June 2016

 

Nikkei Asian Review

Banteay Chhmar, protecting Cambodia’s ‘second Angkor’: March 2016

 

Cambodia Daily

Remote Angkorian Monument Ready for Makeover: March 2016

 

 

Global Heritage Fund

Banteay Chhmar: Reflecting on Six Years of Work: October 2015

 

Phnom Penh Post Community homestays finally bear fruit at Banteay Chhmar: June 2015

 

Washington PostHomestay Among the Ruins in Cambodia: April 2015

 

BBC Travel

Piecing together puzzles in Cambodia: January 2015

 

 

 

Cebu Pacific Smile

Temple of the Son: January 2015 (PDF)

 

 

PP PostTemple Skeleton a Mystery: October 2014

 

National GeographicFinding a Sense of Home Abroad: September 2014

 

CNN5 Overlooked World Treasures: September 2014

 

Banteay Chhmar Restoration Project Underway (in Khmer): July 2014

 

PATA Grand Award

PATA Grand Award Winner for Heritage and Culture: July 2014

 

 

 

National Geographic

New Evidence Ties Illegal Antiquities Trade to Terrorism, Violent Crime: June 2014

 

Telegraph Angkor Wat, Cambodia: a guide to avoiding the crowds: January 2014

 

 

SOSTSpotlight on Sustainable Tourism: August 2013

 

 

More Than Just a Temple: May 2013Operation Groundswell

 

bangkokpostKids seek a path to cross-border ties: April 2013

 

 Cambodian Ruins by Tony Wheeler: November 2012

 

 

 Tour Guide Training Course at Banteay Chhmar Enters Final Stage: November 2012

 

The Forgotten Temple: British Architect Restoring Historic Cambodian site for Sustainable Tourism: October 2012

 

Tourism project puts temple on road to recovery: August 2012

 

The Heritage Curse – 101 East: July 2012 

 

Project Expands Heritage Protection Education to Chuildren at Banteay Chhmar, Cambodia: May 2012

 

Saving Asia’s Ancient Heritage Sites – Interview with Jeff Morgan from Global Heritage Fund: May 2012 Watch video: 

 

Why Asia Needs To Do A Better Job Protecting Its Cultural Heritage Sites – Interview with Jeff Morgan from Global Heritage Fund: April 2012

 

2nd Angkor to wake: April 2012

 

Cambodian temple gets a makeover: March 2012

 

Cambodia’s “second Angkor” stirs to life (this story was originally released through AP news service): January 2012

 

The Open Road to Banteay Chhmar: November 2011

 

Tour Guide Training Progresses at Banteay Chhmar, Cambodia (see related stories, too): November 2011

 

Heritage: Of monumental import: November 2011

 

Temple works have become a labour of love: July 2011

 

Saving Banteay Chhmar: March 2011

 

BBC NEWS - Programmes - Fast TrackExploring Cambodia’s temples off the beaten track: February, 2011 Watch video:

 

Daily TelegraphCambodia, Beyond Angkor: November, 2010

 

FT.comCambodia’s other Angkor Wat: October, 2010

 

Update from AIA Site preservation Grant Winner Heritage Watch: August, 2010

 

NYTCoaxing a Khmer Temple from the Jungle’s Embrace: June, 2009

 

OTHER RESOURCES

More information about Banteay Chhmar, Angkor Wat and Angkorian history can also be found at Devata.org.  Please see the following link for a good overview of the Banteay Chhmar Conservation Project.

 Banteay Chhmar – Working to Save Another Angkor Wat

In 1937, historian, curator and educator, George Groslier, traveled to Banteay Chhmar. George Groslier (1887-1945), of French descent, was born in Cambodia.  He fell in love with his native country and spent his lifetime studying Khmer art and culture.  He produced both a large body of research, and later in his life, fictional works depicting Europeans in various exotic Asian settings.  His documentation of Banteay Chhmar has been an important part of the temple conservation project.  The text is accompanied by some marvelous photographs of the temple from more than 70 years ago.

Banteay Chhmar 1937 – Ancient Khmer City in Cambodia