Archives Cambodia

Our collection of archives covers various themes from cinema or documentaries to political propaganda. You are welcomed to view for example one of the first movies directed by Gabriel Veyre for the Lumière brothers in the late nineteenth century. You might enjoy watching Cambodia’s newsreel of the 1960s; radio recordings; Khmer Rouge propaganda films; the considerable Cambodian funds of the French National Audiovisual Institute (INA); contemporary documentaries and educational movies; fictions by Norodom Sihanouk, Yvon Hem, Ly Bun Yim; the exceptional photographic collections of Elizabeth Becker, Kathleen O ‘Keefe, John Vink, Stéphane Janin, Paul Cummings; Rithy Panh’s features; as well as traditional songs and music.

Rare Archives

Founded by film director Rithy Panh, Bophana Center collects every archive images and sounds on Cambodia, and it offers free public access to this unique heritage. Bophana Center also trains young Cambodians for careers in filmmaking, broadcasting and new media. The goal is to open their mind to artistic creation and foster a personal cultural production.

ARPAA has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and ARPAA, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. ARPAA also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles.

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Monday to Friday: 8am-12pm and 2pm-6pm
Saturday: 2pm-6pm

Bophana Center

#64 street 200, 12211
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
+855 (0) 23 99 21 74

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