📍 University Circle

Beyond Repatriation: Reconciliation Through Cultural Cooperation with Cambodia

 

Start: May 21, 2025 12:00 pm
End: May 21, 2025 1:00 pm

Cleveland Museum of Art
Address:
11150 East Blvd.
Cleveland, OH – 44106-1797

Admission Price: Free

Speakers: Sonya Rhie Mace, George P. Bickford Curator of Indian and Southeast Asian Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, and Muong Chanraksmey, Chief of Education and Publication Office, Museums Department, Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts When works of cultural heritage were removed from Cambodia during decades of colonial control, war, and national recovery, many found their way to museums around the world. To promote reconciliation by means of elevating understanding and appreciation of historical Cambodian art, the Cleveland Museum of Art has been partnering with the National Museum of Cambodia on art transfers, exhibitions, training programs, and information sharing. A senior staff member of the NMC and a curator at the CMA discuss the model relationship between their institutions and prospects for the future. The discussion also includes a performance of Cambodian-American composer Chinary Ung’s Khse Buon, played by the Cleveland Orchestra’s principal cellist Mark Kosower. This program is presented in partnership with the Cleveland Orchestra, as part of the 2025 Mandel Opera and Humanities Festival: Reconciliation.

 

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