Special Exhibition ANGKOR WAT： Yamanashi Prefectural Museum

Special Exhibition ANGKOR WAT： Yamanashi Prefectural Museum

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Ankor Wat

The Jewels of the East from eternal past to present.

　The ruins of Ankor located in Cambodia is the largest cultural heritage in the Southeast Asia. The site, sometimes covered by the deep forests or secluded by war, is now reborn and conserved by the effort of many people. In 1992, it was registered as a World Heritage site.
　 Since the establishment of the Ankor Dynasty by the Khmer people in the 6th century, Hinduism and Buddhism art prospered for 600 years, and successive kings have built magnificent temples to worship gods and Buddha. Ankor Wat, which is among the most prominent, was built built for the king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century. Its magnificencecontinue to fascinate people around the world.
　This exhibition aims to introduce the charm of the site, by exhibiting the representative works of Ankor art, including the masterpieces owned by the Phnom Penh National Museum, and also the famous "Discovery of the Century" Busddhist statues recently excavated in Banteay Kdei site by Sophia University which have renewed our knowledge of the history of Ankor Dynasty.

Outline　　　　　Contents and Highlights 　　　

■Schedule
Thursday. Feburary 4. - Monday. March 22. 2010

■Hours
9:00 - 17:00 (Last entry 30 minutes before closing)

■Closed
Tuesdays

■Admission Fee

	Regular Fee	Discount Fee for Groups (20 or more) and tourists staying in Yamanashi	Regular and Special Exhibition Discount Ticket
Adults	1,000 yen	840 yen	1,240 yen
High School/ University Students	500 yen	420 yen	580 yen
Elementary/ Junior High School Students	260 yen	210 yen	290 yen

※The following persons will be free of charge for regular exhibitions.
　　・ Regular admission is free for persons over 65. Please show proof of age (driver's license, passport, etc.) when entering
　　・Persons over 65 living in Yamanashi.
　　・High/Junior High/Elementary/Special Aid School students on Saturdays or on school trips.
・ Persons with disability and one person accompanying them are admitted free of charge.
※Tourist discount is applied to those staying at hotels or inns in Yamanashi, on the day of the stay or the day after. Please show hotel reciepts or reservation coupons.

■Organized by: Yamanashi Prefectural Museum, UTY (TV Yamanashi), World Heritage Ankor Wat Yamanashi Organizing Comitee, The Cultural Foundation of Okada
■Supported by: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Agency for Cultural Affairs,Royal Embassy of Cambodia to Japan, National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan, The Japan Committee for UNICEF, The Asahi Shimbun Kofu, NHK Kofu, FM Kofu, FM Fuji, The Sankei Shimbun Kofu, TV Asahi Kofu, Nihon network Service, The Mainichi Newspapers, Yamanashi Shinpou, The Yamanashi Chuo Bank, the Yamanashi Nichinichi Shimbun, YBS Yamanashi Broadcasting System, The Yomiuri Shimbun
■Acadeic Supervison: Yoshiaki Ishizawa (President, Sophia University)
■Special Sponsor: AEON CREDIT SERVICE
■Sponsors for Yamanash: Yamanashi Toyota, Yamanashi Toyopet, Toyota Corolla Yamanashi, Netz Toyota Yamanashi, Shumiya-Shinbutsuguten, Chiyoda Ceremony Group, Hayano Corperation, Kondo Motors, Kofu Higashi Showa Jutaku Kouen, Yamanashi Yobikou
■In Cooperation with: Sophia University, Nippon Cargo Airlines, Nippon Express
■Planning and Production: NHK Service Center

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■Composition and Highlight of the Exhibition

【Part 1　 Dazzling God's Festivity - Cambodian Hinduism and Buddhism providing eternal salvation- 】
Various Gods and Buddhas produced through faith are introduced by numerous masterpieces including the Cambodian national treasures.

Portrait Head of Jayavarman VII （国家重要作品・Phnom Penh National Museum）
Kneeling Prajnaparamita （Phnom Penh National Museum）
Balustrade with Garuda and Naga （Phnom Penh National Museum）
Yama (Leper King) （国家重要作品・Phnom Penh National Museum）

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【Part 2　The Ankor Civilization - The discovery of the century - 】
In 2001, 274 Bhudda statues were excavated from Banteay Kdei site by the Sophia University Ankor International Mission. It was the largest find since Ankor Wat was introduced to the world and has renewed our knowledge about the history of the final days of the dynasty. These "Discovery of the Century" statues are now stored in the Preah Norodom Sihanouk Museum, and 11 of these statues are introduced for the first time outside cambodia in this exhibition.

Head of Prajnaparamita （Preah Norodom Sihanouk Museum）
Buddha sheltered by Naga in meditation （Preah Norodom Sihanouk Museum）
Head of Buddha sheltered by Naga （Preah Norodom Sihanouk Museum)

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【Part 3　 Pray for Peace - Myth living in people, art, and heart- 】
The World Heritage sites speak volumes about birth and death, time and space, and nature and humans.
What do the remaining archaeological sites tell us? To think about Ankor Wat is to think about the people who made it and prayed to it. Archaeological sites continue to exist with us in the present, and not only in the past. The final section of the exhibit will show that Ankor Wat is still alive today, and introduces the life of the people who still pray to it.

Body of Female Divinity （Phnom Penh National Museum）
Reamker Painting （Phnom Penh National Museum）

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