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Phnom Bakheng Workshop on Public Interpretation
Held December 4-6, 2005, at the Center for Khmer Studies, Siem Reap, Cambodia
JCC&A worked with the World Monuments Fund to convene the Phnom Bakheng Workshop on Public Interpretation under the auspices of the APSARA Authority, held at the Center for Khmer Studies in Siem Reap, Cambodia, December 4-6, 2005. The Workshop provided a multidisciplinary forum for presentations and discussions on the history and use of Phnom Bakheng, Yasovarman’s tenth-century temple mount in Angkor. Scholars and experts from the fields of history, archaeology, conservation, architecture, tourism studies and anthropology together developed an integrated approach to presenting and conserving cultural heritage. During the two-and-a half-day Workshop, participants developed an unprecedented model for planning for Angkor’s monuments by focusing on not only conservation requirements but also on the demands of tourism and the needs of local populations.
- Sessions:
- Phnom Bakheng Site Visit
- History and Historiography
- "Goloupura:" The Shape of Yasodharapura
- Environment and Nature
- Art and Architecture
- The Local Community Today
- Site Visitation: Profiles and Access
- Interpretive Opportunities
- Session presenters:
- Ambassador Joseph Mussomeli, U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia
- The Venerable Chhun Choeurn, Wat Damnak
- Robert Acker, University of California at Berkeley, Department of Geography
- Hans Georg Bock, Director, IWR, University of Heidelberg
- Cecile Califano, Landscape Architect, APSARA Authority
- Chhan Chamroeun, Archaeologist, World Monuments Fund (WMF)
- Jane Clark Chermayeff, Interpretive Planner, Principal, Jane Clark Chermayeff & Associates LLC (JCC&A)
- Jean-Jacques Dupuy, Secretary General, Association des Amis d’Angkor
- Michael Ellis, Cultural Heritage Planning Expert, WMF
- Jill Gilmartin, Interpretive Planner, JCC&A
- Frédéric Goes, Technical Advisor and Founder, oSmoSe
- Claude Jacques, Director d’études, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes
- Chau Sun Kérya, Director, Department of Angkor Tourism Development, APSARA Authority
- Fabienne Luco, Anthropologist, Center for Khmer Studies (CKS), Ecole Française d'Extrême-Orient (EFEO)
- Khuon Khun Neay, Director, Dept. Monuments and Archaeology 2, APSARA Authority
- Hang Peou, Director, Department of Water and Forestry, APSARA Authority
- Philippe Peycam, Director, CKS
- Christophe Pottier, Director, EFEO Siem Reap
- John Sanday, Field Director, Angkor, WMF
- John Stubbs, Vice President for Field Programs, WMF
- Prasanna Weerawardane, Assistant Field Director, WMF
- Michael Winckler, IWR, University of Heidelberg
- Tim Winter, Asia Research Institute, Singapore
