FINE ARTS
In 2006 we were jointly with our German partner awarded to transport the exhibition “Angkor – Cultural Heritage of Khmer Civilization” from the National Museum of Cambodia to the State Exhibition Hall of Germany.
This was so far the biggest exhibition about the Angkor civilization outside of Cambodia and
a vast number of ancient artefacts –part of the national treasure of Cambodia- was uniquely packed by our fine arts experts into wooden crates that were specially constructed for these specific items and transported under special arrangements by air from Cambodia to Germany.
The exhibition included sandstone statues of up to 2.80m in height weighing up to 1500kgs as well as fragile bronze items requiring special, climate controlled transportation.
The exhibition was jointly openend on December 14th, 2006 at the State Exhibition Hall of Germany in Bonn, Germany by Dr. Horst Köhler, President of the Federal Republic of Germany and His Majesty Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia.
Afterwards the exhibition also went on display at the Martin-Gropius Museum in Berlin, Germany and at the Rietberg Museum in Zurich, Switzerland. It was returned to Cambodia in December 2007 by a direct chartered 747 freighter flight from Frankfurt to Phnom Penh and delivered straight back to the National Museum of Cambodia.
Arrival of the chartered 747 freighter aircraft. This was the first ever wide-body freighter to arrive at Phnom Penh International Airport. |
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Packed and palletised crates stored on the maindeck of the aircraft. |
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Unloading of the crates from the aircraft. |
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| Getting ready to pull the aircargo pallets from the apron to a remote, secure location. |
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| 747 freighter getting ready for departure. |
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| Transloading of the crates from the pallets onto trucks under customs supervision. |
