Angkor National Museum, Siem Reap

Okay so it's not the Getty but it's an amazing collection, it's well presented, the audio headsets are clean, work well and the content is excellent. We had a flight to get to so whizzed through in two hours, 3-4 are recommended. A visit here also blends perfectly with those that have toured the temples (basically everyone that visits Siem Reap).

I recommend you go before any guided tour so that you can soak up as much history as you can in one sitting in a comfortable air-conditioned sitting. The archeological artifacts are well-preserved, and v well presented. You should take at least 2hrs to be able to fully appreciate everything on display. I finished around 1745 and was treated to a mild red sunset hue over the top of the building as I edited.

We came here in the morning and spent a few hours. It’s a very impressive building and layout but also the tickets are expensive - $12 each! You can rent an audio guide for more but we didn’t. You can learn about the history of Buddhism and Hinduism well here, but for the temples the information is more limited. Also, the videos are sometimes hard to understand as the voices are quite muffled. Overrall, I would not say it was worth $12 but it is a nice place to visit for a few hours :)

Good museum. Audio tour is a hit and miss, it's informative but quite long. Interesting to see the three historic period of Cambodia all centered around the Angkorian period. Well made.

Massive museum with lots to see including the Hall of 1000 Buddhas that are beautifully displayed. There is a lot of history of Angkor Wat and Angkor Thorn. The audio tour has about 40 different stops so leave plenty of time to see this.