MUSEUM OF MEMORY

THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FALL OF PHNOM PENH CITY: 17 APRIL 1975 – 17 APRIL 2015

HOW CAN WE FORGET? IT IS AN UNFINISHED BUSINESS OF HUMANITY

What does the passage of time do to history? Naturally, people pass away, memories fade, and the emotions of the past become diluted by the anxieties of the present and future. But does history ever become any less consequential? On 17 April 1975, the Khmer Rouge forces entered Phnom Penh. Approximately two million people were living in Cambodia’s capital city at the time. Read more