Phnom Bakheng Workshop on Public Interpretation

Reports on a December 2005 workshop organized by World Monuments Fund and APSARA, the Authority for the Protection and Management of Angkor and the Region of Siem Reap, on the subject of the interpretation of Phnom Bakheng, a 10th century mountain temple located in the historic city of Angkor, in Cambodia. The workshop was intended to engage local support for the conservation of the site, and to reinforce local capacity through training and interpretation. The report includes papers presented at the workshop on the subjects of tourism, archaeology, history, and vegetation.