The great thing about a city is, that you can always discover something new. Ok, zurich isn`t really a big city and you could say also that you can discover new things in the smallest village of the world - but this exibithion was really something new in a well known surrounding. Anyway, fact no. 1: The museum riedberg is situated in a wonderful old villa, in the middle of the beautiful ried-parc. Please read the tubulent and amusing history of the museum. And now - the official version:

For the first time in Germany and Switzerland, a major exhibition is dedicated to the art of the Khmer, the ancient kingdoms of Cambodia. The Khmer culture is world-famous for its magnificent temples (Angkor Wat being the most renowned) and for the monumentality and artistic sensitivity of its sculptural art. The exhibition comprises 140 masterpieces of Khmer art. Of central importance are the large stone sculptures from the Hindu and Buddhist temples of the ancient kingdoms of Cambodia.

An exhibition of the Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn, in cooperation with the Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin, and the Museum Rietberg Under the patronage of UNESCO Supported by Swiss Re