Ho Phra Keo Museum

$44K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	Laos
Start Date	Nov 20, 2005
End Date	Apr 14, 2007
Duration	510 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`77107-48`

Grant Description

To support the inventory and improved display of the museum's artifacts. Interpretive panels will be added to the displays and an interactive digital catalogue will be created.

Ho Phra Keo was originally built in 1565 and restored in 1936; its design was inspired by Buddhist temples, but the building never functioned as such.

The Museum is enirely devoted to Buddhist religious art and essential regional artifacts spanning the 7th to 19th century. It is very popular, but many items are not displayed or preserved properly