Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is the memorial site of the S-21 interrogation and detention center of the Khmer Rouge regime. Located in the heart of Phnom Penh, it preserves evidence of a tragic period in Cambodian history with the aim of encouraging visitors to be messengers of peace.

How to get there:

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Street: 113 / Corner 350

TUOL SLENG GENOCIDE MUSEUM

Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum,
St.113, Beoung Keng Kang III, Beoung Keng,
12304 Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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visitor information

Hours:

Open every day from: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Admission Fee:

National visitors: Free of Charge

International visitors:

  • Adults (18 years and older): $5
  • Children aged 10 to 17 years: $3 (requires proof of identity, passport or ID)
  • Children under 10 years: free (requires proof of identity, passport or ID)

(The museum only accepts cash, Cambodian Riel as well as US-Dollar)

  • Foreign visitors with K-VISA: free (they are required to show the K-VISA confirmation)

We kindly remind you that we only sale tickets at the ticket booth at the entrance of the museum.

Guide:

Age recommendation:

Exhibits on the museum grounds may not be appropriate for visitors 14 years old and younger.

Accessibility:

The ground floors in all buildings are accessible by wheelchair. Only stairs access to upper floors. Please ask the staff for assistance.

Tour GUIDE:

Personal guide: contribution
Our personal tour guides speak Khmer and English.

Audio GUIDE:

Cambodian: $1.00

Non Cambodian: $5.00

Available in: Khmer, English, French, German, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese, Spainish, Dutch, and Italian.

Photography

Photography for non-commercial, personal or research use is permitted. Permission is required for any commercial purpose.

VISITOR RULES:

Guests will be admitted only with appropriate clothing. As in many places in the world, Cambodian culture dictates that legs and arms be covered at commemorative and religious sites.

Regulations for visitors and persons staying on the grounds of the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

1. General information

  1. The Museum and the historical structures and items located on its grounds make up an integral whole protected by law. It is prohibited to move, remove or damage any of the structures or items on the grounds of the Museum and under its protection.
  2. Due to safety reasons, ongoing conservation work or in other special circumstances, access to some areas and buildings on the Museum grounds may be restricted or entirely prohibited at the discretion of the Museum Director.
  3. The Museum is open to visitors year round. The opening hours are 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  4. Entry onto the grounds of the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is permitted only with a valid Entry Pass. The Museum offers free entry for Cambodian Citizens.
  5. The Museum may be visited individually or in groups. An educator authorized by the Museum will be provided to give a content-related guidance during the tour of the Museum grounds for pre-arranged groups or for individuals.

2. Regulations Pertaining to Safety & Order

  1. On the grounds of the Museum, visitors should behave with the appropriate solemnity and respect, and dress in a manner befitting a memorial site.
  2. While on the Museum grounds, visitors must follow the instructions of educators and Museum staff. Visitors are permitted to move around only in the areas and structures specifically made available for this purpose. Visitors should remain particularly cautious due to the specific characteristics of some areas (including unevenness of surfaces) resulting from the historical authenticity of the site.

3. Prohibitions

On the grounds of the Museum, it is prohibited to:

  1. Consume food or alcohol, smoke and use e-cigarettes.
  2. Use vehicles of any kind except for wheelchairs and baby strollers.
  3. Enter exhibition buildings and other structures in the Museum with baby strollers.
  4. Enter with animals, either walked or carried (the prohibition does not apply to guide dogs accompanying disabled persons).
  5. Enter with flags on poles, banners, posters, advertisements; conduct canvassing or door-to-door sales.
  6. Research surveys may occasionally be conducted with authorization by the Museum Director.
  7. Possess weapons, items and substances that may pose a danger to life, health, or safety.
  8. Use musical instruments, radio receivers or other acoustic devices, except for ceremonies authorized by the Museum Director.
  9. Use mobile phones in the exhibition buildings.
  10. Use drone cameras on the grounds of the Museum without authorization of the Museum Director.
  11. Enter under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicating substances.

4. Final provisions

Entry onto the Museum grounds constitutes acceptance of these Regulations. Legal measures as specified in the applicable regulations may be taken against persons who do not follow these rules.

Museum Program

White Lotus Room

Prepared for visitors to relax and meditate, helping reduce stress after visiting the museum.

  • Location: Building “D”, 2nd Floor
  • Operating Days: Monday to Friday
  • Hours: 08:00 – 11:00 AM | 1:30 – 4:30 PM

Documentary

Screened every Monday to Friday

  • Morning: 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM
    Title: The Spirit of Photos and Forced Confessions
  • Afternoon: 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM
    Title: The Power of Big Water and New Seeds on Old Soil

Location: Building “E”, Wooden Building

Reading Room

Open to the public who wish to study and research Cambodian history, the history of the Khmer Rouge, and general knowledge.

  • Location: Building “B”, 1st Floor
  • Open: Monday to Saturday
  • Hours: 08:00 – 11:00 AM  | 1:30 – 04:30 PM

Testimony program

“Childhood without color” recounts the life stories of children during the Khmer Rouge era and of child survivors from the S-21 prison.

  • Location: Meeting Room, Building “E”
  • Schedule: Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (except national holidays)

Time: 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM