Khmer Art Gallery
Tucked away in a former slaughterhouse basement on North 11th Street, Khmer Gallery is one of those fabulous places you can spend an hour in, just starting at some brilliant Cambodian art while also (gently) playing on some hand-crafted Cambodian instruments (the wooden marimbas pictured, for instance) and talking to insanely nice gallery owner Bonna Neang Weinstein (make sure you read the articles on the wall of Bonna's harrowing escape from the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s it will give you a whole new perspective on the gallery, we promise). Hit the website or sign on to their newsletter for random openings/events definitely a must-stop at some point.
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