Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, sometimes known simply as Tuol Sleng, is a museum dedicated to the Cambodian genocide. The location is a former secondary school in Phnom Penh that was utilized as Security Prison 21 by the Khmer Rouge dictatorship from 1975 until its defeat in 1979. From 1976 to 1979, an estimated 20,000 individuals were imprisoned at Tuol Sleng, one of the Khmer Rouge's 150 to 196 torture and death facilities. On July 26, 2010, the Extraordinary Chambers in Cambodian Courts convicted Kang Kek Iew of crimes against humanity and severe violations of the 1949 Geneva Conventions. He died while serving a life sentence on September 2, 2020.

The structures of Tuol Sleng have been maintained, with some chambers remaining as they were when the Khmer Rouge was pushed out in 1979. The dictatorship amassed vast archives, including hundreds of images. Several exhibition rooms are now lined from floor to ceiling with black and white images of some of the estimated 20,000 inmates that went through the jail.

Building A, B, C, and D are the four principal structures on the property. Building A has the big cells where the last victims' bodies were discovered. Photographic galleries are housed in Building B. Building C has the rooms that have been subdivided into tiny cells for the convicts. Other artifacts housed in Building D include torture tools.

From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., the museum is available to the public. From 2:30 pm to 3 pm (Monday–Friday), visitors can see a "victim testimonial". Along with the Choeung Ek Memorial (The Killing Fields), the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is a must-see for visitors to Cambodia. Tuol Sleng is also a significant educational and memorial place for Cambodians. Since 2010, the ECCC has taken Cambodians on a "learning trip" to Tuol Sleng, Choeung Ek, and the ECCC facility.

Location: Corner of Street 113 & St 350 History Museum, Phnom Penh 12304 Cambodia

Website: tuolsleng.gov.kh