
Cambodia’s largest independent arts center invites locals and foreigners to join our hub for creativity, community vitality, and lifelong learning.



CULTURAL EVENTS
CAMBODIA’S LARGEST INDEPENDENT ARTS CENTER INVITES LOCALS AND FOREIGNERS TO JOIN OUR HUB FOR CREATIVITY, COMMUNITY VITALITY, AND LIFELONG LEARNING.
CULTURAL EVENTS
may, 2022
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Classical Music
DJ Parties & Live Music
Exhibitions
Film Screenings
Talks & Performances
fri27may7:30 pm9:30 pmCAMBODIA: A RIVER CHANGES COURSE7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Event Type :Film Screenings
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Twice a year in Cambodia, the Tonle Sap River changes course, while life for the Cambodian people continue to flow in a perpetual cycle of death and rebirth and of
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Twice a year in Cambodia, the Tonle Sap River changes course, while life for the Cambodian people continue to flow in a perpetual cycle of death and rebirth and of creation and destruction. Working in an intimate, verité style, filmmaker Kalyanee Mam (Director of Photography for the Oscar-winning documentary Inside Job), spent two years in her native homeland following three young Cambodians as they struggled to overcome the crushing effects of deforestation, overfishing, and overwhelming debt. A RIVER CHANGES COURSE (2012, 83min) traces a devastating and beautiful story of an ancient culture ravaged by globalization.
FREE ENTRANCE!
Meta screens the best films set in Cambodia every Friday, 7.30PM. All films are screened in English language versions and / or with English subtitles.
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(Friday) 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
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Have a fun night at Meta House’s Chill Bar & Grill every Saturday with a live DJ (from 8PM)! Enjoy a cold drink, delicious food,
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* German Sausage, Sauerkraut & Spring Rolls and more
* German Wheat Beer
* Cambodian Street Art
* Funny Waiters
Bring a smile!
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28 (Saturday) 6:00 pm – 29 (Sunday) 12:00 am
sat28may7:30 pm9:00 pmOscar Nominated Short Films 20177:30 pm – 9:00 pm Event Type :Film Screenings
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Short films have their own succinct pleasures, but they’re almost impossible to see outside of occasional festival screenings. So it’s delightful that short animated and
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All films in English language or with English subtitles.
Free Entrance!
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(Saturday) 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
sun29may7:30 pm9:30 pm“WINGS OF DESIRE” BY WIM WENDERS7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Event Type :Film Screenings
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Two angels, Damiel (Bruno Ganz) and Cassiel (Otto Sander), glide through the streets of Berlin, observing the bustling population, providing invisible rays of hope to the distressed but never interacting
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Two angels, Damiel (Bruno Ganz) and Cassiel (Otto Sander), glide through the streets of Berlin, observing the bustling population, providing invisible rays of hope to the distressed but never interacting with them. When Damiel falls in love with lonely trapeze artist Marion (Solveig Dommartin), the angel longs to experience life in the physical world, and finds–with some words of wisdom from actor Peter Falk (playing himself) — that it might be possible for him to take human form.
Wim Wender’s “Wings of Desire” (1987, 128 min) is a stunningly made valentine to the city of Berlin, which has never been more imaginatively or more beautifully filmed. A joy from start to finish.
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From April to June, Meta screens the best films set in Germany’s capital, from the 1920s up until today. Sunday’s Berlin Film Series at Meta House is presented by “Berlin Bar” @ Meta House. All films are screened in English language versions and / or with English subtitles.
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(Sunday) 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
tue31may7:30 pm9:00 pmUKRAINE SPECIAL: MAIDAN7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Event Type :Film Screenings
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A film about a chronicle of the civil uprising against the regime of president Yanukovych that took place in Kyiv, Ukraine in the winter of
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(Tuesday) 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
The Meta House Goethe-Center promotes student success through a cultural, academic and social framework in collaboration with community partners.
EUROPEAN HOSPITALITY
EUROPEAN HOSPITALITY
BERLIN BAR:
German Hospitality in the Penh
Germany’s capital Berlin is famous for its awesome nightlife: countless bars, pubs and events, combined with one of the best club scenes of the world.
At Meta’s Berlin Bar the Cambodian owner aims to emulate its namesake, to be a hub of Phnom Penh’s new party culture where diversity is welcome and ideas flow. If you can’t visit Germany, you can, at least, drink and eat there.
The menu includes German sausages and premium beers (wheat, blonde and dark); friendly service, live concerts, open-air-fim screenings and weekend DJ sessions add to the fun.
Daily opening hours: 8am – Midnight (closed on Mondays).
GENOVA RESTAURANT
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Homemade Italian Food
Are you hungry for a new experience? The Italian city Genova is heaven for foodies. The birthplace of the basil-based sauce “pesto” is also a seafood hub, where street-corner eateries or award-winning restaurants showcase top-quality produce.
“Genova” is operated by Genova-native Roberto Boero and his wife, who strive to serve the best homemade pasta and pizza in Phnom Penh at moderate prices.
Everything is cooked to order. So be prepared to wait a few minutes longer, while enjoying a glass of red wine – it’s worth it.
Daily opening hours: 5pm – 10pm.
For reservations or take-away, please email us or call 095-392525
META TUBE
META TUBE
Meta House Mural by Chifumi




The Asia-Europe-Foundation (ASEF) commissioned Meta House to produce two video talks. Talk #1 documents a conversation of two filmmakers from Europe and Asia. Nico Mesterharm is the founder of the German-Cambodian Cultural Center, who came to Cambodia in the early 2000s to direct and produce documentaries for German/European TV. Cambodian filmmaker Chum Reap is a former BBC and UNICEF employee; recently, Reap has his fourth film for Meta House and its umbrella organisation KDKG.[+] Show More


The Asia-Europe-Foundation (ASEF) commissioned Meta House to produce two video talks. Talk #2 documents a conversation of two visual artists from Europe and Asia. Ernst Altmann holds a degree from the Arts Academy Duesseldorf; he currently works as freelance artist and arts educator in Cambodia. Sopheap Pich is a Cambodian American contemporary artist. His sculptures utilize traditional Cambodian materials, which reflect the history of the nation and the artist’s relation to his identity.[+] Show More


This year, …Meta House has moved to a new location in Phnom Penh’s city center. (Street 228, Number 48). Please visit us to show support for Cambodia’s young art scene (www.meta-house.com).[+] Show More


Animation..Cornel Hillmann (studio.cgartist.com)
Production..Meta House
https://www.meta-house.com




I AM A DAUGHTER is written by female Cambodian playwright Kim Dyna.
“The topic is girl empowerment. I want to encourage women not to drop their studies,” she says. She tells the story of Neary, who has just passed her grade-12 exams with a “C”, enough to escape her rural hometown and pursue a university education in Phnom Penh – just like her older brother, though her grandmother wants her to marry the rich rice-mill owner nearly twice her age.
The project is funded by the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Southeast Asia (RLS Hanoi Office). It is an internationally operating non-profit institution that has become a provider of political education and a center for progressive social research in both Germany and throughout the world.[+] Show More


“សត្វរញីដែលស្វាងជានិច្ច” គឺជាកម្មវិធីល្ខោនអប់រំ ដែលមានគោលបំណងកាត់ បន្ថយការផឹកស្រាទាំង មិនទាន់ គ្រប់អាយុ និងការបើកបរទាំងស្រវឹង នៅតាមសាលារៀន។
អ្នកនិពន្ធវ័យក្មេង ជួន សុភាព ជាអ្នកនិពន្ធល្ខោននិយាយនេះ ដោយប្រើប្រាស់តួសម្តែងពីរនាក់ធ្វើការ សម្តែង តួអង្គជាច្រើនផ្សេងគ្នា ដែលនេះជាការដកស្រង់សិល្ប៍វិធីពី …ល្ខោនអង់គ្លេស។ គម្រោងមួយនេះនឹងជម្រុញយុវជន ខ្មែរធ្វើការស្វែងរកមូលហេតុ និងផលវិបាកនៃការផឹកស្រាមិនគ្រប់អាយុ ក៏ដូចជាការបើកបរទាំងស្រវឹង។ តាមរយៈ ល្ខោនអប់រំ យើងអាចផ្តល់ព័ត៌មានដល់យុវវ័យជាច្រើនយល់ដឹង និងបង្កើតជម្រើសដែលមានការ ទទួលខុសត្រូវ ជុំវិញការប្រើប្រាស់គ្រឿងស្រវឹង។
EDUCATIONAL THEATRE AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING & ALCOHOL ABUSE
Drunk driving is one of the major causes of road crashes and casualties in Cambodia. To go against this worrying trend, the I-NGO “Cambodian-German Cultural Association” (KDKG) and “Meta House” (Cambodian German Cultural Center) perform the original Cambodian language theatre play THE SOBER LORIS, in cooperation with the local NGO “Khmer Arts Action” (KAA) and the “SMASHED” team. A recording is uploaded here.[+] Show More


Documentary by Nico Mesterharm (2009, 17 min)[+] Show More
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