NOMADIC EMPIRES OF THE MONGOLIAN STEPPES EXHIBITION OPENS IN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KOREA
- 2018-05-17
The opening ceremony of the special exhibition “Nomadic Empires of the Mongolian Steppes” organized by the National Museum of Korea, the Instutute of History and Archaeology of Mongolian Academy of Sciences, the National Museum of Mongolia and the Bogd Khaan Palace Museum was held on May 15, 2018 in National Museum of Korea.
Displaying Mongolian historical and cultural invaluable treasures to Koreans, the exhibition is expected not only to give broad understanding of Mongolian history, culture and arts but also will play an important role in deepening of the friendship and mutual understanding between the peoples of the two countries and broadening their cultural cooperation. The 550 exhibits including Greek and Roman Gods face-shaped silver exhibits found in a tomb of the Huns, the golden crown of Turkic Bilge Khagan and the leather boots of a Mongolian elite lived during the Mongolian Empire provide a fascinating chronicles of the history and culture of Mongolian nomadic empires from prehistory to modern times. The exhibition will be open until July 7, 2018.