An opening ceremony of the Museum of Chinggis Khaan took place on October 14. S.Chuluun, director of the museum, gave the following interview about the museum concept and display arrangement.
- The Chinggis Khaan Museum was built in three years, in a very short period, after the government's decision to build the museum was made, and it opened to the public on October 14. What is the main concept of the museum?
- By the initiative of U.Khurelsukh, the current President of Mongolia who was the Prime Minister at that time, the Government Resolution No.280 to build the Chinggis Khaan Museum was issued in 2019. It was decided to establish Chinggis Khaan Museum in the native land where Chinggis Khaan was born and established his empire, in order to clarify, promote, study, recognize and disseminate the heritage and culture of his nobility and descendants, the legacy and contributions to the world. After that, I was assigned to develop the concept of the museum.
The Chinggis Khaan Museum has a concept that it should be a museum of State kings and nobles showing the period from the first state of the Khunnu Empire to the period of the Mongol Empire of Chinggis Khaan, his descendants and successors, the beginning of the 20th century, and the revolution of 1911.
Based on this concept, the design and structure of the museum building were developed. On April 22, 2022, a basement ceremony of the museum was held. And the construction work was completed after 1 year and 6 months. In the last 1.5 years, works to hire employees, to collect copy monuments and documents related to the history of the Mongolian Empire stored abroad, and to obtain permissions.
- What is the value of Chinggis Khaan Museum?
- This museum was named after Chinggis Khaan and it highlights the 2,000-year history of the Mongolian state, including the history of kings and nobles, their role, position, and biographical activities in the history of Mongolia. Museums are huge places for research. On the other hand, it is a big center of advertising, knowledge and enlightenment.
- How rich is the capacity of the museum and the collection of exhibits?
- The museum has an area of 20.5 square meters and is the largest in Asia. The museum building was built at a high level with modern requirements, international standards, security, and automation. The museum was built with international standards of exhibition layout, related glass cases, environment, lighting, introduction of digital technology, and collection.
All solutions such as security, air, heat, alarm and security are according to modern standard buildings. The museum was created by the cooperation of Mongolian youth, scientists, designers, artists, historians and archaeologists. Chinggis Khaan Museum is the largest museum that shows nomadic history.
- How many exhibits does the museum have?
- There are 11,000 exhibits and monuments in the museum. This is eight percent of the memorials that are kept in museums, universities, and institutes in Ulaanbaatar. It means that Mongolia has the resources to build 10 museums of this size. In other words, if cultural construction is done, the preserved cultural heritage is enough. Also, there are more than 10,000 known tombs of Khunnu kings. Less than 20 of them have been excavated. So, there are reserves for several decades in Mongolia. Kozlov, the famous traveler and explorer, once said, "Mongolia is the country with the most treasures on the ground and under the ground”.
- How many percent of the exhibits are displayed as the original version?
- As I said before, you don't need to worry about the exhibits of Chinggis Khaan museum. 93 percent of the museum's exhibits are original monuments, which is considered such a high result. The rest of the monuments, which cannot be fully represented by a specific image, were restored. For example, when there were rags of an ancient deel, it was re-made as complete according to technology. In all museums of the world, restoration works are carried out according to modern technology. Restoration of paintings, sculptures, and clothing is being done according to that technology. Chinggis Khaan Museum has 10,323 original exhibits and 637 or 5.2 percent of reconstructed exhibits and monuments.
- There are very few historical records of Chinggis Khaan's conquests. I heard that the relevant copies are being obtained from foreign museums?
- The public is very interested in this issue. A copy or 1:1 size copy of all necessary monuments related to the Mongol Empire and Mongols was obtained with official permission from 14 foreign countries. It includes a copy of Chinggis stone inscription which is stored in the State Hermitage Museum.
- What are the monuments related to Chinggis Khaan?
- Mongolia is a country built by Chinggis Khan 's empire. Chinggis Khaan's royal legacy and the legacy left by his descendants are all related to Chinggis Khaan. There is a flag that was worshiped by the Chinggis Khaan clan. The audience will find out when they visit the Chinggis Khaan Hall or the fifth floor. For one thing, no grave burials of Chinggis Khaan and the emperors of the Mongol Empire have been found. It means that it has that level of confidentiality.
- How do you see the impact of the museum on society and economy?
- The museum has two directions. One is responsible for not valuing money, enlightening people, educating people, and cultivating patriotism. Secondly, it is believed that it should play a major role in the economy. The Chinggis Khaan Museum will play a significant role in revitalizing the economy, creating cultural tourism, and creating creative cultural production. Only 5% of our total population has an estimated income of MNT 4.5 billion when visiting a museum per annum. This is the simplest mechanical calculation. One person will spend approximately 8-9 hours to visit and complete the Chinggis Khaan Museum.
An opening ceremony of the Museum of Chinggis Khaan took place on October 14. S.Chuluun, director of the museum, gave the following interview about the museum concept and display arrangement.
- The Chinggis Khaan Museum was built in three years, in a very short period, after the government's decision to build the museum was made, and it opened to the public on October 14. What is the main concept of the museum?
- By the initiative of U.Khurelsukh, the current President of Mongolia who was the Prime Minister at that time, the Government Resolution No.280 to build the Chinggis Khaan Museum was issued in 2019. It was decided to establish Chinggis Khaan Museum in the native land where Chinggis Khaan was born and established his empire, in order to clarify, promote, study, recognize and disseminate the heritage and culture of his nobility and descendants, the legacy and contributions to the world. After that, I was assigned to develop the concept of the museum.
The Chinggis Khaan Museum has a concept that it should be a museum of State kings and nobles showing the period from the first state of the Khunnu Empire to the period of the Mongol Empire of Chinggis Khaan, his descendants and successors, the beginning of the 20th century, and the revolution of 1911.
Based on this concept, the design and structure of the museum building were developed. On April 22, 2022, a basement ceremony of the museum was held. And the construction work was completed after 1 year and 6 months. In the last 1.5 years, works to hire employees, to collect copy monuments and documents related to the history of the Mongolian Empire stored abroad, and to obtain permissions.
- What is the value of Chinggis Khaan Museum?
- This museum was named after Chinggis Khaan and it highlights the 2,000-year history of the Mongolian state, including the history of kings and nobles, their role, position, and biographical activities in the history of Mongolia. Museums are huge places for research. On the other hand, it is a big center of advertising, knowledge and enlightenment.
- How rich is the capacity of the museum and the collection of exhibits?
- The museum has an area of 20.5 square meters and is the largest in Asia. The museum building was built at a high level with modern requirements, international standards, security, and automation. The museum was built with international standards of exhibition layout, related glass cases, environment, lighting, introduction of digital technology, and collection.
All solutions such as security, air, heat, alarm and security are according to modern standard buildings. The museum was created by the cooperation of Mongolian youth, scientists, designers, artists, historians and archaeologists. Chinggis Khaan Museum is the largest museum that shows nomadic history.
- How many exhibits does the museum have?
- There are 11,000 exhibits and monuments in the museum. This is eight percent of the memorials that are kept in museums, universities, and institutes in Ulaanbaatar. It means that Mongolia has the resources to build 10 museums of this size. In other words, if cultural construction is done, the preserved cultural heritage is enough. Also, there are more than 10,000 known tombs of Khunnu kings. Less than 20 of them have been excavated. So, there are reserves for several decades in Mongolia. Kozlov, the famous traveler and explorer, once said, "Mongolia is the country with the most treasures on the ground and under the ground”.
- How many percent of the exhibits are displayed as the original version?
- As I said before, you don't need to worry about the exhibits of Chinggis Khaan museum. 93 percent of the museum's exhibits are original monuments, which is considered such a high result. The rest of the monuments, which cannot be fully represented by a specific image, were restored. For example, when there were rags of an ancient deel, it was re-made as complete according to technology. In all museums of the world, restoration works are carried out according to modern technology. Restoration of paintings, sculptures, and clothing is being done according to that technology. Chinggis Khaan Museum has 10,323 original exhibits and 637 or 5.2 percent of reconstructed exhibits and monuments.
- There are very few historical records of Chinggis Khaan's conquests. I heard that the relevant copies are being obtained from foreign museums?
- The public is very interested in this issue. A copy or 1:1 size copy of all necessary monuments related to the Mongol Empire and Mongols was obtained with official permission from 14 foreign countries. It includes a copy of Chinggis stone inscription which is stored in the State Hermitage Museum.
- What are the monuments related to Chinggis Khaan?
- Mongolia is a country built by Chinggis Khan 's empire. Chinggis Khaan's royal legacy and the legacy left by his descendants are all related to Chinggis Khaan. There is a flag that was worshiped by the Chinggis Khaan clan. The audience will find out when they visit the Chinggis Khaan Hall or the fifth floor. For one thing, no grave burials of Chinggis Khaan and the emperors of the Mongol Empire have been found. It means that it has that level of confidentiality.
- How do you see the impact of the museum on society and economy?
- The museum has two directions. One is responsible for not valuing money, enlightening people, educating people, and cultivating patriotism. Secondly, it is believed that it should play a major role in the economy. The Chinggis Khaan Museum will play a significant role in revitalizing the economy, creating cultural tourism, and creating creative cultural production. Only 5% of our total population has an estimated income of MNT 4.5 billion when visiting a museum per annum. This is the simplest mechanical calculation. One person will spend approximately 8-9 hours to visit and complete the Chinggis Khaan Museum.