Ulaanbaatar
Great Mongolian Script exhibition opens in Russia
Art & Culture
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ On March 3, ‘Great Mongolian Script’
calligraphy exhibition of works by Mongolian and Buryat artists as well as
Mongolians studying in Moscow and Saint Petersburg opened at Moscow House of
Nationalities.
The opening ceremony of the exhibition being held under the auspices of the Embassy of Mongolia in the Russian Federation was attended by
representatives of the Mongolia Embassy, art historians, cultural anthropologists, Mongolians and
Buryats living and working in Moscow, and calligraphy enthusiasts
of Russia.
The exhibition highlights skillful Mongolian and Buryat artists’ calligraphy works that clearly show how the Old Mongol Script dating
back to the time of Chinggis Khaan evolved into an art form in line with the modern
cultural changes and development. Works of young and amateur artists also drew
great attention from the exhibition guests.
The exhibition was co-organized by the Moscow-based
Buryat Cultural Society NGO and the organizers spoke of their plans to annually
hold an exhibition that aims to promote Mongolian culture
and arts, especially the Mongolian script and introduce new artists.
