Ulaanbaatar
‘Mongolian Craftsmen-2022’ exhibition displaying best works
Art & Culture
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. An exhibition titled ‘Mongolian Craftsmen-2022’ is running at the National Art Gallery of Mongolia, displaying the best pieces created by combining the meanings and symbols of Mongolian culture.
The exhibition, which
is being co-organized by the President’s Office of Mongolia and the ‘Tumen
Erdenes’ Union of Mongolian Jewelers for the third year, aims at
promoting the jewelry and accessories made of precious metals and gemstones
that show the traditional heritage and modern development to locals and
foreigners.
“It
is difficult to imagine the nomadic civilization without the items created by
Mongolian craftsmen, the Mongolian empire without weapons, the beliefs of the
Mongolians without idols and deities, and today’s Mongolia without the nomadic
civilization, the
Great Mongol Empire, and deep beliefs of Mongols,” said President of Mongolia U.Khurelsukh
at the opening of the exhibition.
“Finely crafted works of
Mongolian craftsmen are admired in Eastern and Western countries, and are surely
making a significant contribution to the promotion of Mongolian art to the
world. In specific, works of the Undur Gegeen Zanabazar are highly valued by researchers and
experts as a piece that can be equivalent to the world masterpieces.
In order to promote Mongolian craftsmanship in the future, corresponding
government organizations should work in preserving traditional craft technique
to be recognized internationally,” noted U.Khurelsukh.
Minister of Culture Ch.Nomin said, “Since its establishment,
the Ministry of Culture has been working to preserve, study, promote, and
disseminate the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of Mongolia. In its
framework, we are pleased to say that we are working to improve the legal framework for the
preservation, research, promotion, and
dissemination of the heritage of ‘Traditional Mongolian Craftsmanship’. Specifically,
the
Law on Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage is being drafted to be
submitted to the Great Khural of Mongolia in 2023 with an aim to support those
who inherit the traditional craft technique.”
At the exhibition, more
than 150 works of more than 100 artisans are on display.
There are 778 monuments
and memorials ranked as unique historical and cultural items of Mongolia, about
60 percent of which are coins, ethnic and religious pieces.
