Ulaanbaatar
“Hidden Art in Archaeological Finds” Exhibition Opens at the Zanabazar Museum of Fine Arts
Art & Culture
Ulaanbaatar, May 9, 2025 /MONTSAME/. The Zanabazar Museum of Fine Arts, in collaboration with the Institute of Archaeology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences opened an Exhibition titled “Hidden Art in Archaeological Finds” on May 9, 2025.
The Exhibition, which opened in celebration of International Museum Day, displays about 200 archaeological artefacts that embody the unique craftsmanship and imagery of the nomadic lifestyle, art, culture, and worship. The artifacts on display are arranged into categories: artifacts from the New Stone Age (Neolithic period), Iron Age, Bronze Age, as well as the Hunnu Period and the Ancient States, and the Mongol Empire. The Exhibition features a bronze decoration depicting a mythical animal from the Hunnu period (3rd-2nd centuries BC), clay vases, silver ornaments, woven fabrics, wooden bowls of the early Iron Age, shields, large plates, and bridle. Moreover, replicas of Deer Stone Monuments, the heritage that presents the ancient nomads' origin, culture, history, art, aesthetics, and worship.
Director of the Institute of Archaeology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences Dr. Eregzen Gelegdorj said, "Archaeological finds, as tangible evidence of history and documentary heritage, keep many secrets of history. The depictions on archeological finds contain various aspects of traditional thinking. With this Exhibition, we aim at presenting the value of archaeological findings. The ancient exhibits here on display are shell decorations, pearl necklaces, and a stone figure with faces dating back to the Neolithic period (8000-3000 BC). Particularly, artifacts of the Neolithic tomb found at Norovlin Mountain in Bulgan soum, Dornod aimag, and a stone figure with a human face found in Bayandelger soum, Sukhbaatar aimag. Since the stone figure is a relatively new find, it has not been studied well enough, but it is speculated to be related to belief as the figure depicts a person in a special way."
The Exhibition "Hidden Art in Archaeological Finds" will continue until the 20th of this month.
