Улаанбаатар
Paintings of the Niislel Khuree during the XVIII-XX Centuries to Be Exhibited
Art & Culture
Ulaanbaatar, February 5, 2025 /MONTSAME/ On the occasion of the 113th anniversary of the Niislel Khuree, a special exhibition titled “Mongol Paintings Depicting the City of Bogdiin Khuree during the XVIII-early XX centuries" will open at the Mongol Art Gallery on February 7, 2025.
One hundred and thirteen years ago, on the 20th day of the first month of winter in the lunar calendar, or February 7 by the Gregorian calendar, by a Decree of Bogd Khaan, the name of Ikh Khuree was changed to Niislel Khuree and exalted to the Capital City of Mongolia.
The exhibition consists of three parts: Mongolian paintings depicting the city of Bogdiin Khuree, photographs showing the city of Bogdiin Khuree, and a documentary program to be shown in the Video Hall. The exhibition is jointly organized by the Department of Culture and Arts of the Capital City, the Ulaanbaatar City Museum, and the Mongol Art Gallery.
This exhibition features about 30 Mongol paintings depicting the Bogdiin Khuree, in one place all together, which are kept in foreign and national museums, archives, and private collectors, including the Bogd Khaan Palace Museum, the Zanabazar Museum of Fine Arts, the Ulaanbaatar City Museum, the Mongol Art Gallery, the National Archives of Mongolia, the National Library of Mongolia, and the Museum of Cultures in Basel, Switzerland.
Through the artworks illustrating the structure and organization of the Bogdiin Khuree, historical events, festivals, and state ceremonies in the 18th to early 20th centuries, the exhibition aims to publicize what the Bogdiin Khuree was like, how it was portrayed in Mongol paintings, and what their values are.
The highlight of the exhibition is the newly discovered Mongol painting “The Great City,” painted by an artist of the Bogd Khaan Palace in the 1870s and the original will be shown to the public for the first time for seven days. There will also be an unveiling ceremony for a new reproduction of this unique narrative artwork.
The new reproduction was created by Mongol Art Gallery artist and member of the Mongolian Academy of Fine Arts Ts. Oyun-Erdene over four years. Moreover, over the last three years, artist Oyun-Erdene, together with research fellow at the Ulaanbaatar City Museum G. Ochbayar, has been conducting research on the history and art of the painting.
The exhibition will remain open to the public until March 1, 2025.
