“CHINGGIS KHAAN: HOW THE MONGOLS CHANGED THE WORLD” EXHIBITION IN FRANCE
Under the auspices of President of Mongolia Ukhnaa Khurelsukh and President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron, the Exhibition themed “Chinggis Khaan: How the Mongols Changed the World” officially opened at the Nantes History Museum of France on October 13, 2023.
The opening ceremony of the Exhibition was attended by President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh and his spouse Luvsandorj Bolortsetseg, French Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty Marc Fesneau, Prefect of Loire-Atlantique and Pays de la Loire Fabrice Rigoulet-Roze, Mayor of Nantes and President of Nantes Métropole Johanna Rolland, Director of the Nantes Museum Bertrand Guillet, and other officials.
In his opening remarks, President Khurelsukh expressed his satisfaction that the Exhibition “Chinggis Khaan: How the Mongols Changed the World” was being displayed at the Castle of the Duke of Brittany-Nantes History Museum in Nantes, France and that the Exhibition offered a unique opportunity to experience the boundlessly rich history of the Mongols and the invaluable heritage they left to humankind. He emphasized that this Exhibition served as a significant platform for introducing Mongolia’s nomadic culture and heritage to the world, exemplified by the demonstration of official letters from Mongol Khaans and rare exhibits featuring Mongolian history and culture.
The exhibition “Chinggis Khaan: How the Mongols Changed the World,” offers 555 remarkable exhibits from more than 20 prestigious museums worldwide, including the Chinggis Khaan National Museum, the National Museum of Mongolia, the Kharkhorum Museum, the Louvre Museum, the Sèvres Ceramics Museum, the Guimet Museum, the Quai Branly Museum, as well as museums in Berlin, the capital of Germany, Zürich in Switzerland, and Brussels, the capital of Belgium. Furthermore, the Institute of History and Ethnology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences and private collectors also enriched the Exhibition.
With an aim to show the history of the establishment of the Great Mongol Empire, as well as promote and disseminate how Chinggis Khaan and his successors created a vast transcontinental empire, the Exhibition will be on display until May 5, 2024.
