Artists

Erdenebayar Monkhor, Baatarzorig Batjargal, Lkhagvadorj Enkhbat, Nomin Zezegmaa

Press release

2000 Years of Art and Culture

In Mongolia – A Journey through Time, Museum Rietberg paints a different picture of the country, presenting a wholly new perspective on Mongolia’s 2,000-year history thanks to cutting-edge archaeological research and two hundred works, many of which have never been displayed outside of Mongolia before. The country’s major urban centres are at the heart of the exhibition.

Major urban settlements founded between the second and fourteenth centuries demonstrate an early process of urbanisation in which people from diverse backgrounds lived together. Precious goods illustrate global trade partnerships and written sources underscore the major role Mongolia played in cultural exchange. Yet nomadic ways of life remained in place for centuries and continue to be at the centre of the people’s identity.