Opening ceremony for the exhibition "Masterpieces of Buddhist Buryat Art from the State Hermitage Museum"
On August 12, the Museum of History of Buryatia named after M.N. Khangalov launched the exhibition "Masterpieces of Buddhist Buryat Art from the State Hermitage" The event is dedicated to the 260th anniversary of the establishment of the Pandito Khambo Lama Institution in Russia.
The exhibition (6+) features rare monuments of Buddhist culture from the Hermitage collection. The display opened with a picturesque image of Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongolian state, and archaeological materials from the medieval settlement of Konduy, founded by one of Genghis Khan's brothers. The settlement was located in ethnic Buryatia, and similar architectural details that introduce visitors to one of the best architectural monuments from the 13th to 14th centuries have not previously been presented in the collections of museums in the republic.
The exhibition (6+) features rare monuments of Buddhist culture from the Hermitage collection. The display opened with a picturesque image of Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongolian state, and archaeological materials from the medieval settlement of Konduy, founded by one of Genghis Khan's brothers. The settlement was located in ethnic Buryatia, and similar architectural details that introduce visitors to one of the best architectural monuments from the 13th to 14th centuries have not previously been presented in the collections of museums in the republic.
