Check Out The Oldest Museum In Mongolia: Bogd Khaan Palace Museum

Bogd Khaan Palace Museum is the oldest museum in Mongolia and also home to more than 8,000 artifacts.

Also often referred to as the Winter Palace of the Bogd Khan, the Bogd Khaan Palace Museum hosts more than 8,000 artifacts and items that span from 17th to 20th century.

Bogd Khan was a spiritual leader and the last monarch in Mongolia, his palace open to the public today is the only one left from four original imperial residences. Constructed between 1893 and 1903 in Ulaanbaatar, the extraordinary complex is one of the few Mongolia historical heritage that was not destroyed by the Communist regime or the Soviets.

 

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Visitors mostly enter through Andi Men, or the Peace Gate, built between 1912 and 1919 by renowned architects and blacksmiths from across Mongolia without using a single nail but with 175 kilograms of silver. There are painted Buddhist symbols of protected deities and even scenes from the famous novel: Journey of the West – an classic tale widely popular throughout Asia.   

Inside the Winter Palace, there are more than 8,000 items from the 17th-20th century that showcase Mongolian history, from the personal robes, crowns and clothing that belonged to the Bogd Khaan and Queen Dondogdulam, to various religious iconography like thangkas which are Tibetan Buddhist paintings. Some of the most treasured items are Bogd Khan’s personal possessions, including: thrones, crowns, beds, closets, vases, paintings, ceremonial ger (yurt,) gifts from global diplomats, and his collection of stuffed animals.