The museum of Arkhangai Province was established in 1947 after the
name of “The Place to study the community” in the Palace where Zaya Bandies
(great Lamas) of the Khalkha Mongolia (the main tribe of Mongolia) lived in the
17th century. The Museum has rich collections of historical,
traditional and cultural exhibits of Arkhangai province from the ancient time
to these days.
It has 8 exhibition halls such as historical, religious,
handicraft, ethnographical. In the historical hall, there are Mongolian
historical exhibits that are related to the Stone and Bronze Age, the Hunnu
State, the Tureg State (ancient Mongolian states), the 17th century and
19th century. For example, the unique and valuable bronze bridle (III-I
thousand years of BC) and the lighted wolf-shaped monument (6th century of
the BC) are historical and cultural exhibits of the Mongolians. The ethnographical
hall contains mental items of the Khalkh tribe including ger, traditional
clothing deel, women accessories, games, musical instruments, and livestock
equipment.
For example, there is a
state big harp (13th century), a horse-headed fiddle (19th century)
and artful creations of Dalai Choinkhor (an Ancient Soum of the province)
craftsmen, special things that Zaya Gegeen (a great lama in Mongolia) and
the King Namnansuren (a king of one of the ancient 4 provinces) used at the
time.
In the religious hall, there
were respectfully set mummies of the first Zaya Bandida and next generation of
Lamas. It also has rare and Major Religious exhibits that different
Zaya Bandidas and Lamas used. These items are paper god images,
molten things, gilt, carving and god images with traditional and artistic
design.
The gunden temple of Zaya
Gegeen (a dead body of Zaya Gegeen is kept there) was built in 1696 and the Right
and left Semchin Palaces (camps where lamas stayed) were built in 1802. In
this complex, Zaya Bandidas stayed and prayed from generation to generation.
The Buildings contain Tibetan and Chinese design and made by Mongolian
craftsman. It is one of the great and unique memorials of the Mongolian
architecture.
