Images of Mongolia at the Oriel Gallery

IMAGES of Mongolia’, an exhibition of Mongolian postal history and culture is on display in the Oriel Gallery, Clotworthy House until March 3.

With a history stretching back over 800 years to the rise of Chinggis Khan and the Mongol Empire, the present exhibition aims to showcase the unique heritage and culture of Mongolia through a display of Mongolian postal history, reflecting on the many diverse features of this unique Asian nation.

As the latest phase of an ongoing programme of promoting a greater cultural awareness of Mongolia, the present exhibition will highlight both the well known as well as the less familiar aspects of Mongolian history and culture, ranging from traditional Mongolian music through to the story of the first Mongolian in space.

“Having already been on display at the Ulster Museum and Parliament Buildings, this exhibition reflects on the unique cultural identity of Mongolia now being shared with the people of Northern Ireland for the first time” commented Mr Richard Holmes, Honorary Consul of Mongolia in Northern Ireland.

Situated between Russia and China and with a land area almost seven times that of the British Isles, Mongolia has a unique culture and heritage that has created one of Asia’s most unique and captivating countries.

With a population of over three million people, the principal industries include mining and agriculture, inclding the production of the highest quality cashmere, all of which have helped transform Mongolia into one of the world’s most dynamically growing global economies.