Genghis Khan. How the Mongols changed the world
From 14 October 2023 to 5 May 2024
Castle of the Dukes of Brittany – Nantes History Museum. 4 place Marc Elder. 44 Nantes.
After several years of preparation, this exhibition is the premiere in France dedicated to one of the greatest conquerors in History: Genghis Khan.
From the plains of Mongolia to the extreme south of China, from the Pacific Ocean to the borders of the Middle East, Genghis Khan and his Mongol army would build an immense empire during the 13th century.
At their peak, the Mongols controlled more than 22% of the world's land, and Genghis Khan's grandson, Kublai, great khan of the Mongols, also became emperor of China. He founded the Yuan dynasty and established its capital at Dadu (present-day Beijing). After years of violent conquests to establish this empire, the establishment of the Pax Mongolica allowed commercial, scientific and artistic relations to flourish between the East and the West, allowing a time of intercultural exchange without common measure.
With the exceptional presentation of objects from the national collections of Mongolia, including a significant number of national treasures, supplemented by the contribution of objects from major French and European museums, the exhibition offers to discover the history of the great empire of Genghis Khan.
The exhibition benefits from the support of theState of Mongolia through the loan of important national collections, notably from the new national museum Chinggis Khaan. It is organized under the aegis of the two presidents of the Mongolian and French Republics and is recognized “ exhibition of national interest » by the French Ministry of Culture.
Under the scientific curatorship of Jean-Paul Desroches, Marie Favereau and Bertrand Guillet.
