― 13 октября 2015 г.
Third International Forum of Museums held in Ulan Bator
In cooperation with the Ministry of Education Culture and Science of Mongolia ant the Museum of National History of Mongolia, the International organization of Turkic Culture TURKSOY held its Third International Forum of Museums entitled "Traditional Garments' Collections in Museums of Eurasia" in Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia.
The forum held between September 22nd-24th, 2015 gathered museum directors experts and researchers from various countries including Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Mongolia, and the Russian Federation (Moscow, Altai, Khakassia, Sakha Yakutia, Tyva and Tatarstan) amongst others. The forum which was held in Mongolian, Russian, English and Turkish featured 30 communiqués shedding a light on typical characteristics of traditional garments of Eurasian peoples as well as the preservation and exhibition of traditional garments' collections in museums. The afore-mentioned communiqués will be published by the end of the year.
The forum
which took place in the conference hall of the Ministry of Education Culture
and Science of Mongolia gathered a large number of experts. In his greeting
address to participants of the forum, TURKSOY Secretary General Dusen
Kaseinov stressed the importance of interaction and cooperation among museum
experts and museums of various countries and regions and said: “TURKSOY
has launched the initiative to hold International Museums Forums in order to
address the need to cooperate and interact in this field. Upon the kind
initiative of the Ministry of Education Culture and Science of
Mongolia and in cooperation with the Museum of National History
of Mongolia and the Center of Mongolian Garments, we are now holding our Third
International Forum of Museums in Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia. This
forum is being held every year and brings our peoples closer together through
the preservation of ancient cultural ties, common destinies and future
perspectives. I am strongly convinced that this Forum of Museums dedicated to
the 800th Anniversary of Kubilay Khan will bring about new cooperation
opportunities and strengthen our mutual ties in the field of culture and
science.”
On behalf of Mr. Kaseinov, the
Representative of the Republic of Tatarstan (RF) to TURKSOY Liliya Sattarova
who delivered a speech at the forum expressed Mr. Kaseinov’s gratitude to the Ministry of Education Culture and Science of
Mongolia as well as to the Museum of National History of
Mongolia and the Center of Mongolian Garments for their kind hospitality and excellent organization.
During
their stay in Mongolia, participants of
the forum had the opportunity to visit the National Museum of Mongolia, the Zanabazar
Museum of Fine Arts, the Bogdo Khan Residence Museum and the Museum of Mongolian Garments. Within this framework,
forum participants also attended celebration events dedicated to the 800th Anniversary
of Kubilay Khan and held at the Chinghiz Khan Square in Ulan Bator. Later on, forum participants and fashion
designers from various countries of the Turkic World were invited to a
reception hosted by the Ministry of Education Culture
and Science of Mongolia.
In the Final Declaration of the Forum,
participants stressed the need for the Union of Museums of TURKSOY Member
Countries to strengthen its cooperation with central museums and to hold exhibitions
and actively carry out internship programmes concerning restoration within the
framework of exchanges of museum experts among TURKSOY member countries. Another issue put forward at the forum was the suggestion to establish the
Union of Fashion Designers of the Turkic World with a view to introduce traditional
garments of Eurasian peoples to the world.
The Forum of Museums of TURKSOY member
countries is an international platform of scientific and cultural exchanges
among museum experts. The First Forum of Museums of TURKSOY member countries
was held in November 2013 in Bursa (Turkey) which is also where the Bursa Declaration was
signed. The Forum of Museums of TURKSOY member countries is open to all museums
of Eurasia. The Second Forum of Museums of TURKSOY was held in 2014 in Kazan and Bolgar (Tatarstan/ Russia) within
the framework of events held to celebrated Kazan, the Cultural Capital of the Turkic
World 2014. The
next Forum of Museums of TURKSOY is planned to take place in Istanbul in 2016.
