Central museum of mongolian dinosaurs. Museum of Nature.
ULAANBAATAR
MUSEUMS IN ULAANBAATAR.
THE CENTRAL MUSEUM OF MONGOLIAN DINOSAURS
Brief description of the museum: You may already know how the Mongolian
Tarbasaurus bazaar (T.Bataar) was illegally smuggled out of our country and he
was returned to the country as a “Hero’s Welcome“. T.Bataar is poor museum’s
most important and precious exhibit. Many people call the museum as a T.Bataar’s
museum.
The Central museum of Mongolian Dinosaurs was established to protect, register
and verify fossils to preserve our heritage for future generations. It comes
under the auspices of our Government’s 11th Division. Our operation officially
began on 21st of February, 2013 when we got our registration certification.
T.Bataar Comes Home: Our very first exhibition ‘T.Bataar (Tarbosaurus Bataar)
Comes Home” ran successfully from June 8th until 15th of September, 2013 on
Sukhbaataar Square, T.Bataar and other precious fossils were displayed in this
exhibition.
Approximately half a million people visited the exhibition for 3 the months it
was on. The first month was free and the museum earned 120 million MTG from the
small fee from the last two months. With this exhibition, our museum broke the
Mongolian all records as the most visited museum also the museum with the
highest income.
T.Bataar in Darkhan: The exhibition, T.Bataar in Darkhan, was displayed in
Darkhan-Uul Provincial Museum from 5th of October, 2013 until 26th of May, 2014.
It graves the possibility for the inhabitants of this northern city to see the
T.Bataar.
The Central Museum of Mongolian Dinosaurs in the future: Mongolia is a country
of dinosaurs and has a rich treasury of their remains. These are among some of
the finest in the world. Our museum is the only dinosaur museum in the country.
Our clear aim is to run the museum in accordance with the best international
museum standards and create a family-friendly and adventurous place for people
from all countries to visit.
“T.Bataar and the amazing dinosaurs” exhibition: In the exhibition, T.Bataar and
other priceless fossils will be on the show. A visitor will be able to see rare
and famous Mongolian fossils such as Saichania (an armoured dinosaur),
Gallimimus (a bird-like dinosaur), Oviraptor (meaning an Egg Thief) and
Protoceratops (meaning first Horned Face)
Also, we offer educational programs for kids, students and families to learn
about the amazing dinosaurs in this exhibition and palaeontology.
