JOINT EVENT NORTH-WEST, NORTH-EAST, TICINO & GRISONS
In this exhibition the Museum Rietberg presents a whole new perspective on Mongolia’s 2,000 year history exhibiting 200 works which have never been displayed outside of Mongolia before. The country’s major urban centres are at the heart of the exhibition. Major urban settlements founded between the
second and fourteenth centuries demonstrate an early process of urbanisation in which people from diverse backgrounds lived together. Nomadic way of life remained in place for centuries and continue to be at the centre of the people’s identity.
Genghis Khan and his sons and grandsons established a kingdom in the thirteenth century that has not been equalled to this day, stretching from Korea in the east to Hungary in the west, from Siberia in
the north to Vietnam and northern India in the south. Mongolians created the largest contiguous empire in world history – a veritable superpower whose strength was drawn not only from a powerful army but also from a centralised administration, a sophisticated messenger system and the involvement of their most capable individuals.
Tram 7 from the HB Zürich
Date: Wednesday, 18th February 2026
Place: Museum Rietberg, Gablerstrasse 15, 8002 Zürich
Time: 11:30 meeting at the Museum entrance
Lunch: In the Museum restaurant at 13:30
Cost: Pay for what you consume
Reservations: Angie Meier-Jones
Using the Registration Form below or
Email: northeast@britishresidents.ch or mobile 079 322 44 52
By Friday, 13th February 2026 please