Wednesday, January 03, 2007

The Art of Mongolian Calligraphy

From a Mathers Museum e-release:

The beauty of written script will be explored in a new exhibit opening at the Mathers Museum of World Cultures. The Art of Mongolian Calligraphy: Old Tradition Revived opens Friday, January 26, at the museum, and features works by Jalair Dovdon Batbayar, a renowned Mongolian calligraphist and artist.

The tradition of calligraphy among Mongolians dates back over 2,000 years and has been explored by Batbayar in his book The History of Mongolian Calligraphy.

The exhibit will be on display at the Mathers Museum through Sunday, May 6, 2007.

More information can be found here.

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