The visitor, Kristóf Vince Farkas, was greeted by museum director Tibor Kovács and Mongolia's Ambassador to Hungary Omboosuren Erdenechimeg. Farkas said he had already seen the exhibition, but had returned to bring his mother and sister. (Both Farkas and his sister study history at university.) The family was given a special tour of the museum and Farkas was awarded a nine-day trip for two to Mongolia. Farkas said he would travel there with his sister.
Genghis Khan and his Heirs will remain open until September 2, 2007. During the last month of the exhibition, the museum will offer a number of discounts to visitors. Visitors who show a ticket to the Sziget Festival will be entitled to 50 percent off the entry fee, and holders of tickets to the Museum of Fine Arts will be given a 25 percent discount. On August 19 and 20 - Hungary's national holiday is on the 20th - the museum will offer all visitors a 50pc discount off the ticket price. On August 19, it will also keep the exhibition open until 20:00.
Genghis Khan (1162-1227), born Temüjin, united the Mongol tribes and formed the Mongol Empire in 1206. He and his successors went on to conquer many of the Mongolians' neighbours, including Persia, Korea and parts of Russia, Indonesia, India and China. In 1241, Genghis Khan's heirs invaded Poland and Hungary too. At its height, the Mongolian Empire stretched from the Black Sea to the Pacific Ocean.
Today Genghis Khan is regarded as a national hero by Mongolians, who celebrated the 800th anniversary of the founding of their state in 2006.
Source: Hungarian News Agency (MTI)
