Mongolia's President opens a Genghis Khan exhibition in Berlin during a state visit to Germany
20 October 2026
German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Budenbender received Mongolian President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa on a state visit on 20 October 2026.
The two presidents jointly opened the exhibition "Dschingis Khan und die Welt der Mongolen" (Genghis Khan and the World of the Mongols) at the James-Simon-Galerie on Berlin's Museum Island.
The exhibition remains open until 18 April 2027.
A state banquet was held in the evening at the Federal President's office at the Spreebogen in Berlin.
Germany and Mongolia agreed a strategic partnership during Steinmeier's own visit to Mongolia in 2024, which marked 50 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Germany presents culture and education as pillars of its relationship with Mongolia.
In plain words
State visit State visit — The highest-ranking formal visit by one head of state to another country, hosted by its head of state.
Museum Island Museumsinsel, Berlin — A cluster of state museums on an island in the Spree in central Berlin.