After successfully implementing a pilot arts education TV series in 2005, ACM developed a further 37 shows on Mongolian history, culture and heritage which aimed to develop and run a national arts and cultural heritage education TV program for Mongolian children.
The project set out to preserve unique heritage and transfer Mongolian cultural heritage and traditional knowledge to younger generations. My History – My Culture was supported by the Commission of Celebrating the 800th Anniversary for Great Empire of Mongolia and was produced in collaboration with the Youth studio of Mongolian National Broadcasting (MNB).
In May, 2007 ACM has sustained the partnership with the Youth studio at MNB, and has produced 30 more episodes of the TV series featuring ethnography and traditional knowledge. The episodes involved more then 30 professional artists, 30 social and political leaders and 800 children from Ulaanbaatar and the regions.
"My History-My
Culture" - Arts &
Cultural Heritage Education
TV Program -2006
In 2006, within the framework of celebrating the 800th Anniversary of Great Empire of Mongolia, ACM produced and broadcasted 37 episodes of My History - My Culture television series nationwide. The project was supported by the Commission of Celebrating the 800th Anniversary for Great Empire of Mongolia and was produced in collaboration with the Youth studio of Mongolian National Broadcasting (MNB). The first TV program on the Hun Empire, the first state of the Mongols, was broadcasted on February 2006.
As the weekly show was broadcast nationally, it provided access to arts education not only for children from remote areas but also young
people and the general community.of Mongolia. The TV show introduced the Mongolian history states in chronological order, with their history, historical figures and findings.
The TV show also featured special programs on unique Mongolian cultural aspects featuring music, visual arts, architecture, crafts and nomadic style of life.
Broadcast on Mongolian Public
Radio and Television, this
TV program improved access
to arts education particularly
for families living in countryside
areas and also disadvantaged
people. The program coincided
with the 800th anniversary
of the Great Mongol Empire
and is an effective way to
honor and celebrate Mongolian
traditional arts and culture.
The 37 show series followed
Mongolian history from the
3rd Century BC until the early
1920's. Each show features
diverse cultural traditions
unique to that period of history.
A range of art visual forms
is presented in a fun and
interactive way including;
felt work, ceramics, painting,
paper cut-outs, involving
groups of children and young
people. Live music segments
will include; Morin Khuur,
Long Song and traditional
song and dance. 
The
TV program also invited a
famous and honored guest who
brings a precious item inherited
from ancestors.
The TV show also featured
special programs on unique
Mongolian cultural aspects
featuring long song, shamanism,
traditional costumes, and
nomadic culture etc. Antique
jewelry and traditional costumes
will be presented throughout
the program, which is designed
in a modern hi-tech style
to attract young audience.
The TV team made tours
to the countryside in order
to involve children from rural
areas in the TV program and
to visit historical sites
as well as stone altars of
ancient Turkish kings, ruins
of Uigur city built in 7-8th
century AD and Karakorum,
the ancient capital of Great
Mongol Empire, the birthplace
of Chinggis khaan and other
TV program related places
throughout the country. Approximately one third of the programs shot in countryside to involve children from rural areas and to feature important and unique historical sites from the location.
In order to enable broader access to Mongolian history and and cultural heritage, the ACM is producing a CD volume-including all the 37 programs in series. the CD was released in December 2007.
Go to My History – My Culture – 5 Volume Multimedia CD Project
