Danzanravzhaa Museum
The Danzanravzhaa Museum was established in 1991 in honour of Danzanravzhaa, the fifth Goviin Dogshin Noyon Xutagt ("Wrathful Noble Saint of the Gobi") - one of the greatest and most unusual intellectuals in Mongolian history.
The museum preserves and displays Danzanravzhaa's original artistic works and literary manuscripts, along with his books, religious items, theatrical costumes, personal possessions, and similar objects illustrating his life and work. Upon Danzanravzhaa's death in 1856, his disciple Sh. Balchinchoizhoo (Ishlodon) assumed the role of taxilch, or curator or the objects associated with Danzanravzhaa's life. This curatorship was passed on within the same family for a further five generations until the religious purge of 1938, when orders were given to destroy Xamar Monastery and all of its contents. The curator at the time, G.Tüdev, secretly took action to rescue the objects of Danzanravzhaa's legacy before their destruction could take place. Entering the monastery surreptitiously each night, he packed and removed crates full of books, theatrical costumes, artworks, and religious and personal items used by the His Holiness, ultimately saving 64 wooden chests-out of a total of 1500. He secretly buried these crates in various locations in the vicinity of Xamar Monastery. The crates remained hidden until 1990 when, with end of socialist rule in Mongolia, Tüdev's grandson Altangerel dug up the objects and founded the Danzanravzhaa Museum.
 | In commemoration of the legacy and teachings of His Holiness Dulduit Danzanravzhaa Fifth Wrathful Noble Xutagt of the Great Gobi (1803-1856) I did not overbearingly sophize Nor preach with pride and arrogance But having found a sense in this world Spoke the truth of my dear heart. |   |