The cities and villages of Georgia boast numerous museums and house museums for those seeking some culture and a deeper look into Georgia past and present. We've focused on the capital Tbilisi in this listing- check out what's on!
Georgian National Museum Simon Janashia Museum (3 Sh. Rustaveli Ave., Tbilisi)
Exhibitions:
GEORGIAN COSTUME AND WEAPONRY OF THE 18TH-20TH CENTURIES
NUMISMATIC TREASURY
EXHIBITION STONE AGE GEORGIA
ARCHEOLOGICAL TREASURE
NEW LIFE TO THE ORIENTAL COLLECTIONS
Until September 10
Under the joint initiative of Georgian National Museum and Georgian Post,
Exhibition: STORY TOLD BY POSTAGE STAMPS
Dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the first Georgian stamp.
Until August 31
Multimedia technology exhibition-
IMMAGICA. A JOURNEY INTO BEAUTY
Until September 8
The Georgian National Museum and the Embassy of Japan in Georgia present Japanese Calligraphy master Koshu's (Akemi Lucas) exhibition
"Echo"
Koshu took part in "Tokugawa and the Masters," part of which was hosted by the Georgian National Museum in October 2018. Koshu says her first visit to Signagi filled her heart with love and this is reflected in her subsequent works. "I hope my love for Georgia, poured into my artwork, is reflected and resonates in people's hearts, rippling out and leaving an echo for the future," she says.
KARVASLA- TBILISI HISTORY MUSEUM
Until September 10
The Georgian National Museum within the project "Contemporary Art Gallery" presents Vakho Bugadze's exhibition: ‘Three, Four"
With artists Gogi Okropiridze and Katrin Bolt and a documentary film about Vakho Bugadze.
MUSEUM OF SOVIET OCCUPATION
The exhibition hall is equipped with monitors, where visitors can see documentaries of various historical events. The exhibition also includes one of the train carriages in which the participants of the national uprising of 1924 were executed. It is also dedicated to the history of the anti-occupational, national-liberation movement of Georgia and to the victims of the Soviet political repression throughout this period.
MUSEUM OF ILLUSIONS (10 Betlemi Str., Tbilisi)
Discover the Museum of Illusions
Be brave and jump into an illusion created by the Vortex, deform the image of yourself in the Mirror Room, free yourself in the Infinity Room, resist the laws of gravity and size, and take selfies in every possible pose. Enjoy the collection of holograms and discover optical illusions.
MUSEUM OF BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS (10 Betlemi Str.)
The unique collection aims to provoke feelings of understanding among individuals and serve as some kind of therapy for those who have experience break-ups.