Niko Pirosmanishvili Museum
GEO-151799 Mirzaani, Oedoplistckharo
GEORGIA

Tel: +995-32/958673

Open: Tue-Sun 11-16h

Founded in 1958, the museum was opened in 1960 in Pirosmanishvili's native village, Mirzaani.
The museum keeps a valuable collection of his paintings. Moreover it has a notable collection of Georgian "pardagi" kilims decorated with figures.

Sighakhi Museum of History and Ethnography
Solomon Dodashvili Square 1
GEO-383210 Sighnagkhi
GEORGIA

Tel: +995-8255/32448

Open: Tue-Sun 10-16h, in winter closed on weekends

The museum was established in 1951 as the local museum for the region of Kizhiki.
Its holdings numbers 53,582 items. The museum has a valuable collection of archaeological findings excavated in the Kakheti region; its ethnographical material includes a rug collection.
The museum has five branches in local memorial museums.

Giorgi Chubinashvili Telavi Museum of History and Ethnography
Erekle II Square 2
GEO-383330 Telavi
GEORGIA

Tel: +995-250/31418

Open: Every day 11-16h, except on mondays

The museum is located on a historical site. It is a multi-disciplinary state museum, and
owns a large collection of ethnographical textiles.  

Akhmeta Local Museum
House of Culture
GEO-383350 Kvemo Alvani
GEORGIA

Open: Tue-Fri, Sun 12-17h

This local museum for the presentation of regional ethnography opened in the 1970ies as the Museum of Tusheti Ethnography and History. It owns a large collection relating to the history of the Tusheti region. Currently it keeps 17,400 objects.

Museum of Tusheti History and Ethnography
GEO-383350 Omalo (Tusheti region)
GEORGIA

Fax: +995-32/770748

Open: June-Oct, evey working day 10-16h 

This private museum illustrates the ethnography and history of Tusheti. It has a notable collection
of Tusheti "pardagi" (kilims) and felt hangings.

Samtskhe-Javakheti Historic Museum of Iv. Javakhishvili
GEO-383750 Akhaltsikhe
GEORGIA

Tel: +995-265/21622

Open: Tue-Fri, Sun 12-17h 

This state museum was opened in 1937. Since 1972 it has been located in its historical site in Akhaltiskhe.
The museum owns a large collection of archeology and epigraphy.
Its special exhibition hall is dedicated to rug production.
The museum conducts research relating to the region's archaeology, ethnography and history.

Ajhara State Museum
Ajhara Museum Union
Jincharadze Street 4
GEO-384500 Batumi
GEORGIA

Tel: 995-88222/71175

Open: Every day 9-17h 

This is a local, multi-disciplinary state museum.
Initiated in 1908 as an educational natural science museum, it became a state museum in 1943.
At present it owns 178,000 objects relating to history and natural history, as well as an archaeological collection of local finds, including gold treasures.
The museum owns a collection of ethnographic textiles made in the region.

Zugdidi Museum of History - Zugdidi Scientific Centre
David Agmashenebeli St. 2
GEO-384700 Zugdidi
GEORGIA

Tel: 995-215/26439

Open: Tue-Sun 10-17h

This museum was established in 1921 in the palace of the Prince of Samegrelo-Dadiani on the basis of archives and a variety of authentic objects. The holdings contain 50,000 items, including archaeological and ethnographical material, a collection of applied art and the private belongings of the last Prince of Samegrelo.
The Museum has a French language library.

Svaneti Museum of History and Ethnography
Stalin St. 55
GEO-384750 Mestia

Tel: 995-224/2158

Open: Tue-Sun 10-17h 

The museum was established in 1936 on the basis of the collection of St. George's Church of Seto. Its holdings contain 13,000 exhibits.
The museum keeps a collection of local archaeological finds; jewellery of the feudal age; 9th to 12th century manuscripts; icons of the Crucifixion; and local ethnographic material, including textiles.
The museum conducts important research and compiles data relating to local monuments.

N. Berdzenishvili State Museum of History and Ethnography of Kutaisi
Tbilisi St. 1
GEO-384000 Kutaisi
GEORGIA

Tel: +995-231/55677

Open: Tue-Sun 10-16h 

The museum was established in 1922, and keeps a collection of 190,000 exhibits. Its holdings contain historical materials from the Imereti and Racha regions. It also has archaeological, fine art,
numismatic and ethnographic collections that include textiles, a rare collection of epigraphy and manuscripts.