State Museum of Georgian Folk Songs and Musical Instruments (Tbilisi)
Address: 6, Samgebro str., (Narikala fortress road) 0105, Tbilisi
Phone: (+995 032) 2 457 721
E-mail: gia420@rambler.ru, shoshia1977@yahoo.com
Web-site: openmuseum.org/museum
Date of establishment: 1984
Judicial status of the museum: since 2005 - Legal Public Entity (under governmental control of Ministry of Culture and Monuments Protection of Georgia)
Type (profile): Art Museum
Quantity of stored items: 4500
Description: The museum houses collections of Georgian and South Caucasian people authentic musical instruments, as well as European mechanical and classical musical instruments, collection of arghans. In the museum are kept manuscript notes of Georgian folk music, audio-video records, phono-photo materials. There are also samples of fine and applied art, gramophone records (beginning of the XX c.) of Georgian folk songs and so called Oriental songs.
Working hours: Everyday except Monday, 11.00 – 18.00
Ticket price: Adult -3 Gels, Students - 1.5 Gels, Schoolchildren (max. 15 people) 0.5 Gels, Guided Tour Fee 10 GEL
Free of charge: Children under 6 years of age and homeless children. Groups: Employees of Georgian and Foreign Museums, ICOM members (with valid identification), First and second category disabled persons (with valid identification).
Exhibitions: Photo exhibition - Old performers of Georgian Folk songs, Georgian Folk instruments, Old Audio and Video records, albums.
Educational Programmes: “…And sounds Music” 2008), “Meeting with masters of musical instruments” (2009), “Ethno music evening” (2010)
Publications: Museum booklets, compact disks.
Playing Sirtaki on a street organ in Tbilisi Museum of Musical Instruments, Georgia
State Museum of Georgian Folk Songs and Musical Instruments has a lot of self-playing instruments, from the big collection of A. Revazishvili.
In the hall of arabic and turkish musical instruments, 13.03.2013.
Attention, the powerful sound can hurt Your ears! :)
Georgian Folk Music instruments
Site represents history of Georgian Folk Music instruments, instruments illustrations, general rules of constructing, methods of performance, folk melodies and songs. Materials are collected by the authors on basis of scientific and historical literature. Resources are original, certain part of processed information are obtained from craftsmen of folk instruments.
Website is created in close cooperation with Tbilisi State Museum of Georgian Folk Musical Instruments, Tbilisi State Museum of Arts; Kutaisi State Ethnographic Museum and also with art directors, craftsmen of Georgian national musical instruments.
Georgian State Museum of Folk and Applied Art (Tbilisi)
Address: 27, Shalva Dadiani str., 0105, Tbilisi
Phone: (+995 032) 2 99 61 52, 2 45 27 09
E-mail: info@folkartsmuseum.ge
Web-site: folkartsmuseum.ge
Date of establishment: 1899
Judicial status of the museum: The Legal Public Entity since 2005 (under the governmental control of Ministry of Culture and Monuments Protection of Georgia)
Type (profile): Art
Quantity of stored items: 10 000
Museum description: The museum houses collections of XIX-XX c.c. craft works from Georgia, as well as objects, mage by other Caucasian nations. In the museum are displayed gold and silver items, also objects – adornments, belts, weapons, household objects; there are also collections of Caucasian rugs and carpets, silk, leather, heavy cloth, felt objects, Khevsiretian (East Georgia, mountainous region) clothes, embroidery samples, tapestry; collection of local musical instruments; collections of folk craft objects. In the museum are stored works of Latvian artist Yuli Straume (1874-1970) the rich collection of drawings based on the Caucasian ethnographic material–ornament patterns, sketches, etc.
Working hours: Everyday except Monday, 10.00 – 17.00
Ticket price: Adult -3 GEL, Students - 1.5 GEL, Schoolchildren (max. 15 people) 0.5 GEL, Guided Tour Fee 10 GEL
Free of charge: Children under 6 years of age and homeless children. Groups: Employees of Georgian and Foreign Museums, ICOM members (with valid identification), First and second category disabled persons (with valid identification).
Expositions: periodical exhibitions “Georgian craft”
Educational programmes: “School-friend of museum”, “pupil guide”
Publications: Booklets of museum
Zashinava song in Georgia.
State Museum of Theatre, Music and Cinema in Tbilisi, Georgia
State Museum of Theatre, Music and Cinema in Tbilisi, Georgia
Georgian State Museum of Theatre, Music, Cinema and Choreography also referred as Art Palace; is located in Tbilisi, Georgia; Kargareteli Street #6; former Graph Oldenburg's Palace. Museum is open every day, except Monday.
The Georgian State Museum of Theatre, Music, Cinema and Choreography is an important depository for our cultural objects. The museum is housed in one of the most stunning buildings in Tbilisi. It was designed by a well-known architect of the time, Paul Stern, and is a perfect example of gothic and Islamic architecture. A three-storey tower, high merlons, beautifully decorated cornice, open terrace, and steep roofing combine to give the building an unusual look which is most uncharacteristic of the architectural style of Tbilisi.
The history of the construction adds even more charm to the building. In 1882, German Prince Constantine Oldenburg (1850-1906) met a beautiful woman called Agraphina Japaridze in Kutaisi. At the time she was married to Georgian nobleman Dadiani. Prince Oldenburg was so dazzled by her beauty that he decided to ignore her marital status and to confess his love for her. Prince Oldenburg’s confession turned Agraphina Japaridze's head; she quickly forgot her devotion to her husband, and the lovers left Kutaisi and went to settle in Tbilisi. Prince Oldenburg commissioned the building of the beautiful palace for his beloved as a token of his great affection for her. In 1927 the Museum of Theatre, founded by David Arsenishvili (1905-1963)- a famous Georgian public figure (later appointed as the First Director of the Andrei Rublev Museum in Moscow), was moved to the building. To date this is the only museum of its kind in the Caucasus region and it is one that equals the world's leading museums in the wealth of its collection. The museum comprises more than 300,000 objects that provide comprehensive information on the development of Georgian theatre, cinema, circus, folklore, opera, and ballet, as well as providing insight into the lives of eminent figures in respective fields.
Some museum exhibits date back to the classical era: of particular note is the antique mask which was excavated by archeologists in the town of Vani.
The Depository of Manuscripts and Archive Documents contains manuscripts of Ilia Chavchavadze, Akaki Tsereteli, Alexander Kazbegi, Aleksandre Akhmeteli, Kote Marjanishvili, Pyotr Tchaikokovsky, Feodor Chaliapin, and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
Kept at the museum are the personal archives of great Georgian composers Dimitri Arakishvili, Zakaria Paliashvili, Vano Sarajishvili, playwright and founder of modern Georgian theatre Giorgi Eristavi, and film director and screenwriter Mikheil Chiaureli, as well as plays and translations of William Shakespeare into Georgian by Ivane Machabeli.
The Depository of Books contains rare editions from the 17th to 19th centuries. Gramophone records, posters, and theatre and film costumes are also preserved.
The Depository of Photos and Negatives includes unique materials of such prominent films as: Jim Shvante, Mamluk, and Giorgi Saakadze.
The Depository of Fine Arts has a rich collection of 16th- and 17th-century Persian miniatures, 18th-century French engravings, and the best examples of the old style of Tbilisi painting. The museum boasts the paintings and graphics of Léon Bakst, Alexander Benua, Fernand Liege, David Kakabadze, Lado Gudiashvili, Elene Akhvlediani, Peter Otskheli, and Irakli Parjiani.
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Gamarjoba, Sakartvelo!
Travel impressions from Georgia (with English subtitles) 2018.04.11-14
Places: 3:15 Uplistsikhe
7:38 Gori
8:30 Tbilisi
12:43 Kvareli (Kindzmarauli Winery)
14:14 Georgian night with music in Sighnaghi
36:34 Sighnaghi
40:05 Bodbe Monastery
43:05 Winery museum
52:30 Tbilisi
01:09:49 Jvari Monastery
01:11:18 Mtskheta
Music: 0:13 Georgian folk band Qurmukhi (vocal)
3:58 The State Ensemble of Georgian folk singing Basiani
11:37 “Saxumaro” by Georgian folk band Mtieli
37:46 Unknown Georgian artist
52:43 “Point of View” by DB Boulevard
1:08:33 Georgian folk band Qurmukhi (instrumental)
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Georgian National String quartet, Chiche tura by Sulkhan Tsintsadze, Concert in auditorium of Georgian National Museum, 02.03.2011
Tbilisi, Mount Mtatsminda
Mount Mtatsminda
Tbilisi, Georgia
Georgian Folk Music, Composition, Cover Gandagana
Amirsona's Home Studio (Amiran Diasamidze)
SAKARTVELO — Georgian mythology
«SAKARTVELO — Georgian mythology»
Anri Basilaia, Belka Meskhichvili, Dima Antadze, Mamuka Mikeladze, Maya Chijavadze
27 may - 09 june 2010
Galerie OREL ART
Open Air Museum of Ethnography, Tbilisi, Georgia
The Giorgi Chitaia Open Air Museum of Ethnography in Tbilisi, Georgia houses cultural architecture and exhibits from all over Georgia. Located in the Vake district, the whole museum covers 52 hectures of land and comprises over 14 ethnographic zones, 70 historical buildings and over 8,000 folk artifacts, including traditional household items. With friendly English and Russian speaking guides, the museum provides an excellent insight into Georgian culture and history.
Turtle Lake, a weekend recreational destination for Georgians, is also located uphill from the museum. It makes a pleasant stroll and there are cafés and restaurants for those who wish to grab a drink or a bite in the peaceful surrounding.
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National Botanical Garden of Georgia
Georgian National Museum. D. Shevardnadze National Gallery (9 April Park, Tbilisi, Georgia)
Address: 11, Shota Rustaveli Ave., 0108, Tbilisi
Phone: (+995 032) 2 15 73 00
E-mail: nationalgallery@museum.ge
Web-site: museum.ge
Date of establishment: 1917
Judicial status of the museum: since 2007 – unified in the Legal Public Entity - Georgian National Museum
(under the governmental control of Ministry of Culture and Monuments Protection of Georgia)
Type (profile): Art
Quantity of stored items: More than 30 000 items
Museum collection description: In the museum funds of the museum are stored more than 30.000 items of contemporary Georgian art (painting, sculpture, graphics and decorative art). Among them are works of Elene Akhvlediani, David Kakabadze, Lado Gudiashvili, Sergo Kobuladze, Zurab Nizharadze, Edmund Kalandadze, Tengiz Mirzashvili, Dimitri Eristavi, Merab Berdzenishvili, Elguja Amashukeli, Irakli Parjiani, Gia Bugadze, Gia Gugushvili, Levan Lagidze, Nana Churgulia, Gogi Tsereteli, etc.
Working hours: Everyday except Monday, 10.00am – 18.00pm
Ticket price: Adult -5 GEL, Students - 1.00 GEL, Schoolchildren 0.5 GEL, Guided Tour Fee: schoolchildren - 10 GEL, adults - 25 GEL.
Free of charge: Children under 6 years of age and homeless children. Groups: Employees of Georgian and Foreign Museums, ICOM members (with valid identification), First and second category disabled persons (with valid identification), specialists and students connected to museum (with valid identification).
Exhibitions: Periodical exhibition of different collections in Georgia and in foreign countries museums.
Educational Programmes: The Georgian National Museum created the Department of Educational Programmes in 2005 which are focus on the Museum collections (E-mail: program@museum.ge, phone: (+995 593) 328 345)
Publications: Museum catalogues and booklets
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Georgian National String quartet, 'Sachidao' by Sulkhan Tsintsadze, Concert in auditorium of Georgian National Museum, 02.03.2011
01 Winnie's Song - Caravan - Georgian Banov
Winnie's Song. Track 1 from the album Caravan by Georgian Banov. I do not own the rights to this song.
Mtatsminda Pantheon and Miraculous Spring, Tbilisi, Georgia
Museum of Money (Tbilisi, Georgia) / ფულის მუზეუმი
If you are fond of numismatics, the most curious thing you can find there is the Money Museum, housed in the bank. The museum was established in 2001. The museum's exposition bears in a chronological order a manycentury history of money industry and money circulation in Georgia since the 4th century B.C. as well as money from foreign countries: Kolkhuri tetri, Macedonian starter, antique coins, Arabian drachmas, Venetian ducats… Here you can buy copies of old Georgian money, modern Georgian investment, jubilee and collection money.
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Georgian National String quartet, 'Suliko' by Sulkhan Tsintsadze, Concert in auditorium of Georgian National Museum, 02.03.2011