The capital of Georgia is famous for its huge number of attractions, among which the museums of Tbilisi take pride of place. A large flow of tourists visit them every year, spending more than one day to see as much as possible. There are situations when there is not much time to walk around the city, but you want to look at Georgian life, ancient canvases, exhibits, paintings and artifacts. Below is a list of popular places in the city, a visit to which will bring aesthetic pleasure.
National museum of Tbilisi
It is part of one single network that unites many historical institutions of the country, which is called the Georgian National Museum (Georgian national museum). The merger occurred relatively recently in 2004 due to the reforms taking place at that time. For simplified management, it was decided to create a network of largest museums, on at the moment their number reaches 13 pieces.
The Georgian National Museum is the oldest representative of the art corner, founded in 1825 and has experienced several unpleasant events. In 1921, it was taken to Europe, and the return took place in 1945. In 1991, during the change of government, the building received multiple damages, and a year later there was a fire. Currently, this is the best state museum dedicated to the history of the Caucasus.
On the ground floor there are halls that house a museum exhibition from the 2nd century. BC - coins, tools, dishes, jewelry. The most interesting exhibit, tourists find fossilized remains ancient man, who lived 2 million years ago. They belong to representatives of a species that lived off the coast of Africa.
The second and third floors are dedicated to the period of Soviet occupation.
Museum of Soviet occupation (The museum of Soviet occupation)
The opening took place in 2006, but it lasted only a short time due to closure for renovations necessary for the old part of the building. The restoration was completed in 2011, presenting renovated halls that create a striking contrast with Soviet symbols related to historical period Georgia 1921-1991 Modern interior, lighting, musical accompaniment in the hall, distinguish the museum among similar establishments countries.
At the entrance there is a fragment of the carriage in which the revolutionaries were shot in 1924. Further movement through the hall occurs clockwise, where you can see historical documents and photographs of victims of political repression in Georgia. The exhibits from 1920-1930 are of particular interest. In the center of the hall there is a commissar's table, where you can sit. Despite its historical value describing the harshness of the Soviet regime, the opening of the museum was condemned by certain Russian politicians, indicating the propaganda of nationalism in Georgia.
Ethnographic Museum of Georgia
A very unusual adventure will be a visit to an ethnographic corner in Tbilisi, located under open air, which was given life by historian Georgy Chitaya in 1966. The best exhibits brought from different parts of all 14 ethnographic regions of the country are stored on the territory. The exhibition is divided into the same number of parts.
The museum complex resembles a village, in which, in addition to buildings, there are additionally:
- Barns;
- Stables;
- Kitchens;
- Hunting lodges;
- Cellars for storing wine.
It is very interesting to visit buildings intended for housing. Inside, everything looks as it did in historical times. Each room corresponds to a specific region and includes its furniture, dishes, clothing, and tools.
Among household items, a very interesting and popular one is a deep goblet, inside of which a ring was placed at the bottom. The vessel was filled with wine, which a person must drink in one gulp. The test was passed when the sound of the ring hitting the empty cup was heard.
Tbilisi museum of Pirosmani
Founded in 1984 The museum is entirely dedicated to the life and work of the famous Georgian artist Niko Pirosmani (Pirosamishvili). The master's biography is filled with interesting facts that surprise and deserve admiration for this man.
It is known that Niko is a native Georgian who became a self-taught artist. IN early childhood he lost his parents, so he had to learn to read and write on his own. Having changed many auxiliary jobs, the artist decided to make a living through his favorite pastime, painting signs and gradually revealing his talent. At this time, popularity came to him, which never brought the long-awaited financial profit. A couple of years later, Niko dies in poverty.
One of the halls is a small room under the stairs, in which Niko Pirosmani spent recent years life. Hundreds of works by the master are presented to the viewer, among which paintings on oilcloths and copies of famous masterpieces are of interest.
The remaining halls of the museum contain Pirosmani’s personal belongings, his bed, his desk and his mother’s designer carpet.
Doll museum
This is one of the most popular places to visit not only for adults, but also for young children. The founder was teacher Tinatin Tumanishvili in 1933. Initially, only a couple of rooms were allocated for the collection kindergarten Tbilisi. Later, as new items were replenished, the museum moved to the House of Pioneers. In the early 90s, there was a robbery, 24 unique dolls were stolen, which have not yet been found.
Currently, 3,000 exhibits have been collected, including best works both folk craftsmen and representatives from different parts of the world, such as China, India, Europe, etc. The dolls belong to the era of the 19th-21st centuries and are made of different possible materials. The following works received the most popularity:
- Russian dancing doll named Svetlana;
- Puppet holding a pearl;
- Doll blowing soap bubbles;
- An ensemble of playing dolls.
For those interested in the culture of the Caucasus, the National Museum of Georgia in Tbilisi will be an excellent guide to better experience the history of this country. For other visitors, this will be a new and educational pastime and discovery.
Or from the embankment or from the Shardeni quarter. This big building three floors, which is supposed to tell about the history of the city, but in reality its exhibition is very, very modest and the area is used mainly for exhibitions and souvenir shops.
Story
The museum building itself is a large piece of the city’s history. As many people know, in 1795 Tbilisi was burned to the ground by the Iranians. After this, the city gradually begins to recover: houses and shops are built, and over time they begin to build what would now be called a “shopping center.” These were caravanserais. Perhaps the first was the caravanserai of the Armenian Artsruni family, built in 1818. It was built on the foundation of an older caravanserai and it seems that the first floor (which is not visible now) is almost from the 15th century.
There were 33 in the building hotel rooms, 24 shops and warehouses. At that time, one of the facades of the building faced the river; now it faces the embankment.
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The finest hour of this caravanserai came in 1850, when the heir Alexander (the future Alexander II) visited Tbilisi. On the evening of September 28, the Tiflis Armenians gave him a ceremonial reception in the caravanserai building. A garden with a fountain and fish was then built in the courtyard, and in the evening this garden was decorated with Chinese lanterns. Alexander walked along the “dark rows” (where the Sherdeni quarter is now), returned to the caravanserai, and from his balcony watched the Tiflis residents dance on rafts on the Kura. All this fun lasted until midnight, after which Alexander returned to the newly built Vorontsov Palace. And the people walked for another three hours.
In those years, the caravanserai looked something like this:
The main façade was rebuilt in the Art Nouveau style at the beginning of the 20th century, and the courtyard was decorated with metal gratings a little earlier.
IN Soviet era A highway was laid in front of this facade, and the river level was raised. They say that part of the building's basements were flooded at that time, and they are still filled with water.
If you're interested, you can walk around the building and look at its rear façade. Previously, this was an embankment.
Modernity
The museum building has three floors. The entire bottom (-1) is occupied by small shops that sell souvenirs at inflated prices. The first floor is occupied by the museum's exhibition itself, and the third floor is reserved for temporary exhibitions. Usually contemporary artists exhibit there.
We must immediately bear in mind that there is very little history as such in the museum. You will learn nothing about the founding of the city, the Emirate of Tbilisi, the Khorezmian invasion, or the Persian invasion of 1795. The main theme of the exhibition is Tbilisi in the 19th century. Here you will see models of old houses, all sorts of old typewriters and plates, a copy of a Tbilisi restaurant of that time and a carriage. All this is very modest and does not cost 3 lari. It happens that a museum is of interest only to specialists, but here there are more difficult case.
The third floor is always empty. Paintings and graphics are located here, and as a rule, they exhibit contemporary artists. There is little interest in them in Georgia, and the artists themselves are far from Malevichs.
One of the halls on the third floor
Example of painting of the third floor:
Formal data
Cost: 3 GEL
Students: 1 GEL
Working hours: 10:00 - 18:00
Working days: Tuesday-Sunday
Address: Old town, Sioni street, building 8
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When coming to sunny Georgia, few people think about visiting museums. There are so many beautiful, unusual and exciting things around - nature, people, cuisine, and architecture - that you want to embrace everything. But don't neglect visiting a few of these special places. Having visited them, you will learn about this amazing country there is a lot of interesting things, feel the atmosphere of the East, antiquity, touch art and traditions and recharge yourself with positive energy. If it's a rainy day in the capital, or you're wandering the streets of the old city, or walking on Rustaveli, where most of the museums are located, take this opportunity and visit the most interesting centers of history, art and culture in Tbilisi.
Ethnographic open-air museum
The museum is located on the shore of Turtle Lake. Here are examples of architecture (70 buildings) and ethnography from different regions of Georgia - more than 800 items! You can admire beautiful nature, breathe in the clean air of the suburbs and look at the reconstruction of ancient Georgian houses, representing different corners Georgia - Darbazi houses from the east, tower houses from the mountainous regions, large wooden dwellings with thatched roofs from the western part of the country, hunting houses, houses of the rich and poor of past centuries, and many others. 
You can go into the houses to explore their fascinating contents: household items, ancient furniture and dishes, looms and spinning wheels, clothes and ancient chests and many all kinds of little things that send visitors to a completely different world. On weekends, if you're lucky, in one of the houses - Katkheti - you can see how traditional local bread is baked and visitors are treated to fresh shotis puri and cheese.
Mills, maranis (ancient wine cellars), forges, carts, carpets, barns and chests - all this stuns the imagination and gives a vivid idea of the life of the inhabitants of Georgia in ancient times. 
Of course here more interesting in summer, when it’s warm, and all the exhibits are open, and on weekends, master classes on clay modeling, cloisonne enamel and other local folk crafts are held here for those interested.
Address: Turtle Lake Road (Kustba Kucha), 1.
How to get there: There are buses No. 61, No. 9 and 82 from Freedom Square. You need to get off at the next stop after the Russian Embassy. The road goes up, about one and a half kilometers. Therefore, we recommend taking a taxi, especially if you are with children.
Opening hours: from 10:00 to 20:00 except Mondays (during the cold season - from 10:00 to 17:00).
Price: 3 lari ($1.15), schoolchildren - 50 tetri ($0.2), children under 6 years old - free. Guided tour – 10-25 GEL ($3.8-9.5).
Museum of Retro Cars
Here you can see a collection of retro cars produced in the USSR. All cars are in excellent condition. The museum even has a retro convertible. You'll take great photos! Anyone who is nostalgic for those times, or simply loves cars, is recommended to visit.
Address: st. Automuseum (formerly Lortkipanidze), 7.
How to get there: It’s best to take a taxi, since this museum is located a little far from the city center, but you can also take the metro to Varketili station, and then take minibus No. 216 (warn the driver that you need to go to “AvtoMuseumi”).
Opening hours: 10:00-18:00.
Price: adults – 5 GEL ($1.85), children – 3 GEL ($1.10).
Silk Museum
Here you will see a collection of 5,000 species of cocoons, butterflies and silkworms. A variety of exhibits related to silk production are presented - spindles, houses for silkworms, spinning wheels. The museum even raises its own caterpillars and allows visitors to feed them fresh mulberry leaves from April to June.
Address: st. Giorgi Tsabadze, 6.
How to get there: The museum is located next to Mushtaidi Park. Minibuses No. 6, 85 and 109 go here from Kolkhoznaya Square.
Opening hours: 11:00-17:00, except Monday.
Price: adult ticket – 3 GEL ($1.10), for children under 6 years old free, for schoolchildren and students – 1 GEL ($0.35).
House-Museum of Tea
This tiny museum is located in the city center. It was founded by the president of the association of organic tea producers. The tea house contains interesting documents, photographs and varieties of tea, and not only local ones. You can buy both Georgian and foreign tea, and the prices are not too high. Learn about the peculiarities of local tea production, look at photos of plantations, taste high-quality tea - all this can be done here, in the very heart of the old city, with a friendly and attentive guide.
Address: st. Galaktion Tabidze, 15.
How to get there: on foot from Freedom Square - the museum is located on the street to the right of the former city hall building (the building with the clock).
Opening hours: 12:00-19:00, on weekends – from 13:00 to 19:00.
Price: Free admission.
Stalin's underground printing house
A real printing house of a leader. You can go down the shaft into the dungeon and see the same typewriter on which revolutionary leaflets were once printed. You will hear interesting stories from the life of Joseph Vissarionovich from a guide passionate about his work. Unfortunately, the museum operates almost exclusively on the enthusiasm of its employees, so the condition of the premises and exhibits is quite deplorable.
Address: st. Kaspi 7.
How to get there: by taxi.
Opening hours: from 12:00 to 17:00, except Sunday.
Price: payment for entrance and guide services is a voluntary donation for the needs of the museum.
National Museum of Georgia. them. Simone Janashia
This large and fascinating museum is part of the national museum complex and one of its 13 branches. Known for its impressive collections and collections of all kinds of household items and art from various periods, starting with the Bronze Age. The museum has a lot of exhibits from the territories of the Caucasus different eras, including ancient finds dating back to the 3rd century BC, specimens archaeological excavations on the territory of Georgia, collections of ancient coins, weapons, carpets. 
It is here that the skulls of the famous Homo Georgicus Zezva and Mzia are located - ancient hominids found in Dmanisi, and their reconstruction appearance. These skeletal fragments are of utmost importance to scientists - these ancient people are the oldest representatives of the genus Homo discovered outside of Africa. From others valuable exhibits you can see stones with Urartian writing, the Akhalgori treasure, Bagineti jewelry, the golden house from Svaneti, the Mikhetian treasure and much more that amazes the imagination. 
Inside the same building there is a museum of the Soviet occupation, popular among tourists - its visit is included in the ticket price. The soundtrack in the museum and the carriage in which the rebels were shot in 1924 are impressive. You should view the museum's exhibition in a clockwise direction.
Address: Rustaveli Ave., 3.
How to get there: walk from the Freedom Square metro station - you need to cross the street via the underground passage near the Government House.
Opening hours: from 10:00 to 18:00 except Mondays.
Price: 5 lari (about $2).
Museum of History of Georgia (former Caravanserai)
Despite the name, there is little Georgian history in this museum. But here you will get an idea of what Tbilisi looked like in the 19th century. The history of this building is interesting - it was once a Caravanserai, that is, the first shopping mall in the city!
The museum contains a collection of models of old Tbilisi houses, samples of clothing, furniture and dishes from the 19th century are presented. There are life-size exhibits - shops of various crafts and services, souvenir shops, dukhan. If you take a guide, visiting this museum will become much more interesting.
Address: St. Sioni, house 8. Old Town
How to get there: on foot from the former st. Leselidze, or st. Shardeni.
Opening hours: 11:00-16:00, except Monday.
Price: entrance – 5 GEL ($2), guide – 25 GEL ($9.50) for a group of 1 to 4 people.
House Museum named after Niko Pirosmanishvili
The legend about the poor artist who threw a million roses at the feet of his beloved attracts us with its simplicity and romance. Although not much is known about Pirosmani, the story of his life is filled with many interesting details, which you will learn by listening to the guide in the house-museum of the primitivist artist. Niko really loved the actress Margarita de Sevres, whom the whole of Tiflis idolized, and once strewn the street in front of her windows with flowers - but not roses, but lilacs and acacias - this probably happened in the spring! Legend has it that his beloved gave him a kiss for this act, but that was the end of their love story; Pirosmani was unable to achieve reciprocity from the beautiful Frenchwoman.
It is known that he was an orphan and came to the capital from Mirzaani. Here he learned to read and write, and began to draw his amazing paintings.
This museum is located in the house where famous artist lived his last years (1920s). Here, in a small room under the stairs, from where he was taken to the hospital before his death, household items and furniture that belonged to him were preserved. In the museum you can see the originals of his unique paintings - “Village Wedding”, “Margarita”, “Deer” and others. Sometimes Niko was so limited in funds that he painted on the back of oilcloth and took on any orders, for example, numerous signs for Tbilisi dukhans. You can still see reproductions of his paintings on the signs of khinkali and canteens while walking around Tbilisi.
Address: st. Niko Pirosmanishvili, 29.
How to get there: walk from metro station Vokzalnaya Square.
Opening hours: from 11:00 to 19:00, weekends – Saturday and Sunday.
Price: 3 lari ($1.15).
National Gallery – Blue Gallery of Georgia
First of all, it is worth visiting this museum to see the most complete collection of paintings by Niko Pirosmanishvili. The famous primitivist artist lived and worked in Tbilisi, and it is here that you can see the originals of his works, which invariably evoke warm and sentimental feelings in people. The gallery constantly hosts photo exhibitions and exhibitions contemporary art and other events. In addition to Pirosmani, the museum has a collection of works by Gudiashvili, sculpture and paintings of other famous Georgian artists. On the third floor there are paintings and installations in the “contemporary art” style.
National Museum Georgia, at the moment, is a system of several museums, and this building (Rustaveli, building 3) is only part of it, the Simon Janashia Museum. Inside you can see gold from Vanya, hominin bones from Dmanisi and one of the world's largest collections of Urartian inscriptions. Closed on Mondays. Entrance costs 5 lari, the ticket allows you to see the entire museum. Only the Gold Fund really works and famous museum Soviet occupation.
The spacious, austere building is discreetly stylized as Old Georgian architecture. Previously, the Caucasian Museum, which has existed since 1825, was located here. The museum is a unique repository of objects of Caucasian culture. The pearl of the museum is the Golden Fund - materials from excavations on the Trialeti mound (2nd century BC). This included gold and silver vessels and ceramics. Gold cup decorated precious stones And geometric pattern gained fame all over the world. In the museum collection - jewelry V-IV centuries BC BC, collections of coins and weapons from the countries of the Middle East, handicrafts, textiles, carpets, clothing, magnificent wood carvings.
Ethnographic Museum in Tbilisi
The most active creator of the Ethnographic Museum in Tbilisi was academician Georgiy Chitaya, a prominent scientist, head and founder of the Georgian ethnographic school.
Despite the fact that the idea of creating a museum was at the end of the 30s of the last century, it was possible to open the museum only in 1966.
This was due to political pressure on the independent academician; it was often such that he was sharply criticized at meetings. He was not awarded, he only had a medal: “Friendship of Peoples,”
The museum occupies almost 50 hectares, on which there are about 70 residential and commercial buildings brought from different parts Georgia.
In every home huge amount things that people used several centuries ago.
The museum is located within the city limits near Turtle Lake, entrance cost is approximately 2 GEL (10 UAH), opening hours daily, except Mondays, 11.00-16.00.
State Museum of Art of Georgia
The State Museum of Art of Georgia is a collection of paintings not only from Georgia, but also from the East, Russia and Europe. The collection fund amounts to about 140,000 unique works of art.
At the beginning of the 20th century there was a National Art Gallery here, but thanks to the demand for the conceived idea, its scale increased and was replenished with new exhibits, which included not only historical paintings, but also manuscripts, metalwork, jewelry, one of the most important museums in Georgia appeared here. The museum itself moved several times and for some time its exhibits were even in the church, thus all the collections remained untouched even in the most turbulent times of the country.
At the present time, the desire to look at the national treasures of the nation has been demonstrated so large number person that the Museum began to frequently hold temporary exhibitions in other museums in Georgia and abroad. Among the treasures of the museum are priceless masterpieces of medieval coinage of the 8th-13th centuries, the golden cup of Bagrat III (999), the golden breast cross of Queen Tamar, decorated with emeralds, rubies, and pearls, with the inscription “King and Queen Tamar.” This cross was made in the last quarter of the 12th century.
The museum houses the oldest in Georgia, dating back to the 6th century, the Anchi Icon of the Savior Not Made by Hands (Anchiskhati). Here you can see works of Chinese and Japanese art, monuments of Egyptian, Iranian and Indian art, shawls from India, Turkey, Iran, Persian carpets.
Fine art is represented by paintings by European masters, Russian artists- I. Repin, V. Surikov, V. Serov, I. Aivazovsky, A. Vasnetsov.
Sights of Tbilisi
I already said a little about the museums of Tbilisi in the previous post, but, strictly speaking, in ethnographic museum we weren't. But on our last day in Georgia, we made up for lost time by visiting three museums in the capital. First of all, we went to the National Museum of Georgia. Simone Janashia - main museum country, known primarily for its magnificent collection of Colchis gold jewelry from the 6th-4th centuries BC. But there is also an interesting collection of ancient icons, magnificent examples of gold embroidery, an archaeological exhibition, a wonderful selection of Iranian portraits of the Qajar era, as well as the odious museum of the Soviet occupation, which, of course, we did not go to. Despite the huge amount of treasures, you can absolutely freely photograph any exhibits in the museum (in general, things are going well with photography in Georgia; problems sometimes arose only in particularly strict monasteries). There is also a decent-quality local store with a good selection of souvenirs and literature, including in Russian.
One of the most famous exhibits of the museum is gold women's pendants from Akhalgori (IV century BC), made in Colchian style.
But the museum begins with an exhibition dedicated to the primitive communal system.
Gold Colchian jewelry from Sairkhe (IV century BC).
Gold pendant from the burial of a noble Colchian woman from Vani (V century BC).
Pin from a burial in Vani (IV century BC).
From there is a beautiful silver belt (late IV century BC).
Hunting scenes are intricately engraved on the belt.
Gold stripes on clothes from the burial of a noble person (IV century BC).
Silver spoon with an image of a bull and a dog (IV-III centuries BC).
A dish from a burial of the Roman period (II-III centuries AD).
Silver dish of the Sasanian era (III-V centuries AD).
Bracelets made of gold and gems from Armazi (III-V centuries AD).
The necklace is from the same place.
Magnificent silver vessels with hunting scenes (III-IV centuries AD).
Beautiful necklace from Armazi (2nd century AD).
Sandstone stele, Eastern Georgia (VIc).
Stele with Biblical scenes (VIII-IX centuries, Southern Georgia).
Air, gold embroidery (XIV century).
And its wonderful details.
Manuscript of the 12th-13th centuries and tools of a medieval book writer and miniaturist.
Icon of John the Baptist (beginning of the 14th century).
Large triptych of the Virgin Mary (early 14th century).
And its details are Joachim and Anna.
Wonderful sakkos (1st half of the 18th century).
There are such luxurious embroideries on it.
Fresco of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, from the Khala Church (late 15th-early 16th centuries), Western Georgia.
Another fine example of gold embroidery is a church shroud from Imereti (XVI century).
Nativity of Christ and baptism (17th century icons, Urbnisi, Eastern Georgia).
Gospel of the 16th century.
Reliefs depicting King Ashot (left panel) (IX century) from the Klareti monastery (now the territory of Turkey).
The Colchis cap (II-I centuries BC) was used for soldering when decorating products made of precious metals with precious stones.
Alaverdi Gospel (1054, 17th century cover).
Bronze and early Iron Age figurines.
And another figurine from the early Iron Age.
Lamps ancient period(Vani, Ic BC).
Persian books with miniatures from the 18th century.
The Georgian Museum has a magnificent collection of Iranian Qajar portraits from the 19th century:
Woman with a mirror.
Sisters.
Musician.
Portrait of Faridun.
Portrait of Abbas Mirza.
Mohammad Shah.
Portrait of a woman from the time of Nasreddin Shah. This fashion spread in the Shah's harem after Nasreddin's visit to Russia, where he saw ballet for the first time. Upon his return, the enchanted Shah ordered his wives and concubines to dress in this way.
And this is a decorative dish from Japan (XVIII-XIX centuries):
Opposite the museum is the Vorontsov Palace, built for the Tsar's governor in the Caucasus, Mikhail Vorontsov.
A stone's throw from the Georgian Museum on the same Rustaveli Avenue is the so-called. Blue Gallery - art museum of two and a half halls (though quite large), which contains the country’s largest collection of paintings by the famous Georgian artist Niko Pirosmani. In addition, there are many paintings by David Kakabadze and Lado Gudiashvili (who, to be honest, as draftsmen are immeasurably higher than the self-taught Pirosmani, but the paths to world fame are inscrutable).
National Gallery of Georgia. Niko Pirosmani. Fisherman.
Niko Pirosmani. Still life.
Niko Pirosmani. Dipper in the moonlight.
Niko Pirosmani. Donkey Bridge.
Niko Pirosmani. Sviri.
Niko Pirosmani. Tatar camel driver.
Deer is one of the Samyz famous paintings artist.
Niko Pirosmani. Family picnic.
Niko Pirosmani. Kazheti train.
David Kakabadze. The fish clicked.
David Kakabadze. Three citizens.
David Kakabadze. Holiday with friends.
David Kakabadze. Self-portrait.
David Kakabadze. Imereti. My mother.
Lado Gudiashvili. Pegasus.
Blue Gallery - National Gallery of Georgia (1888).
The situation with art galleries in Tbilisi is quite confusing. In my opinion, the main art museum of Tbilisi is the Museum fine arts them. Amiranashvili, which is located on Freedom Square. There are fewer Georgian artists here, but there are Russian, Dutch, Italian artists, and even one Cranach. The museum also contains a treasury, where you need to buy a separate ticket (visiting only with a guided tour, and quite expensive) and where, unfortunately, we did not get to - several noisy people stood in line in front of us school groups, and there was no way to wait for them to pass. However, we did not experience a lack of museum impressions that day; we had a blast, one might say, during the entire trip, in which there were very few museums. Therefore, we finally chose to look into our favorite Racha cafe, where we ended our stay in Georgia with another consumption of khinkali and good local draft beer.
Gigo Gabashvili. Old Tbilisi.
Lado Gudashvili. By the lake.
Joos van Cleve. Holy family(XVI century).
Omophorion ser. XVII century with gospel scenes.
Veil with scenes of mourning (XV century).
Konstantin Makovsky. Portrait of M. Volkonskaya.
The Museum of Fine Arts even has Lucas Cranach the Elder (The Pimp).