Tbilisi Museums: overview, features, interesting facts and reviews

Museums of Tbilisi attract many tourists from different countries. There are so many museums here that you need to stock up enough time to have time to see everything. But if you only came for a couple of days and you do not have much time to study the country, and you want to see as much as possible, then we bring to your attention a list of the most interesting and popular museums in the capital of Georgia. Let's start our virtual tour.

Top 9 museums in Tbilisi

For the convenience of the choice of institutions, we have compiled a ranking list, having previously studied a large number of reviews on the Internet. But if your favorite museum in Tbilisi did not enter it, then it's okay. Do not forget that the tastes of people can be completely different.

Ninth place

The ninth place in this list is the State Museum of Georgian Literature, which bears the name of the great national poet Giorgi Leonidze. It is located in the heart of the city, so it's easy to get to it, almost all buses go there. The entrance to the museum is free, but if you want to use the help of a guide, then its cost depends on the number of people, since there are discounts for a group of more than twenty people. Here are collected rare texts, manuscripts and other exhibits of the X-XX century.

Eighth place

The Georgian State Museum of Theater, Music, Cinema and Choreography takes the eighth place. It collected about 200,000 exhibits, which tell of the development of Georgian art. Among them there are audio and video recordings, posters, costumes, manuscripts, photographs, as well as awards of outstanding Georgian actors. The collection of the museum is constantly replenished. It is located on Kargareteli Street, 6. The schedule is five-day: from Monday to Friday, from 10 to 17.

Seventh Place

The museum of money of the National Bank of Georgia was opened in 2001. There are 3 rooms in it. In the first, visitors will be able to see the history of the development of monetary circulation, starting from 6 in BC. E. And ending with our days. In the second room you will see old coins collected from all over the world, there is also a copy of the coins of David IV Agmashenebeli. And in the latter you will be presented with modern money, which are divided into groups dedicated to different continents.

There is a museum on Leonidze Street, 3/5. Works 5 days a week, except Saturday and Sunday, from 9.00 to 18.00. The ticket price is 5 lari (or 115 rubles), for children discounts are provided.

In the sixth place

Pirosmani Museum in Tbilisi takes the sixth place. It is dedicated to the life of the famous artist of Georgia Niko Pirosmani (Pirosmanishvili). The museum was opened in 1984 by the decision of the first secretary of the city party committee.

About this artist is not known as much as we would like. At an early age, he lost his parents and moved to Georgia, where he learned the art of drawing. An interesting fact: the exact location of his burial was not found.

The museum is located in a small cellar, where the last years of Pirosmani's life passed, and includes only a couple hundred exhibits. His address: Pirosmani street, 29. Opening hours: Monday to Friday 11.00 to 19.00. The entrance costs 3 lari.

Fifth place

The Tbilisi Museum of Art has more than 150,000 copies of rare works of art. The most unique exhibits were the cross of Queen Tamara, the icon of the Savior Not Made by Hands and the golden cup of Bagrat III. Also here you can see a lot of pictures of Russian artists, such as Ilya Repin, Ivan Aivazovsky, Valentin Serov, Vasily Surikov and other European masters.

There are not only paintings, but also statuettes, dishes, carpets and shawls. There is a museum on Gudiashvili street, 1. The entrance is free, but please note: the day off on Monday, and the museum is open from 10.00 to 17.00.

Fourth place

The most interesting for children from the museums of Georgia (Tbilisi) will be the Puppet Museum, which was opened in 1937. Unfortunately, in the 90s it was robbed and closed for 15 years. Rebuilt and replenished, it opened only in 2008.

Now in the museum - about 3000 dolls from different countries and materials. Here are absolutely stunning exhibits: winding, ivory, musical and many others. There is no limit to the delight of children when they come here. It remains to clarify the address: Shavteli Street, 12.

Third place

It is occupied by the Ethnographic Museum of Tbilisi. It is located in the open air. The aim of the museum is to show the individual architecture of each region of the country. It collected 8,000 copies from fourteen regions, so it resembles a village created from various buildings. In addition to geographical differences, the exhibits also differ in history. The oldest of these dates back to the 5th century AD. Here you can also see various auxiliary buildings: forges, cellars (marani), barns and stables. And in ordinary rooms - interesting everyday objects of life.

The schedule of work is from 10:00 to 20:00, and the last sale of tickets takes place half an hour before closing. The ticket costs 1.5 lari, and for students and even less - 0.5 lari. We recommend that you use the help of a guide to study this museum, otherwise some things you just can not understand.

It is located at: Turtle Lake Road, 1. The museum can be reached by taxi or from the Bagebi bus stop by bus.

Second place

The Museum of Soviet occupation of Tbilisi is a part of the network of museums in the country. He received a share of fame because of good advertising during the development of anti-Soviet sentiments in Georgia. Despite the policy of this museum, it is very interesting and informative. The complex was founded on May 26, 2006, but almost immediately was closed for repairs. And only after 5 years it was again open to visitors. The museum reflects the history of the Soviet period of Georgia. It is distinguished by modern decoration and darkened walls, as well as musical accompaniment.

When you go into the room, you will see a part of the car, where the rebels of 1924 were shot. The exposition should be viewed clockwise. Here a large number of documents and various historical photographs. There are exhibits of the 20's and 30's of the last century. And in the central part you will see the commissioner's desk, behind which you can even sit.

Information that may be useful: The Museum of Soviet occupation of Tbilisi is included in the complex of the National Museum, so the time of work, location and prices for tickets in them are the same.

National Museum of Tbilisi

He ranks first. It represents a whole network of museums, which also includes 13 institutions throughout Georgia. Its second name is the Georgian National Museum. For its existence, the complex survived many tests: in 1921 it was transported to Europe and only in 1945 it was returned, and the museum also suffered in 1991 during the change of power and during a violent fire in 1992.

This museum is interesting because it is completely connected with the culture of the Caucasus. It is completely located on the first floor, where a collection of antiquities of Georgia is located, namely, coins, weapons, ceramics and ornaments dating back to the 2nd century BC. And also here is a fascinating collection of stones engraved with Urartian inscriptions.

Information that may be useful: the work schedule for all museums in the complex is the same - from 10:00 to 18:00. The working week consists of six days, but a day off on Monday. The ticket price for an adult on the territory of the complex ranges from 3 to 5 GEL, and for visitors under 18 years there are discounts. The museum is located on Shota Rustaveli Avenue, 3, near the metro station "Freedom Square".

Reviews of tourists

Museums of Tbilisi enjoy a worthy popularity among all tourists of the world. Pleasantly happy that the prices for them are very acceptable, opening hours are available for all comers. If necessary, museum staff will conduct an interesting and informative excursion, during which you can learn a lot of new and interesting not only about the institution visited, but also about Georgia itself.

A large number of visitors enthusiastically responds to the Ethnographic Museum. Why is he so attractive to them? It is located in the open air and here there are real old houses. When you realize that, perhaps, in such lived your distant ancestors, you literally freeze from the solemnity of the moment. Children love to consider agricultural buildings: chicken coops, barns, sheds and much more. Time flies by unnoticed, and you have not even had time to examine and study half of it. Therefore, many of those who come here for the first time, must return again.

Instead of concluding

Museums of Tbilisi are interesting, worthy establishments that must be visited by every person who is interested in the history of this country, as well as those who love everything new and unexplored. But remember that Monday is a day off in many Tbilisi museums.