Art of Tbilisi: a guide to interesting museums and galleries of the capital of Georgia

Georgia is one of the popular destinations of Kazakhstani tourists. The special atmosphere of the homeland of Giorgi Gabashvili, Niko Pirosmani, David Kakabadze attracts young people for cultural tourism.

The ancient history and multifaceted modernity of Transcaucasia are closely intertwined in the capital of Georgia — Tbilisi. Museums and art galleries are a vivid reflection of this impressive contrast.

The editorial board of Art of Her has collected 5 interesting museums and galleries of painting that tourists in Tbilisi should definitely visit.

Georgian Museum of Fine Arts

The Georgian Museum of Fine Arts opened on October 2, 2018. The permanent exhibits are located on three floors, in 31 halls and on 3 stairwells. The museum presents the period of Georgian fine art – from 1945 to the present. In the collection you will also find several important works from the 1920s.

The main expositions are a private collection of paintings by the family of its founders Gia Dzhokhtaberidze and Manana Shevardnadze, which includes 3,500 works of art by 80 artists.

Address: Georgia, Tbilisi, Shota Rustaveli str., 7. Entrance fee: 15 lari (2,575 tenge).

Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday from 10:00 to 18:30.

Dimitri Shevardnadze National Gallery ("Blue Gallery")

The National Gallery presents both permanent exhibitions and periodic exhibitions of Georgian and foreign artists. The permanent exhibition presents the works of Niko Pirosmanashvili, David Kakabadze, Lado Gudiashvili and Jacob Nikoladze. The gallery's collection contains 30,000 exhibits. In recent years, the works of such famous artists of different periods as Michelangelo Buonarroti, Titian, Botticelli, Lucas Cranach, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Ai Weiwei and others have been presented here.

The space is also known as the "Blue Gallery". The building was painted blue, hence the name – "Blue Gallery", but at the moment gray tones prevail there.

Address: Georgia, Tbilisi, Shota Rustaveli str., 11. Entrance is paid: 7 lari (1,200 tenge).

Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00.

Window Project Gallery

Первый проект галереи был организован в 2013 году в альтернативном пространстве – в пустой витрине Театра Пантомимы, который находится на проспекте Руставели, где показывали инсталляции и работы молодых грузинских художников вместе с известными международными именами. Основной целью этой концепции было сделать искусство публичным и доступным. Прежде чем зайти, обратите внимание на то, как спроектирована галерея – светлое пространство с огромными окнами на улицу, сквозь которые видно все, что творится в выставочных залах.

В основном галерея делает акцент на продвижении молодых грузинских художников и старшего поколения, тем самым внося свой вклад в развитие диалога между прошлым и настоящим.

Адрес: Грузия, г. Тбилиси, ул. Эрекле Татишвили, 9.

ArtBeat Gallery

The ArtBeat project is an innovative art gallery of contemporary art, which aims to support and develop young and emerging artists. Most often, the gallery presents the works of artists of intermediate and beginner levels, but since the organization cooperates with world exhibitions (NADA Miami, Untitled Miami, Art Dubai, etc.), sometimes you can see the works of famous artists of international level.

Address: Georgia, Tbilisi, Pavel Ingorokva str., 14.

Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday from 11:00 to 19:00.

Untitled Gallery

Untitled Gallery considers art as a tool of socio-political change. And these words do not differ from the case. The gallery unites artists of the South Caucasus to fight for social justice, the rights of LGBT+ people and women, as well as for environmental policy.

The interior of the gallery itself is also unusual. Beautiful staircases, interesting windows and many other details fit perfectly into the overall atmosphere.

Address: Georgia, Tbilisi, Junkerov str., 1/12.

Opening hours: Monday-Sunday from 13:00 to 19:00.