International Scholarly Conference “History of Georgian Art: Tradition and Perspectives”

On December 10-12, 2025, the George Chubinashvili National Research Centre for Georgian Art History and Heritage Preservation will host the international scholarly conference “History of Georgian Art: Tradition and Perspectives” dedicated to the 140th anniversary of Academician George Chubinashvili, the founder of the Georgian art historian school and the Institute of the History of Georgian Art.

  Full conference programme.

 Venue: 9, Atoneli Street, Tbilisi, Georgia

Conference Accompanying Events:

December 10, 13:00 p.m.
Documentary Film Screening
Screening of a Documentary on George Chubinashvili, preserved in the collections of the National Archives of Georgia.

December 10, 13:30 p.m.
Exhibition Opening:
Georgia in the Context of European Culture: – Materials from the Personal Archive of George Chubinashvili

The exhibition will be held in the Exhibition Hall of the Chubinashvili Centre – ARS GEORGICA

The exhibition will represent unique archival materials, including:

Original photographs from the 1930 exhibition “Old Georgian Art” held in Germany (displayed to the public for the first time);
Photographs documenting the expeditions of the Chubinashvili Centre – Institute of the History of Georgian Art
George Chubinashvili’s Personal photographs

December 11, 13:00 a.m.
Book Presentation:
Presentation of the book by Prof. Nina Chichinadze:
The True Cross Reliquaries of Medieval Georgia (Published with the support of the Ministry of Culture of Georgia).