Art Historian, Researcher at the Centre, PhD Studend at A. Kutateladze Tbilisi State Academy of Art Research field: History of the Medieval Georgian Architecture, Liturgical Planning of Medieval Architecture The Architecture of Monastic Refectories in Medieval Georgia, Historic Christian and Related Islamic Monuments in Eastern Anatolia and Syria from the Fifth to Fifteenth Centuries A.D., …
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Chitishvili Natalia
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Gabashvili Mariam
Art Historian, Ph.D in Art Studies, Senior Researcher of the Centre. Research field: History of the Pre-Christian art; Early Medieval Stone Sculpture. Activity: Lectures Arts and Culture of the Middle East I (since prehistory to Islamic period) at the University of Georgia, Department of Eastern Studies, School of Arts and Humanities; Member of ICOM Address: 17, …
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Didebulidze Mariam
Art Historian, Senior Researcher of the Centre, Prof. Dr. Research field: History of the medieval mural painting, rehabilitation of ancient towns, conservation of the medieval painting. Activity: Lectures on Byzantine Painting at Tbilisi Theological Academy; lectures on the History of the Medieval Georgian Fine Art at Tbilisi Academy of Arts; Member of the Scientific Counsel …
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The Memorandum
The Memorandum of Cooperation between the Giorgi Chubinashvili Georgian National Research Center for the Georgian Art History and Heritage Preservation and the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz –Max-Planck-Institut has been renewed. The Chubinashvili Center and the the Max-Planck-Institut have a long-standing partnership, through which several significant projects have been realised, including international conferences, summer schools, and …
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Book Presentation: “Medieval Reliquaries of the Cross in Georgia.”
On December 11, as part of the international scholarly conference “History of Georgian Art: Tradition and Perspectives,” a presentation was held for Professor Nino Chichinadze’s new book, “Medieval Reliquaries of the Cross in Georgia.” The publication was funded by the Ministry of Culture of Georgia.
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Exhibition: “Georgia in the Context of European Culture”
The exhibition “Georgia in the Context of European Culture,” which opened on December 10 as part of the international scholarly conference History of Georgian Art: Tradition and Perspectives, will run through December 19. The exhibition features unique archival materials, including: Original photographs from the 1930 “Ancient Georgian Art” photographic exhibition held in Germany (displayed here …
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International Conference: History of Georgian Art: Tradition and Perspectives
The international scholarly conference History of Georgian Art: Tradition and Perspectives, organized by the George Chubinashvili National Research Centre and held on December 10–12, 2025, has successfully concluded. The conference was dedicated to the 140th anniversary of Academician George Chubinashvili, the founding figure of the Georgian school of art history and the creator of the …
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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 …
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Sara Barnaveli
(1902, Telavi – 1984, Tbilisi)Art historian; Doctor of Art Studies (1972); Merited Scientist of Georgia (1979). She graduated from the Faculty of History at Tbilisi State University in 1925. From 1941 until the end of her life, she worked at the Institute of Georgian Art History. From 1972 to 1984, she served as head of …
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Rusudan (Ruda) Mepisashvili
(1913, Essentuki – 2002, Tbilisi)Art historian; Doctor of Architecture (1971); Merited Worker of Art of Georgia (1982). In 1936 she graduated from the Transcaucasian Industrial Institute with a specialization in architecture. From 1941 she worked at the Institute of Georgian Art History, and from 1986 she served as a senior research fellow at the Institute. …
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