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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Gabashvili Mariam
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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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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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René Shmerling
(1901, Tbilisi – 1967, Tbilisi)Art historian; a prominent researcher of Georgian art; Doctor of Historical Sciences (1966). She was born in Tbilisi, spent her entire life here, and through her work remained fully connected to Georgia and Georgian art. She graduated from the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts in 1929. She worked at the Georgian …
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Nikoloz Severov (Nordman)
(1887, Tbilisi – 1957, Kyiv)Architect and researcher of architecture; Academician of the USSR Academy of Architecture. He graduated from the Petrograd Institute of Civil Engineering in 1915. From 1918 to 1948 he worked in Tbilisi (serving as Chairman of the Union of Architects of Georgia in 1935–1948) and from 1948 onward lived and worked in …
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Niko Chubinashvili
(1908, Leipzig – 1993, Tbilisi)Art historian; Doctor of Art Studies; researcher of medieval Georgian architecture and woodcarving, as well as modern architecture and sculpture; active participant and consultant in the preservation and restoration of monuments. He received his higher education at the Georgian Construction Institute. In 1941 he completed postgraduate studies in art history at …
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