The group of scholars was hosted by Bishop Davit, Abba of Alaverdi, who is the author of the project. He guided the art historians through the monastery complex, including its churches, monastic cells, library, icon-painting workshop, and other facilities, and introduced them to the future development plans of the monastery.
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A group of staff members from the Centre visited the Monastery of St. John the Baptist, Chakiduli Tkhmebi (Hanging Cliffs), which is regarded as one of the finest examples of contemporary Georgian Christian architecture
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Cultural Heritage of Pontic Creeks in Ceorgia
Authors: M. Liluashvili, D. Khoshtaria andN. Chichinadze. Tbilisi 2018 An illustrated book considers activity of the Greeks from Ponto who in the 19th century in several phases came to settle in Georgia. Their activity was based on samples of architecture, mural painting, easel painting, or liturgical art. Nearly all corners of the 19th and the …
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Culture and Artistic Life in the First Republic of Georgia (1918-1921)
Authors: Vakhtang Beridze, Dimitri Tumanishvili. Tbilisi, 2018. 172 pp. “Culture and Artistic Life in the First Republic of Georgia (1918-1921)” is a publication, dedicated to the short-lived independence of the country, containing two essays: “Culture and Art in the Independent Georgia (1918-1921) by Vakhtang Beridze and “Architecture and Construction Activities in 1917-1920 Georgia” by Dimitri …
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Exhibition of Graphic Artist Jemal Lolua
The exhibition was dedicated to the 85th anniversary of the artist Jemal Lolua. Jemal Lolua (1932–2001) was a representative of the so-called generation of the 1950s in Georgian visual art. He played a significant role in the development of twentieth-century Georgian easel graphics. Particularly noteworthy is the artist’s contribution to book graphics, poster art, caricature, …
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Medieval Georgian Sculpture
Medieval Georgian SculptureAuthors: T. Dadiani, E. Kvachatadze, T. Khundadze424pp. The book represents a final stage of a multi-year research project financed by the Rustaveli Foundation. The edition “Medieval Georgian Sculpture” includes a lot of unpublished material, as well as well-known reliefs the photographs of which have been taken again. The edition helps to create an …
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Lecture-Seminar by Professor Nino Tskhomelidze: Clothed in Silk: The Dowry Inventory of the Empress Theophano
Book Fair, a public lecture entitled Genres of Art was delivered by Ts. Kiladze.
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Academic Conference: Bichvinta
On December 12, 2012, a scientific conference titled Bichvinta was held in the auditorium of the Simon Janashia State Museum of Georgia. Co-organized by the George Chubinashvili National Research Centre and Sokhumi State University, the event was dedicated to the double jubilee of His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II—the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of …
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Nika Vacheishvili and Eloshvili presented the Lecture Cultural Heritage and Its Environment.
In the conference hall of the Centre, Nika Vacheishvili, Eloshvili, and their technical team delivered a presentation entitled Cultural Heritage and Its Environment. The lecture addressed new technological advances applied in the research and restoration of cultural heritage monuments.
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In the conference hall of the Centre, Professor Erik Thunø of Rutgers University delivered a lecture entitled The All-Seeing Eye: Reflections on the Images of Christ in Early Medieval Apses.
In the conference hall of the Centre, Professor Erik Thunø of Rutgers University delivered a lecture entitled The All-Seeing Eye: Reflections on the Images of Christ in Early Medieval Apses.
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Work is currently underway to establish cooperation with the BENECON Consortium of five Italian universities.
This regional centre for cultural heritage, ecology, and economics represents an association of five Italian universities: the University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli,” Pegaso University, the University of Naples “Federico II,” the University of Salerno, and the University of Sannio. Within this framework, a proposal is being considered for submission to UNESCO concerning the development of …
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