From May 28 to June 6 of the current year, a summer school was held in Tbilisi for students of the Department of Historic Preservation at the University of Pennsylvania (USA), led by the renowned specialist in the field, Professor Donovan Rypkema. The summer school was organized with the participation of Batumi State University and …
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Seasonal School
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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
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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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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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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Genres of Art
The George Chubinashvili National Research Centre for Georgian Art History and Heritage Preservation hosted the presentation of the volume titled Unknown Urban Heritage of Old Tbilisi, authored by researchers Manana Suramelashvili and Tsitsino Chachkhunashvili. The publication is dedicated to the comprehensive study of Lado Gudiashvili Square and its surrounding historical district. Presenting the outcomes of …
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Photographic Exhibition Tbilisi — The Recent Past, Organized by the Sergo Kobuladze Laboratory for the Documentation of Art Monuments
The photographic exhibition Tbilisi -The Recent Past, organized by the Sergo Kobuladze Laboratory for the Documentation of Art Monuments, was held at the Centre’s exhibition hall Ars Georgica from 27.10.17 to 26.11.17. The exhibition featured rare photographic materials preserved in the archive collection of the laboratory. It presented images of Georgia’s capital captured during the …
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