National Museum of Military Glory — Attraction in Kutaisi

The museum appears to be a private one, and the opening times may not be accurately reflected.

We went on a Tues morning at 10:15am and it was apparently closed. But the guide, Timur, heard that it was our last day in Kutaisi, and decided to give us a personal tour instead.

The museum covers Georgia during WW2, moving on to Abkhazia in 1992, Afghanistan and Georgia's joint efforts (relating to its bid to join NATO), and finally South Ossetia in 2008. All description panels are in Georgian and Russian, so we used Google Translate.

Timur took us through each time period, pausing to tell us key points of each involvement. He had a very jovial, helpful demeanor and even said we should take a selfie.

We were asked to jot down our thoughts in the guest book at the end, and the fee of 5 GEL was paid per person.

Overall I'd say it's a good stop while you're in Kutaisi and would recommend 30-45mins for it - longer, if you either read Georgian or Russian, or if you are a big war...

Free but Small and dark(lighting) museum

This museum is relatively easy to access and go to, it's only a 3 minute walk from the Colchis Fountain. The overall museum is very dark(in terms of lighting) as I had to use my phone torch to see and read. A lot of the signs are on Georgian but some signs are translated to English. The entry is also free. The museum is also very small compared to most other museums that I've been to. There's also a lack of historical equipment with most of the content just being images. The content in the museum was about the 2008 Georgian Russian War, the Georgian Legion in Iraq and Afghanistan, The conflict in Abkhazia and Chezia as well as WW2. The staff were alright but they barely gave me any information.

Overall the museum is alright. I was a little disappointed by how dark(lighting )it was and how small it was but at least it is free. It's not a must go but if you're a history nerd like me and you have time I would recommend you...

The entry is free.

One room was open but I think there are several rooms usually. It displays pictures and documents from various wars Georgian soldiers participated in : WW2, Abkhazia, Afghanistan, Irak, 2008...

Some signs are translated in English. A young woman could speak some English.

The museum could use more lightning (very dark in some areas), and the guide didn’t seem very happy to have visitors nor to share information. I wish I had felt welcome and someone had given more explanations on the context.

PS : General Moore is American...