Art Museum of Georgia — Attraction in Tbilisi

Don't confuse this museum (Shalva Amiranashvili Museum of Art) with the National Gallery at 11 Shota Rustaveli Avenue. They are different museums with distinct exhibits, but some photos in reviews for this museum are actually from the National Gallery, not from here.

​Entrance from L. Gudiashvili Street.

​Full admission: 40 GEL.

​Here you'll find: Georgian medieval reliefs, Georgian art 1900–1930 (including 12 works by Pirosmani; as well as Gudiashvili, Akhvlediani, and others), and one floor dedicated to European and Russian art, featuring works by Paolo Veneziano, Jacques-Louis David, Lucas Cranach, van Ruisdael, Kandinsky (2 works), Deineka, Falk (3 works), Rodin (2 works), and more.

One hour and a half to two hours will be enough to thoroughly enjoy the exposition.

The lighting complaints which I've seen in other reviews are fair in case some of the works, but it's not a disaster, just a...

Interesting exhibitions in well-equipped modern halls: ancient sacred sculpture, Georgian painting from the 19th–20th centuries, and European painting from the 17th–20th centuries. You can see everything in 1–2 hours. In my opinion, the vibrant and unique Georgian art deserves broader representation.

Many exhibits have QR codes linking to extra information or YouTube videos.

A major downside is the high ticket price (40 GEL), and the audio guide app is also paid.

We visited on a weekday — the halls were almost empty, with just a few other visitors over two hours. At one point, a staff member even shouted at us from across the hall, thinking we had crossed a barrier (we hadn't).

Sadly, the museum doesn't seem very interested in attracting or welcoming visitors. It's unfortunate — even the promotion of Niko Pirosmani seems to be done more actively by souvenir sellers...

This small museum will teach you about Georgia's rich culture and history through various objects and fascinating pieces of information. Among the most interesting sections of the museum is the gold and silver jewelry department, which displays thousands of years of jewelry that have been unearthed in various excavations throughout Georgia. There is also an impressive weapons exhibition and an exhibition of paintings painted by Russian artists during the previous centuries. There are also a variety of temporary exhibitions.

Cheap entrance fee. Children under 6 enter for free.

Opening hours: Tuesdays to Sunday from 10: 00-18: 00.

How long should I visit? Between one and three hours.

Address: Rustaveli Ave 3.

For more information, visit the official website of the National...