Tbilisi Open Air Museum of Ethnography — Attraction in Tbilisi

The Tbilisi Open Air Museum of Ethnography is a must-see for anyone interested in learning about Georgian culture and history. Located in a beautiful park on a hill overlooking the city, the museum features a collection of traditional houses from different regions of Georgia, as well as exhibits on Georgian folk arts, crafts, and traditions.

The museum is well-organized and informative, with English signs and knowledgeable guides. Visitors can learn about the different types of Georgian houses, from the stone towers of Svaneti to the wooden houses of the Kakheti region. The museum also has exhibits on Georgian winemaking, traditional costumes, and religious artifacts.

One of the highlights of the museum is the opportunity to see traditional Georgian houses up close and personal. Visitors can enter the houses and learn about how Georgian families lived in the past. There are also demonstrations of traditional Georgian crafts, such as weaving, smithing and pottery.

The Tbilisi Open Air Museum of Ethnography is a great place to spend a few hours learning about Georgian culture and history. It is also a beautiful place to simply enjoy the outdoors and the views of the city.

Overall, I highly recommend the Tbilisi Open Air Museum of Ethnography to anyone visiting Tbilisi. It is a great way to learn about Georgian culture and history in a beautiful and informative setting. Entrance fee is 20 Lari per person. Cons....

Don't. Just don't go and don't make the mistake we made. The place allegadly gives an expidition of 10 buildings which illustrate both architecture and lifestyle from different districts across Georgia. For that one needs access to these buildings, but only 5 of the 10 were open at all and even in those the instructors hardly knew English if at all. When we turned to the manager, we were replied - among other cynical excuses - that we should be grateful to our Gods of luck since usually much less of the buildings are open. . . Obviously, not only did this information not appear on the museums website but even the cashier at the entrance did not see any importance in mentioning this so we could decide if to buy tickeys at all. She couldn't care less. They are intentionally deceiving the public. The truth is tha retrospectively we should have suspected that something is wrong with the place after none less than 4 emails and reminders to these emails sent to the museum in advance were totally ignored and stayed unreplied by them (and this is a governmental institue). But if this was not enough to worn us, we at least should have been alarmed after discovering that all their audio geudince devices were none fuctioning. To summarize: don't go there under no...

I had the opportunity to visit the museum in June 2025. It is an incredibly beautiful place – a wonderful museum with a rich exhibition that includes traditional houses brought from various regions. It was very interesting to learn about everything from the knowledgeable and competent staff.

But what impressed me even more were the masterclass sessions for children. I happened to observe a Xylography and Linocut class. The children were creating xylography prints with their own hands. They were deeply engaged and focused. One group of children was replaced by another, and this continued multiple times.

All participants also received a gift – one or even several original prints made and signed by the workshop instructor, Georgi Akhvlediani, which they chose and printed themselves.

I became interested in the workshop as well, created my own print, and received Georgi Akhvlediani’s signature on it. That print is now framed and hanging in my home, reminding me of your beautiful country – Sakartvelo (Georgia).

I truly hope that when I visit your museum again next year, I will have the chance to take part in another Xylography and Linocut masterclass.

Thank you so much for offering such wonderful...