The Tbilisi Museums Union participated in the “Night at the Museum” initiative, established in 2005 by the Council of Europe. This global event, observed annually by numerous countries worldwide, aims to celebrate culture and heritage.
On May 27, 2017, the Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia organized the “Night at the Museum” initiative. Nearly every museum across Georgia extended its opening hours until 1:00 a.m., allowing visitors to explore and engage with exhibits during this special event for free.
The Tbilisi Museums Union has embraced the theme “Museums and Contested Histories: Saying the Unspeakable in Museums,” a focus adopted by ICOM for the year. Museums play a crucial role in society by prompting essential inquiries about memory’s impact, either in shaping or fracturing a community. Through diverse museum methodologies and various approaches to presenting contested histories, museums provide valuable tools for critically engaging with and acknowledging the past. These approaches aim to facilitate dialogue, fostering reconciliation among differing memories.
Zakaria Paliashvili Memorial House Museum
- 10:00-21:00 – Guided tours every hour; Educational Programs and activities;
- Conversations about Georgian traditional music;
- Educational Program “ANTHEM”
- Exhibition of Zakaria Paliashvili’s memorial subjects;
- Exhibition “Latavra” – Ivane Askurava`s sketches;
- 21:00-01:00 – Theatrically interactive performance at the museum night – “Remembering Unspeakable” will be held in the basement of Zakaria Paliashvili Memorial House
Ilia Chavchavadze Memorial House-Museum
- 10:00-21:00 – Guided tours every hour; Educational Programs and activities;
- Ilia Chavchavadze – epoch and challenges;
- Olga Guramishvili;
- Printing-house and newspaper “Iveria”;
- Thursdays and epoch;
- Society for the Spreading of Literacy among Georgians.
- 21:00-01:00 – Theatrically interactive performance at the museum night, public discussion – “Reply for Reply” will be held in the yard of Ilia Chavchavadze Memorial House
Nikoloz Baratashvili Memorial House Museum
- 10:00- 21:00 – Guided tours every hour; Educational Programs and activities;
- Exhibition of Nikoloz Baratashvili`s memorial subjects;
- Educational program – “The Color of the Sky”
- “Romanticism”
- 21:00-01:00 – Theatrically interactive performance at the museum night – “The Colour of the Sky” will be held in Nikoloz Baratashvili Memorial House The museum is inviting everyone to participate in this theater with Ilia State University Students of “Pharmacy of Poetry” where the XIX century Literature salon will be recalled.
