#IMD2022
May 16-23
“The Power of Museums”
The International Museum Day, initiated by the International Council of Museums (ICOM) in 1977, is commemorated annually. It aims to emphasize the museum’s significance in the advancement of society.
“Museums’ Influence” serves as a chance to create socio-economic stability, advance the integration and enhancement of digital innovations, and through educational resources, captivate, inform, and involve the public. The museums within the Tbilisi Museums Union are actively and effectively spreading their influence across these three outlined domains.
The Memorial House Museums within the Union serve as spaces for discovery and learning. They present our past without interpretation, sparking inspiration and allowing us the freedom to shape our perspectives.
Here’s a glimpse of the International Museums Week’s events:
May 16 | 17:00 hours
Tamar Tsagareli’s public lecture – The Power of the Museum as Solidarity
Vakhtang Chabukiani Memorial HouseMuseum
Tbilisi, Davit Agmashenebeli Ave. N83/23
May 17 | 17:00 hours
Public meeting “Inspiration – Museum”
Nikoloz Baratashvili Memorial House Museum
Tbilisi, Chakhrukhadze St. N17
May 18
Ilia Chavchavadze Literary Memorial Museum
Night at Ilia Chavchavadze’s House in Tbilisi
19:30 – 02:00 hours
Interactive Excursion
Classical Music Concert of National Youth and Children’s Palace
21:00 – 02:00
“Dance Power” – Argentine Social Tango Academy
Tbilisi, Ivane Javakhishvili St. N7
May 19 | 17:00 hours
Piano concert by Tsotne Zedginidze
Zakaria Paliashvili Memorial House Museum
Tbilisi, Dimitri Bakradze St. N10
May 19 | 19:00 hours
Thursdays at Ilia’s house
Levan Gigineishvili’s public lecture – Ilia Chavchavadze and Recent History of Georgia
Ilia Chavchavadze Literary Memorial Museum
Tbilisi, Ivane Javakhishvili St. N7
May 20 | 15:00 hours
Educational program – From Sails to Clothes
Jean’s Birthday at the Museum
Levi Strauss initially crafted jeans for American gold miners. He visited the settlement of gold seekers, providing them with trousers that he improved based on their feedback and needs. Despite this effort, the demand for Strauss’s products declined because the pockets, designed to hold tools and withstand self-cleaning, couldn’t endure the weight of gold and tended to break easily. In response, Jacob Davis invented the copper rivet, which strengthened the pockets. He lacked the $68 needed to patent the invention, so Jacob Davis asked for help from Levi Strauss. Their collaboration was successfully launched on May 20, 1873, for the creation of riveted jeans. Over time, jeans evolved into a symbol of freedom, favored by rebellious hippies who opposed societal norms and protested against the Vietnam War and violence.
Kote and Soso Tsereteli Memorial House Museum
Tbilisi, Dimitri Uznadze St. N2
May 21 | 17:00 hours
Maia Sigua’s Public Lecture – Opera and Politics
Zakaria Paliashvili Memorial House Museum
Tbilisi, Dimitri Bakradze St. N10
May 22 | 17:00 hours
Educational program – presentation of the game “Alchemy of Words”.
Nikoloz Baratashvili – Memorial House Museum
Tbilisi, Chakhrukhadze St. N17
May 23 | 17:00 hours
Beso Solomonashvili’s public lecture – Chronicles of War
Galaktion Tabidze Memorial House Museum
Tbilisi, Kote Marjanishvili St. N4
