Georgian State Museum of Theatre, Music, Cinema and Choreography

Address: 6, Kargareteli str., 0108, Tbilisi

Phone: (+ 995 32) 951 900, 953 659

E-mail: merimaza@hotmail.com

Working hours: everyday except Monday, 10.00 – 17.00

Ticket price: reorganization in process

Description:
The museum houses rich materials which reflects history of old and contemporary Georgian Theatre, Music, Cinema and Choreography (from antique theatre mask excavated in Vani, up to samples of the XX c. avant-garde). Among them are: samples of the XVII c. painting, Persian miniatures, German and French prints, works of XX c. artists – E.Akvlediani, I.Gamrekeli, I.Nikoladze, L.Gudiashvili, S.Virsaladze, P.Otskheli, D.Kakabadze, V.Sidamon-Eristavi, S.Kobuladze, L. Bakst, Alexander  Benua, Kirill Zdanevich, Fernand Leger, as well as works of G. Aleksi-Meskhishvili, I.Gegeshidze, N.Malazonia, M.Chavchavadze, Irakli Parjiani, Sergei Parajanov; Collection of personal letters, manuscripts, archives of well-known writers, public figures, artists: I.Chavchavadze, G.Eristavi, A.Tsereteli, V.Nemirovich-Danchenko, K.Stanislavski, Sumbatashvili-Yuzhin, Strauss, F.Shaliapin, K.Marjanishvili, SH.Dadiani, S.Akhmeteli, D.Arakishvili, etc. In the museum are stored also theatre costumes, memorial belongings, audio-video records, playbills, programmes, films, collections of theatre decorative art, etc. At the moment the museum is under the complete reconstruction and reorganization.

Date of establishment: 1927

Total space of the organization: 2660 m²

Display space: 237 m²

Storage space: 425 m²

Quantity of stored items: more than 150.000

Budget status: governmental

Type: art

Legal status: since 2005 – the Legal Subject of the Public Law

Under the governmental control of: Ministry of Culture, Monuments Protection and Sport of Georgia