A jubilee exhibition dedicated to the 125 anniversary of a well-known architect Michael Kalashnikov (1886-1969) was held on June 8, 2011 in the Tbilisi Museum of History (Karvasla) by the National Museum of Georgia, the George Chubinashvili Centre, an International Cultural-Educational Union “Russian Club” and the Union of Architects of Georgia. The measurements, sketches, unknown photos made by the architect were exhibited. The curator of the exhibition is a research worker of the George Chubinashvili Centre Tamaz Gersamia.
Tamaz Gersamia, the director of the Centre Mariam Didebulidze and the heir of Michael Kalashnikov Cyril Fomin spoke about the great services of Michael Kalashnikov and the significance of the exhibition; Giga Batiashvili and Lika Mamatsashvili made speeches as well.
In full see: www.georgianart.ge
The George Chubinashvili National Research Centre for Georgian Art History and Heritage Preservation has taken part in the development and presentation of the project “OLKAS, from the Aegean to the Black Sea – Medieval Harbours along the Eastern Seaways”, based on the international partnership. The project has been presented by Greece (The European Centre of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Monuments, Thessalonica); participants are scientific institutions of Romania, Turkey, Bulgaria and Ukraine. Duration of the project is 2 years.
In 2011 the project won in the competition held in the framework of “The Black Sea Basin Borderland Collaboration Program” of the European Union (the Black Sea CBC).
In this connection, on May 23 of this year rewarding was held in the building of the government office. Winner projects were awarded diplomas by George Baramidze, state secretary of Georgia in the affairs of integration in the European and Euro Atlantic structures.
On May 2-5, 2011 Tbilisi Economical Development Forum, where international experts of urban planning took part, was held on the initiative of Tbilisi City Administration and City Council and with the help of the World Bank. In order to work out the strategy of Tbilisi development along with many other problems, the issues of protection and development of historical and cultural heritage of the old town were considered. Besides, the experts discussed the ways of including relevant objectives in the city development strategy.
The director of the Chubinashvili Centre Mariam Didebulidze and research workers Manana Suramelashvili, Mariam Gachechiladze and Tsitsino Chachkhunashvili took part in the conference.




