Yearly Archives: 2009

Tbilisi State Academy of Art The George Chubinashvili National Research Centre for Georgian Art History and Heritage Preservation

A scientific conference dedicated to the 100^th anniversary of Levan Rcheulishvili was held in the conference hall of Tbilisi State Academy of Art on June 12, 2009.

Memoirs and speeches:

Gia Bugadze
Dimitri Tumanishvili
Mariam Didebulidze

Reports:

Kitty Machabeli
Stone-Crosses as Sponia in the Medieval Georgian Architecture

Tamaz Sanikidze
About One Aspect of Characteristic Features of the 8-9^th Century Georgian Art

George Patashuri
The Typology of Zemo Svaneti Church Architecture

Marina Bulia
Painting Tradition of Northern Spaces in the Community Temples in David-Gareji Monastery

Asmat Okropiridze
Executing Bodies in Orthodox Painting

Ketevan Abashidze
The History of Hujab Monastery

Nana Kiknadze
A Clay Dome from Alvani Church

Lali Andronikashvili
The Results of Rehabilitation of Tsinandali Architectural Complex

Samson Lezhava
Kolch Oda House and Spatial Structure of Japanese Architecture

Elene Tumanishvili
General Description of the Collection Kept in the Rustaveli Theatre Museum
(Sketches of the 20-40s of the 19^thc)

Tamar Belashvili
About Main Characteristics of Scenographic Space

Liana Antelava
The Issue of Space-Time Transformation in the 20^th c Georgian Painting

On May 4, 2009 Georgian Studies Center of Harriman Institute at Columbia University NY
arranged the third annual symposium Georgia on the Crossroads of European and Asian Cultures

In the symposium participated the director of Giorgi Chubinashvili National Research Center for Georgian Art History and Monuments Preservation Dr. Mariam Didebulidze and the Senior Research Fellow of the Center Dr. Mzia Chikhradze. Dr. Mariam Didebulidze made her presentation on ”Cultural Heritage of Abkhazeti” and Dr. Mzia Chikhradze on “Integration/Expansion, Georgian-Russian Cultural Relationship in 1910-1980ss”.

For more information visit the web sites: http://www.gaccgeorgia.org/;
http://www.symposiumgeorgia.org/NY2009/IndexNY2009a.html; http://www.harrimaninstitute.org/events/conferences.html

Presentation of the books published by the George Chubinashvili National Research Centre for Georgian Art History and Heritage Preservation in 2008

The presentation of the books published by the Chubinashvili Centre in 2008 was held at the gallery “Kopala” (7, Brother Zubalashvilis St.) on April 1, 2009.

2008 was very productive in the sense of publishing activity. Financed by the Ministry of Culture, Monument Protection and Sport of Georgia and in the framework of state program the G.Chubinashvili Centre published the following books:

1. Church of the Holy Cross at Mtskheta (D. Tumanishvili, T. Khundadze, D. Khoshtaria)
2. Davitgareji Monasteries – Laura, Udabno (A. Volskaya, D. Tumanishvili, M. Bulia)
3. Georgian Christian Art (D. Tumanishvili, M. Didebulidze, K. Machabeli, N. Chichinadze, A. Okropiridze, L. Khuskivadze, T. Sakvarelidze, M. Ketskhoveli)
4. Zarati. Murals of the Virgin Church (I. Khuskivadze, F Devdariani)
5. Racha. Heritage Destroyed in the 1991 Earthquake (N. Lagidze, L. Tsilosani, E. Gedevanishvili, N. Vacheishvili, T. Khundadze, I. Khuskivadze)
6. Tbilisi Entrance Halls (Ts. Kiladze, M. Medzmariashvili, T. Gersamia)
7. Scene Painting – 1920-1950. Collection of the Shota Rustaveli Theatre (D. Lebanidze, E. Tumanishvili, M. Okley
8. Rules of Treating Monuments for Youngsters (L. Andronikashvili, M. Didebulidze, D. Tumanishvili)
9. Recommendations for Monument-lovers, i.e. How to Treat Monuments (L. Andronikashvili, M. Didebulidze, D. Tumanishvili)
10. Guiding Documents of the Council of Europe in the Sphere of Inventory and Conservation of Cultural Heritage (Translated from English by M. Maisuradze, M. Didebulidze and K. Mikeladze)
11. Memorial (L. Kikilashvili)
12. Georgian-Abkhazian Album (P. Kurdovanidze, editor Kh. Churgulia)
13. Ancient Georgian Art (M. Duidebulidze, D. Tumanishvili)
14. The Law of Georgia on Cultural Heritage Protection (translated from Georgian by N. Mataradze)

The photographs of Georgian cultural monuments from the S. Kobuladze Laboratory of Fixation of Monuments of the G. Chubinashvili Centre were also exhibited at the presentation.

The presentation was held with the support of Magti-Group.   

The presentation of the book “Tbilisi Geophysical Observatory, History and Architecture” by Maia Mania a Senior Research Fellow of Giorgi Chubinashvili National Center for Georgian Art History and Monument Preservation Studies was held on March 18, 2010 at the Goethe-Institute-Georgia . The book is published with the support of the Goethe-Institute-Georgia.