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On June 4-6, 2014 in the frames of the International project “LIMEN. Cultural Ports from Aegean to the Black Sea” (2013- 2015. financed by the EU; leading organization EKBMM, Thesaloniki, Greece) a steering committee meeting and a conference were held in Constanca, Romania. The members of the working group from Georgia, Dr. Mariam Didebulidze and Dr. Mzia Janjalia participated in the event.
The main objective of the project is: to help to address an important gap in the development of cultural tourism in the wider Black Sea area.

Supporting cross border partnerships for economic and social development based on common resources Creation of tourism networks in order to promo the joint tourism development initiatives and traditional products Establishment of an Institution for the promotion of the city-ports from Aegean to the Black Sea and of their cultural resources

100th anniversary jubilee event of an outstanding Georgian scientist, statesman, architect and art historian, academician Vakhtang Beridze was held on May 30, 2014.

Vakhtang Beridze (1914-2000) was a full member of Georgian Academy of Science, one of the founders of the main centre of Georgian art research – the G. Chubinashvili Institute of Georgian Art History and its director in 1973-1988 and in 1996-2000.

Vakhtang Beridze, a student of George Chubinashvili, raised the science of Georgian art history, founded by his great teacher, to a new level and helped to obtain its international authority. Numerous international symposiums (1974, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1989) organized by his efforts and the books published in different languages brought Georgian art the world significance: “13-16th cc Architecture of Samtskhe” (1955); “16-18th cc Georgian Architecture” (two volumes) (1986 and 1994); “Ancient Georgian Architecture” (1977); “The Development of Georgian Domed Architecture” (1983); “The Architecture of Tao-Klarjeti” (1981); “The Architecture of Tbilisi in 1801-1917” (1960); “The History of Georgian Embroidery” (1983), monographs dedicated to L. Gudiashvili, D. Kakabadze and N. Pirosmani and many others. 

Several generations of art historians brought up by V. Beridze successfully serve national deeds started by V. Beridze and his predecessors.

Vakhtang Beridze’s contribution in research of Tbilisi history and architecture is priceless. His work – “Tbilisi Architecture” is still a handbook for those who are interested in the history and antiquities of our capital city.

Vakhtang Beridze was not only an outstanding scientist, but an acknowledged statesman as well. He had a deep knowledge in different spheres of art: music, theatre, literature, poetry. He had an exceptional personality full of dignity and he created the whole epoch in Georgian art history, as well as in Georgian society.

On May 30, at 7 p.m. a jubilee celebration dedicated to Vakhtang Beridze’s 100th anniversary was held in the minor auditorium of the Rustaveli Theatre.

In the auditorium hall there was arranged an exhibition of caricatures executed by the scholar. The exhibition had a great success among the guests invited to the jubilee.
The centenary celebration was conducted by the director of the George Chubinashvili National Research Centre for Georgian Art History and Heritage Preservation Mariam Didebulidze.
Musical part was performed by the Sulkhan Tsintsadze  State Stringed Quartet (Konstantin Vardeli, Tamaz Batiashvili, Nodar Zhvania, Otar Chubinishvili) and the pianist Edisher Savitski.
Teimuraz Sakvarelidze, Leila Khuskivadze, Dimitri Tumanishvili, Vasil Kiknadze, Vakhtang Davitaia, Rezo Tavadze and Merab Kokochashvili spoke about Vakhtang Beridze’s personal and professional merits.

In the end the guests were shown a documentary with the interview with V. Beridze.

On June 2, also in the frames of the jubilee celebration, Georgian Academy of Science held a jubilee meeting and a documentary, describing Vakhtang Beridze’s merits was shown