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On December 21, 2011 a scientific conference was held in the assembly hall of Sukhumi State University.

Georgian cultural heritage on the occupied territory – Abkhazia

The scientific  conference was organized by Sukhumi State University, the Association of
Young Psychologists of Abkhazia and the Institute of History and Ethnology.

Organizers: John Apakidze, Lia Akhaladze and Shermadin Sharia

Georgian Art History Institute Chubinashvili 70 years dedicated to the Student Scientific Conference

A commemoration evening dedicated to the 100^th anniversary of Doctor of art history Leonid (Leo) Shervashidze was held in the Centre of Spiritual and Intellectual Development at the Patriarchate of Georgia, on November 7, 2011.

The meeting was conducted by Asmat Shervashidze. Representatives of the George Chubinashvili Centre spoke about L. Shervashidze’s achievements. Among the speakers were Kitty Machabeli, Mariam Didebulidze, Vakhtang Japaridze and George Anchabadze.

At the end of the commemoration evening Apostolic and Blissful Patriarch of Georgia Ilia II spoke about Leo Shervashidze.

The meeting was organized by the House of Heraldry, Georgian Noble Assembly and the Centre of Spiritual and Intellectual Development at the Patriarchate of Georgia.

An international conference dedicated to the 70^th anniversary of founding the George Chubinashvili Institute of Georgian Art History was held in the conference hall of the Goethe Institute on 27-28, October, 2011. The theme of the conference was: “Memory, Art and History of Art in the Search of Identity”.

The author of the idea of the conference: Nana Kipiani; the author and manager of the project: Mzia Chikhradze; the Organizing council: Mariam Didebulidze, Mariam Gachechiladze, Marianna Okley, Tamar Belashvili, Levan Zedginidze; the editorial council: Dimitri Tumanishvili, Marina Medzmariashvili, Elene Tumanishvili, Marine Kenia.

The conference was held in the frames of Modern and Contemporary Art Department of the G.Chubinashvili Centre with the support of the George Chubinashvili National Research Centre for Georgian Art History and Heritage Preservation, the Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection, the USA Embassy and the Goethe Institute in Georgia.

Thirty-two scientists participated in the conference.

Along with Georgian scientists American and Russian researchers took part in the conference as well: Mary Key Jude – an independent expert in modern and contemporary architecture, the Association of Architectural and Cultural Heritage Conservation, USA; Tallin Gregory – Brand University, USA; Peter Rolberg – the George Washington University, USA; Svetlana Khromchenko – the Moscow Oriental Museum, Russia; Nina Getashvili – Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, Russia.

A full version see www.georgianart.ge