1. Museum of Georgia
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The Museum of Georgia, the Museum of Fine Arts and the National Gallery are located in the center of Tbilisi – on Shota Rustaveli avenue. All three museums are integrated in Georgia’s major museum network – the Georgian National Museum.
The Museum of Georgia, major museum of the network, is located in Tbilisi city center – on the Shota Rustaveli Avenue. Museum is easily accessible by public transportation (bus or metro costs less than 1USD) or taxi (2USD from central districts, 5USD from suburbs). This museum houses an outstanding collection of archaeological treasury – local and imported ancient objects, which date back from the 3rd millennium BC.
Visitors can also enjoy two permanent exhibitions: the one, describing the natural history of Caucasus, and Georgia’s Soviet Occupation exhibition.
The entry fee is around 2 USD and children under 6 can enter for free.
Working hours: 10:00 – 17:45 daily;
closed on Mondays.
The Natural History Exhibition is open on Tuesdays and Fridays from 10 am to 4 pm.
2. Museum of Fine Arts
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The Museum of Fine Arts, situated in the heart of Tbilisi, is housed in the building of former theological seminary. This museum displays Georgia’s medieval history. Collection of Christian Treasury is a must-see for those interested in Georgian arts and culture.
Open daily from 10 am to 6:45 pm. Closed on Mondays. The entry costs 2USD and children under 6 enter for free. Guided tours are offered in English and Russian and cost 8-10USD.
3. National Gallery 
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Photo Source: Georgia TravelThe National Gallery is also located in a so called museum area, on Shota Rustaveli Avenue. The entrance of the gallery is hidden under the shadows of the trees in Emperor Alexander’s Park (today’s Park of 9 April).
Visitors of the National Gallery can enjoy fascinating collections of Georgian paintings and sculpture; among them is the largest collection of Niko Pirosmani’ works, which is equally interesting and amusing for adults as well as for children. Guided tours are offered in Georgian, Russian and English languages.
The place is a wonderful destination for lovers of terrace cafes – you can enjoy your drink on a terrace, overlooking the green massive of 9 April Park and then have a walk/rest in the pleasant green area of the city center.
Visit to National Gallery costs between 2-3USD; free entry for children under 6.
4. Tbilisi History Museum
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Obviously, when you decide to travel to Tbilisi, you cannot avoid visiting its historical center. Exactly there, in a pedestrian district of narrow medieval streets, is located the Tbilisi History Museum. This former caravansary building, which is surrounded by dozens of open-air cafes, is tourists’ favorite attraction: some find interesting the city history on display; others enjoy visiting small, fascinating studios and shops of local arts & crafts and souvenirs.
Visitors can access museum by public transportation (city buses, which cost less than 1 USD) or by taxi.
Entry fee is 2 USD; free for children under 6.
5. Svaneti Museum and Margiani Tower
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By all means, everyone who comes to Georgia, should go up to Svaneti Mountains. Throughout centuries Svaneti was the safe-keeper of Georgia’s treasury – kings sent their riches to mountains during invasions. Nowadays these treasures are gathered in the collections of Svaneti Museum in Mestia and make up one of the most important collections, stored in Georgian museums.
Apart from displaying unique masterpieces of local and imported arts and crafts, Svaneti museum is an important regional social space with its new mediatheque, adapted lobby and a roof-terrace (in summer). A cup of tasty coffee in a cafe with panoramic view on Svaneti towers and Tetnuldi peak will improve your mood and supply with new energy before you continue your journey further, upper to Ushguli – which is considered Europe’s highest permanently settled village.
Mestia can be reached by regional buses from (15-20$). Museum is on a walking distance from Mestia center (taxi available).
The museum is open daily except Mondays from 10 am to 6pm.
Entry will cost you 2USd (children under 6 free); additional guided tours (offered in Russian and English) cost 12USD.
6. Dadiani Palace and Museum in Zugdidi
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The Dadiani Palace is located in a small town Zugdidi, West Georgia (361km/224miles from Tbilis). It is the major attraction in Samegrelo province. The centuries-old building complex with its huge surrounding park and garden is the favourite rest-place for both locals and visitors. The museum, which is housed in the Dadiani Palace, displays private collections of Dadiani family; later in the 20th century, the collections of the museum were enriched with local archaeological findings.
Visit to Dadiani Palace will be a nice, unforgettable trip for the whole family to mix indoor and outdoor activities in spring & summer months.
The site can be accessed by taxi from Zugdidi train station (5-7 USD); entry fee is 1 USD for adults, children need half-price ticket. Entry to the park and garden is free.
7. Sighnaghi Museum
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Kakheti is the Georgia’s most famous region for wine-making. It is the best must-see and must-experience tourist destination almost all year round. Kakheti hosts many museums, but three of them are worth to visit, and first worth mentioning is located in Sighnaghi – the city of love.
The Tamada (Georgian feast chairperson) statue meets you at the entrance of Sighnaghi museum. The museum displays regional arts and crafts collections; most interesting of them are gatherings of wine-vessels of all sizes and scales. An eye-catching view of Alazani valley and Caucasus mountains opens from the museum terrace.
8. Tsinandali Museum
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Next is probably the Tsinandali museum located in a house of Georgian poet and nobleman Alexander Chavchavadze. The museum hosts various pieces of furniture, fine and decorative arts, books and manuscripts from Chavchavadze’s collections. The house-museum also has a marvelous 19th century garden and a wine cellar, built in 1835.
Sighnaghi and Tsinandali can be reached by regional buses (5-15USD from Tbilisi) or taxi (40-50 USD from Tbilisi). Museums are on a walking distance from stations, though taxi ride is also an option (5 USD).
Entry fees vary between 3-8USD and the museum offers Russian, English, German, and French guided tours. Children under 6 enter for free.
9. Pirosmani Museum in Mirzaani
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A small house in Kakhetian village Mirzaani is a home to Georgias most beloved artist – Niko Pirosmani. Today his birthplace is transformed into a museum, which hosts artist’s second largest collection (after National Gallery in Tbilisi). The yard of Pirosmani museum with its enormous trees is children’s favorite place to play hide-and-seek.
Mirzaani museum is accessible by taxi (15-20 USD) or by car (22 km / 14 miles from Sighnaghi). It is open every day from 10 am to 6 pm except Sundays and Mondays; free entry.
10. Stalin Museum in Gori
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Joseph Stalin’s personality causes great interest even nowadays; his name triggers ambiguity among locals and the foreign visitors of the country. He was a bloody dictator who became the key figure in the history of 20th century.
Stalin was born in a small town Gori, Georgia (96 km / 60 miles from Tbilisi). Today his house is transformed into a museum, which is one of the most-visited sites in the province. Undoubtedly, it makes sense to draw a visit to the house of this controversial historical figure and build up your own portrait of Stalin’s personality on what you’ve seen and heard in his home town.
Town Gori is easily accessible from Tbilisi: regional buses leave every hour from Didube bus-station (7-10 USD) and trains leave from Tbilisi central station daily (7-10 USD). Taxi from Gori station to the museum costs less than 10 USD.
The museum entry fee, which includes an English guided tour, is 5 USD. Museum is open daily: 10:00-18:00 in summer season and 10:00-17:00 in winter months.
