Georgian National Museum

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Level 8 Local Expert

Another overpriced museum (if a ticket here costs around 10 € or 30 GEL, the Louvre or similar museum should probably sell tickets for 1000 €). There is an area for prehistory, then you move to Georgia/Caucasus biodiversity with stuffed animals and minerals, which is nothing special but ok. At the underground floor they have "the treasury" one part is from the 1800s and is accessible, but if you'd like to view the middle age part you have to pay a supplement (which nobody told me at the ticket counter). But what was most ridiculous for me was at the first floor where they have some artifacts from India or some other oriental culture (?) and an area that they call "Soviet occupation of Georgia" which seems a very unsuccessful way of rewriting history. Maybe for 3 GEL it would be worth a visit.

Sasha Kalinina

Level 8 Local Expert

Typical georgian! Absolutely rude employee in the cloackroom. Ranting (unasked for) about how her boss will thrash her if she let's me in with my micro-backpack and I should shut my mouth and OBEY. Wonder what she does with Chinese and their HUGE rucksacks.

Эльвира Сайфетдинова

Level 17 Local Expert

I visited all the galleries in Tbilisi and left this one as a snack. In my opinion, it is the richest in masterpieces, interesting and well-written.: - Italian, French, Dutch painting from the earliest to the beginning of the 20th century; - there are quite a lot of paintings by Niko Pirosmani. Believe me, after this exhibition you will love it.; - many Georgian artists (beautiful paintings and sculptures). Now, I'm a fan of Georgian painting.; - on the minus ground floor there is a stone carving (the lighting is so good that it seems as if you are in a magical cave).

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Daria

Level 20 Local Expert

The exhibits are decent and the design is modern. 🔥 The Hermitage would envy such a collection of gold! I was most impressed by the showcase with the inscription 3rd millennium BC!!! And there's not a digging stick, but something beautiful. And the golden lion cub that we saw on the emblem of the Bank of Georgia! I really doubted that the museum was worth its considerable money (after St. Petersburg), but now I recommend it! Besides the gold collection, the other halls are also great! There is something to see!

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Михаил Чистосердов

Level 13 Local Expert

I got to the Museum Day for free. Compared to the Louvre or the Hermitage, the museum is small, but it's still big for an ordinary person - it's hard to get around everything at one time. According to my personal feelings, it is better to watch individual exhibitions and, if possible, with a guide - you can drown yourself in both information and exhibits. For me personally, the most interesting exhibits are the two storerooms on the lower floors (similar to the "Golden Storeroom" in the Hermitage). Precious metals and numismatics are on display in one (you can shoot there), and metal products, icons and enamels are on display in the second. The Khakhul and Anyaiskhat icons are also kept there. The luxurious collection of enamels alone is worth coming here. The staff was friendly. I didn't find any reproductions of enamels or books about them in the museum store, which is a pity.

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Елена Лазарева

Level 12 Local Expert

This is a very interesting place. I did not expect to see such a gorgeous, voluminous, versatile exhibition. It is interesting, delightful, and gives an idea of the history of Georgia. I was struck by both the collection of coins from different countries and the stunning national decorations. Delight. By the way, it is after visiting this museum that the nature of the jewelry that is sold at the flea market becomes clear - a lot of handmade jewelry is made based on the traditional motifs provided in the museum. I highly recommend you to visit! The ticket costs 40 lari per adult and 15 lari per pupil, and there are discounts for pensioners. Believe me, it's worth it.

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Иван Иванов

Level 12 Local Expert

I thought there would be a history of Georgia in the national museum. How the state originated, what were the stages of development, who fought, who brought what to the culture and economy of the country. And here are the shards of ancient people-a whole room about the occupation by the Soviet Union. And nothing about what was done during the occupation period. And how the Turks and Dagestanis plundered Georgia, not a word. The audio guide is GEL 10, but the card payment is probably to cut off those who do not have cards working outside the country. The guide is 60 GEL. There are no groups.

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Александр Титов

Level 24 Local Expert

The entrance is 40 GEL, despite the fact that the museum is small, the tour is separate, something like 70. There is no guide to conduct a tour of the entire museum on a weekday at the beginning of the working day (I remind you, this is the national museum, i.e. the most important one), there is only a gold fund. The gold fund is simply beautiful, the decorations of the II-I millennia BC need to be seen. And there's a good tour going through the gold fund. The rest of the expositions simply passed, because the inscriptions are only in Georgian and English. There is an entire floor dedicated to the "Soviet occupation" - it should be recalled that Georgia was independent for three whole years from 1918 to 1921, when the proud and independent country was occupied by the bloodthirsty Bolsheviks. Part of the museum is occupied by the exposition of the art gallery, which is currently under renovation. Portrait of Queen Tamara is available. Total: gold fund - yes, the rest is subject to a strong desire.

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Зураб Дар

Level 19 Local Expert

If you like archeology, be sure to go! Four floors. There are many antiquities, treasures of coins and jewelry, ceramics, arrowheads, edged weapons, muzzle-loading. Household items. I really liked it and recommend it to you!

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Irina

Level 22 Local Expert

A gorgeous museum! It is located in a beautiful, architectural building. 4 floors with permanent and temporary exhibitions. Very unusual, old icons, just a gorgeous collection of skulls.Tickets are less than 1000 rubles. The children will also be interested.

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Валерия А.

Level 8 Local Expert

It's a good museum. Interesting expositions. I recommend taking a guide, it will be more interesting, since there are very few descriptions of the exhibits. The staff is not very polite and friendly. But this is generally a feature that has been encountered in other places. A gorgeous exhibition of ancient jewels

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Денис П

Level 8 Local Expert

This is some kind of horror. We paid GEL 80 + 100 per individual. The tour guide. The disgusting grandfather of the guide told us complete nonsense for 4 hours, he did not know the answer to the questions "what was used for, what was stored". Pure nationalist and propagandist. We spent 6,000 rubles. For two, to listen to how bad the USSR and the Russian Federation are that Abkhazia was squeezed out. We didn't expect this, to be honest. They came out with a spoiled mood and negativity. I do not recommend visiting this institution, despite the fact that it is the main museum of Georgia. And yes, discrimination against Russians begins there at the entrance. It would be possible to buy an audio tour, which is several times cheaper than a live guide, but the payment is only by card (knowing that our cards do not work for them, i.e. we could not use this service on purpose).If they knew, they wouldn't have gone. They wasted their money and time.

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Ольга Хаит

Level 17 Local Expert

The love of beauty can be found in every corner of this place. It's very exciting. My grandson and I, who is 11 years old, visited the exhibition of Nicolo Pirosmani (where I recognized Pirosmanishvili). The tragic fate of the artist was absolutely tragic - it was a sin not to immortalize the paintings with Georgian money. My grandson said, "Wow..." That is, he was definitely hooked. I recommend.

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Роман А.

Level 9 Local Expert

Overall, I didn't regret it. I took an excursion about Georgia's gold. It was interesting. I walked around the rest of the halls myself. Among the disadvantages, there were few excursions: the gold of Georgia and the "Soviet occupation". I would also like to take a tour of the hall with cold steel and firearms.

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Вусал Юсифов

Level 14 Local Expert

The entrance to the museum is 30 lari, the audio guide is 10 lari, the guide is 80 lari an hour ... we went through everything in an hour, using a phone transfer. Half of the halls are closed, and the lighting is poor. The staff are great people! And so the average museum. It's expensive

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Надежда А.

Level 9 Local Expert

Autumn is an interesting exhibition. Especially with children's toys. It's not big, but it's beautiful. I really liked the silverware. Beautiful!

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Ариадна

Level 12 Local Expert

September 2024. The entrance to the museum costs 30 GEL for 1 person, and you can also buy an audio guide in Russian for 10 GEL. I highly recommend the audio guide, although you still need to give your passport as a deposit. It tells about many interesting exhibits. There is a simple cafe and from it there is an exit to the balcony for those who want to smoke) There is an elevator. Everything works) I advise you to start the inspection from the first floor, from the anthropological exposition. In the hall right in front of you, not behind the glass(!) It is possible to trace the evolution of man. An object lesson for those who "drown" for the fact that Darwin's theory has not been proven) In the same hall there are video screens showing films about excavations and experiments by archaeologists on the manufacture of stone tools. Enter the hall in the basement with a magnificent collection of jewelry from the time of the Colchian kingdom and a numismatic collection from the same period. Now it's time to take a break in the cafeteria, slowly drink a cup of coffee, listen to another audio guide, and take the elevator to the top floor so that the rest of the halls look down) An interesting hall of the historical period of 1920-1991, very atmospheric! Weapons, simple paintings and weaving patterns are not very impressive, but the costume of a 16th century samurai is unexpected) In general, there is something to get impressions from, I recommend it!

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Artem B

Level 12 Local Expert

The museum is not large, but there are many unique exhibits, from the Bronze Age to weapons from different countries, there is a stunning treasure trove with objects from all eras, stuffed animals. But the three-piece design is just signatures in English and Georgian, no description or history, it's not always clear what's in front of you at all. Even where there is some kind of interactive (one room), it is also English and Georgian. Although the main contingent is clear from where, English speakers do not go to museums, especially such ones. In general, the museum is not friendly at all, the staff pretends that they do not understand Russian, they asked to put a small backpack in the storage room, although others went with larger bags. It's not pleasant. Everything in the place made it impossible to enjoy the exposition. I advise you to go only if you want to see something specifically.

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Анна Гордт

Level 23 Local Expert

The exposition is not very large, but it is quite interesting. There are many interesting exhibits. I was very impressed by the hall with ancient icons. Unique specimens.

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Оксана Валерьевна

Level 17 Local Expert

The museum evokes ambiguous feelings. Pros: A good collection, there is something to see, a good Soviet school of exhibiting. Cons: The lighting is poorly exposed, it will be difficult for people with poor eyesight (we visit many museums, we have traveled to more than 10 countries, there is something to compare it with) Of course, the museums of Russia are above all, even in the regions. The exposition and the masterful way to display the light, the tags with explanations in at least three languages, Russian, English and Chinese, and now in Moscow they have added German and French, are beyond praise. On our headphones, you can listen in any language about each subject by scanning the kewar code. It is only in Georgian and English. And only the name, there is no explanation of how. There is no short summary (where, when, why, for what, etc.). Question to the Georgians: How many Americans and British visit them? And the Russians and Chinese? The ratio is about 1 to 1000. I agree that English is international, but when I traveled to other countries, I didn't really need it at all))) everyone tried to answer in Russian or use Google for translation. I studied German. I will not learn English especially for a trip to Georgia)) So the museum staff pretended that they did not know Russian and spoke excellent English)) But when one of the caretakers, not understanding why I was taking pictures of the exhibits for a long time (I was shooting the texture of objects for graphic design), decided to make a remark, she had to speak irritably in Russian.)) On the minus ground floor there is not a large, but beautiful exposition of gold products. Again, with poorly exposed lighting, it is difficult to see the details, as a rule, they are placed in front of magnifying glasses. I zoomed in on the image with my phone, then you can look at it in detail. The last floor of the museum of "Soviet Accoupation" evokes an ironic smile and misunderstanding, in the center there are portraits of Stalin and Beria, Georgians by nationality. A logical question arises: Who has accuped whom?))) Considering, with all due respect to Stalin's personality, how many Soviet and Russian people died in the Gulag because of the actions of the Georgians hanging in their portraits in the center. The ticket costs 30 bins. You can go to see it, but you won't get information from history or nature without a guided tour in Russian.

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Dmitry Bravikov

Level 12 Local Expert

A good museum, several floors, about ten halls. I liked the skulls of different human species. The price per adult is 40 GEL.

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Yury Dmitriev

Level 11 Local Expert

It's very confusing, very unclear. No one offers audio guides, the services of a guide cost some unjustifiably expensive money; in general, a ticket for 30 lari, which opens access to something incoherent and illogical with an objectively cool Treasury with mind-blowing samples of jewelry and coins found on the territory of Georgia + a very conditional "museum" of the Soviet occupation - this is unjustified expensive. It seems to be a National Museum, and there seem to be objectively unique exhibits, but no one bothered to visually highlight them and make information about them publicly available, at least in the form of a detailed description in English. And so, in fact, a bunch of skulls is the first hall, a bunch of stuffed animals and dried butterflies are the second and third halls, piles of old photographs are the fourth hall, piles of all kinds of weapons, including those unrelated to Georgia, are the fifth hall, a chaotic thematic exposition on the theme of the Soviet occupation is the sixth hall, and the objectively cool Treasury is the seventh the gym. And everything. And it's a shame that such cool exhibits are simply lost in the mass of others.

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Ульяна Серова

Level 8 Local Expert

The museum is huge! There are a lot of interesting things. The most profitable tickets are for the day and for the week - you can use them to visit other museums in the city too.

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Юлия Бокарева

Level 10 Local Expert

Disappointed.very fragmentary.and this is a country with thousands of years of history!rather, a museum of applied art with a hall of the terrible Soviet period (although the older generation unanimously remembers this period as wonderful) there was no doubt about the repression, but there was also a flourishing of Georgian art, much was built)

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Анна М.

Level 14 Local Expert

A modern, interesting museum. I liked it and my family members liked it. Here you can see, among other things, non-standard expositions. For example, a collection of skulls of ancient human predecessors and ancient people from different parts of the world. Or a collection of eggs of different species of birds, a collection of snakes. In addition, here you can learn more about the history, culture and animal diversity of Georgia in general. All employees speak English and are willing to help. The signatures to the exhibits are mainly in Georgian and English. The only thing is that in many halls there is no place to sit, despite the fact that the museum is large. But there are benches in the corridors without exhibits.

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Елена Б.

Level 6 Local Expert

A large museum about Georgia as a local history museum. There is a church hall, gold. The animal world. Everyday life. There are many halls, everything is interesting.

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re nyxa

Level 24 Local Expert

There is a general collection of the 30lari ticket museum and a separate treasury with a shortened schedule and a separate 15lari ticket. I wanted to visit only the treasury with icons, which was clearly stated in English, but the employee took payment for a shared ticket, as a result, the treasury was already closed after visiting the exposition and I could not get in. The price is too high, does not meet expectations. I can only recommend the curious numismatic collection on the minus ground floor and a few more exhibits. Medieval Byzantine coins and archaeological finds from the Bronze Age are especially valuable. If you like to look at jewelry and coins in detail, then you are here. If you are waiting for a complete impression of the history of Georgia, then this visit with expensive tickets will not give you anything. Incompetent employees and cashiers, dirty toilets, zero advance info, so only personal reviews here on Yandex help

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Валерия "Музейка" - семейный туроператор.

Level 21 Local Expert

The museum has a room dedicated to jewelry, a decent collection, an interesting archeology room, an art department, a hall dedicated to repression with an impressive carriage, and others. My daughter liked the museum, which is rare. I recommend you to visit.

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Василиса

Level 16 Local Expert

I liked the variety of exhibits that cover different eras and aspects of Georgian culture. The collection of archaeological finds and ancient artifacts was especially impressive. However, some rooms of the museum seemed to me insufficiently illuminated, which makes it difficult to view the exhibits. Overall, the museum provides extensive information and a pleasant atmosphere, but small improvements in the organization of the space could make it even better.

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A G

Level 13 Local Expert

We've seen it somewhere. The exposition is sparse, there are simply no references to the connection between the history of Georgia and Russia. The audio guide can only be paid by credit card.

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Даниил Ахтарский

Level 23 Local Expert

It seems like there are a lot of exhibits and there are very interesting specimens, but the cost is as strange as possible. It's also difficult to navigate the halls.

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Илдус Шамгунов

Level 22 Local Expert

Any regional museum of Uzbekistan or, for example, Gorno Altaisk, is an order of magnitude higher. Nothing from the history of crafts, costumes. The latter makes up for the photo of the expedition of the 19th century. The whole hall is reserved for hate propaganda. The occupation of the USSR from 1921 to 1991. Otherwise, Georgia was an independent state until 1921. The ticket purchase system is also strange. The cashier is only on the card. For cash in a machine that two people couldn't figure out before me. The cashier accepted the cash anyway

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Анастасия

Level 12 Local Expert

I was not particularly impressed, there were a lot of ancient jewelry of the same type, I liked only the exhibits with animals and a collection of skulls, the entrance is very expensive, it is not worth its price

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Valery Churautsou

Level 9 Local Expert

The museum is very good. I didn't like the attitude towards Russian speakers from some employees. There were several "English or Georgian only" situations. If not for that, you can have a good time and get to know Georgia better.

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Андрей

Level 16 Local Expert

a boring collection of disparate items and ideas for an expensive ticket.

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Иоанн А.

Level 16 Local Expert

There is nothing to see here after St. Petersburg, Moscow and the museums of Europe. And even more so for 30 GEL. The exposition is small, it will take a maximum of an hour. Literally a couple of exhibits seemed interesting. There is nothing to see at the exhibition of the "Soviet occupation", only three KGB devices are there, everything else is photos of people and letters. And nowhere, for some reason, does it say that the terror and repression were staged by the Georgian Stalin, who is so loved in Georgia… The toilet is free, although it is quite dirty.

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waldemarkazak2017

Level 12 Local Expert

The museum is good, but not all stages of history are shown - from the people of Dmanis we almost immediately move on to the Russian occupation. And where are 15, 16, 17 and 19bv? The ticket is a little expensive

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Мария С

Level 10 Local Expert

An interesting overview of Georgia - archeology, costumes, copies of frescoes, national decorations.

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Самуйлова М.

Level 5 Local Expert

Today we have reached the National Museum of Georgia. It is large, 3 floors. The 3rd floor is dedicated to the occupation of Georgia by Russia in the 1920s, a lot of military stuff. Otherwise, there are many different costumes, military items of the past. But the first floor was most impressive - the skulls of our ancestors from 7 million years BC to 30 thousand years BC were collected. It is possible to trace how man evolved from a monkey. I read in the reviews that all the signs are in Georgian and English. I solved this issue very simply: I downloaded an application with a Google translator. You open the app, point at the sign - and voila! Everything is translated and everything is clear! Russian-speaking couples also went to the museum, so at the same time I gave them a tour of an unfamiliar museum, because I was the only one with a translator))) And there is also such a feature with the signs: it is written very briefly in English, and in detail in Georgian. I also really liked that many of the exhibits are not closed under glass. It's clear that you can't touch anything with your hands in museums, but the fact that you can look sooooo close, I was personally very pleased. I have not even seen such ancient exhibits so close in St. Petersburg. There is a zoological department, small, with stuffed animals and birds, canned fish in formaldehyde. The children were interested in listening to what sounds these animals make. There is also a hall in the basement with the most ancient jewelry made of gold, the first money, made so finely and jewelerishly that you wonder how a person could do such a thing without some special technique! In general, it was very informative and interesting! I advise everyone! Oh yes, the entrance is 15 lari for an adult ($4.65 or 525 rubles), 0.5 lari for a child.

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Юлия Т.

Level 5 Local Expert

Admission costs 30 GEL, not 15. They were not allowed to use the Russian student ID (although they sold student ID cards in other museums in Georgia without any problems). There is no audio guide. There is a description in Georgian and English. I didn't learn anything about Georgia, because there is NOTHING AT ALL about the history of Georgia in this museum😅 50% of the museum is stuffed animals, minerals and skulls. Let's just say this is not what I expected to see at the national museum. Triple floor - jewelry from different eras. The most unique are copies. The descriptions are short, it's not interesting without a tour. And suddenly there is a hall with exhibits from India and Asia, where there are no descriptions at all. Well, the 3rd floor is about the Soviet occupation. There are slogans and large photos with captions - they were killed by the Russians. Well, that's it. There is a wonderful GULAG museum in Moscow, the presentation is more literate and is not full of meaningless screaming slogans.

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Наталья Галой

Level 7 Local Expert

The most favorite place to visit in Tbilisi! So many talented extraordinary artists were represented in Iola 2024, it was possible to spend several days in a row there, inspiringly contemplating art.

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Анжела Кривова

Level 9 Local Expert

A modern building. Nicely. There is nothing about the history of the emergence of Georgia. There are no excursions in Russian. There's graffiti all over the place. Don't care about it at all.

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Allertionis

Level 7 Local Expert

A great museum, a great exhibit, a lot of things! The employees leave much to be desired. Only the young guy on the 2nd floor in the animal room is very good, he tried to show/tell everything, was courteous. And the women on the 1st and 3rd floors are mostly very rude and uncivil.

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иван нагорный

Level 12 Local Expert

Well, it's a small, uninteresting museum, for the price of a ticket you expect to see the Hermitage, but you get a regional museum of average lousy

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Виталий Киреев

Level 10 Local Expert

Low exposure, almost nothing to see. It is too expensive (40 GEL) for such a scarcity.

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Радион Гизатулин

Level 15 Local Expert

An interesting museum, lots of exhibits, but! There is one big BUT! There are no explanations in Russian, and this is a big disadvantage, there is no way to read the information on the exhibits.

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Светлана Башмакова

Level 7 Local Expert

Very expensive entrance tickets, the staff is not friendly at all.

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Эмиль Тимашев

Level 8 Local Expert

I was there during the incessant rallies of the local opposition. It's a pity that I couldn't log in. Everything seems to be very interesting inside, but the hooligans painted everything on the outside.

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Яков Каплан

Level 14 Local Expert

If it wasn't for the ticket price, there would be 4* You can look at it, but it feels like it was collected from a pine forest. What happened was added to the exhibition without any sense or logic.

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Сергей К.

Level 3 Local Expert

The tour was conducted only in one hall and half of the tour was not about the exhibits, but about what a bad union captured Georgia and treacherously conducted excavations under guard so that the locals would not steal everything, and then no less treacherously all the exhibits became the main exposition of this museum. According to which a paid tour was conducted without entering other halls. I strongly do not recommend taking guides from them or checking the conditions of the tour at the reception. And to stop discussions off topic.

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Georgian National Museum

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