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Ilia Chavchavadze Literary-Memorial Museum opens

Ilia Chavchavadze Literary-Memorial Museum opens
Ilia Chavchavadze Literary-Memorial Museum opens

According to the Tbilisi City Hall, the rehabilitated Ilia Chavchavadze Literary-Memorial Museum will open for visitors on September 24, at 20:00.

Rehabilitation-repair works at Ilia Chavchavadze Literary-Memorial Museum started in 2017 within the framework of the Tbilisi Development Fund project "New Tbilisi" Museum Development Subprogram.

"Large-scale works have been carried out for three years, including Structural strengthening of the historic building, restoration of the decorative details, restoration of the authentic interior of the building, improvement of the inner yard, maintenance of the engineering-communication network, arrangement of modern exhibition spaces and restoration of the memorial halls.

Exhibition and memorial spaces were arranged with museum stock materials and epoch-making items, taking into account the epoch and the description conveyed by the epistolary heritage.

Ilia Chavchavadze Memorial Dining, Bedroom, and Working Rooms have been restored, where the authentic walls and ceiling have been restored.

In addition to the memorial and exhibition spaces, the museum has a reading room as well as educational, work, and library spaces.

The museum is fully adapted for people with disabilities.

Ilia Chavchavadze, together with his wife - Olga Guramishvili, lived and worked in Tbilisi, Iv. Javakhishvili st. N 7 in the house of his sister, Elisabed Chavchavadze-Saginashvili, from 1888-1901. The editorial office of the newspaper "Iveria" and the printing house were located in this house. Ilia's traditional "Thursdays" were held here. A number of national-state and cultural initiatives originated here.

This house is connected with the active years of Ilia's public-political and creative life and the struggle for the autocephaly of the Georgian Church," mentions the City Hall in the information.

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