Museum address: 8, G. Chanturia str., Tbilisi
Date of establishment of the museum: 1930
Legal status of the museum: Since 2005 – Legal Entity under Public Law (LEPL) under governmental control of Ministry of Culture and Monuments Protection of Georgia
Museum type (profile): Literature
Quantity of stored items: 157 031
Museum collection description: The museum houses unique samples of old and contemporary Georgian literature, as well as items representing cultural heritage of foreign countries: manuscripts (XII c. Four Gospels, XVII-XIX c.c.); archives, manuscripts and memorial belongings (furniture, family relics, clothes) of well-known Georgian and foreign writers, paintings and graphics of Georgian and foreign artists; photographs and documents, bibliographical rarities, rare audio-video records. Branches: Titsian Tabidze House Museum, Nodar Dumbadze House Museum.
Working hours: Everyday, except Monday, 10.00 – 18.00
Ticket price:
Free admission: Children up to age of 6; Georgian and Foreign Museum staff, ICOM members (cardholders with ID), people with disabilities (upon presentation of valid ID), refugees.
Exhibitions: Periodical exhibition from museum collections, exhibitions and art-actions of Georgian artists.
Educational Programmes: Literary evenings, guizes and performances.
Publications: Literary chronicles (almanac), series of publications: Precious Autographs, The bosom-book,, Europe or Asia (collected articles), publications from archives of Georgian writers, cognitive-educational publication “We invite you in Museum “
Total space of the museum: 2324 m² (museum’s building: 1554 m², museum’s yard: 770 m²)
Display space: 282 m²
Temporary exhibitions: 160 m²
Storage space: 280 m²
The studio of restoration: 80 m²
Movable monument of Cultural Heritage: 69 exhibits.
Museum building’s status: Immovable monument of Cultural Heritage (The order # 3/181, 2007 of Minister of Ministry of Culture and Monuments Protection of Georgia).
