Museum address: 1/3, Merab Aleksidze str., Tbilisi
Date of establishment of the museum: 1958
Legal status of the museum: Since 2006 – Legal Entity under Public Law (LEPL) Ministry of Culture and Monuments Protection of Georgia
Museum type (profile): Historical
Quantity of stored items: 170 000

Museum Collection description: National Centre of Manuscripts was established on the basis of the Korneli Kekelidze Institute of Manuscripts in 2006 (the institute was founded in 1958 on the basis of State Museum of Georgia).Nowadays there are stored more than 170.000 items in Georgian, Greek, Hebrew, Sirian, Ethiopian, Armenian, Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Slavic languages (dated from I c. up to XX c.).

Working hours: Everyday, except Monday, 11.00 – 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 exhibitions: “Old Caucasus in Italian and Georgian Photography”, “Georgian Calligraphers” (2006), “The Manuscripts from Gelati” (2008), “The Nativity Cycle in Georgian Miniature”, “The Georgian Manuscript” (2009) etc.
Educational Programmes: The Conferences, Expeditions, scientific and Educational projects and seminars
Publications: Scientific publications, catalogues and booklets

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