Museums of Samegrelo
and Zemo Svaneti
Givi Eliava Martvili Local Museum
Address:4, Givi Eliava str., Martvili
Phone:(+995 418) 2 12 38
Working hours:Everyday, except Monday, 10.00 - 18.00
Date of establishment:1957
The Museum houses collections of archaeological materials of the Early Stone Age and the Bronze Age (implements, weapons, ceremonial stones, adornments made in various materials, VII-Vi c.c. B.C. bronze sculpture Preacher, fibulas with various images, etc.). The rich numismatic collection includes IV-II c.c. B.C. gold coins, Cholchian tetri, collection of X-XVIII c.c. silver coins. There are also collection of XVIII-XIX c.c. manuscripts and charters, etc. The museum houses a library of XIX-XX c.c. editions (5.000 items), and collection of paintings of XX c. Georgian artists: Lado Gudiashvili's Samaia, Elene Akhvlediani's Our Village, and paintings of R.Sturua, S.Maisashvili, R.Adamia, M.Toidze, as well as sculptures of I.Ochiauri, J.Bzhalava. The museum owns land with a vineyard with a unique Cholchian vine, as well as ethnographic section.
Museums of Samegrelo aand Zemo-Svaneti