Open Air Museum of Ethnography | Tbilisi, Georgia

I am not what you would call a  “museum lover” in the strict sense, but I do make an effort (and sometimes actively) to visit museums, particularly the open air ones. Hence, when I arrived by chance at the Giorgi Chitaia Open Air Museum of Ethnography in Tbilisi, I was surprised that there was so much to learn and understand from this museum about the country’s past.

This museum is said to be one of the finest living examples of folk architecture and craft work from various regions of the country. Sitting on an area of 52 hectares, this museum houses more than eight thousand artifacts brought from all over Georgia including paintings, handcrafted metal masterpieces, sculptures etc.

You could easily spend a few hours here.

Check out this 2 days itinerary

Here you can even find coins dating back to Queen Tamar and David Narin. Impressive, that!

Check out the pictures below!

The 19^th century Megrelian “Sajalabo House” (above)

Useful Information

Open: 10 am – 6 pm (Tuesday-Sunday)
Closed: Mondays and public holidays.
Last admission: 5:30 pm