Visitor Information

Working hours

Tuesday–Sunday 10 am - 6 pm

Last admission 30 minutes before closing.

CLOSED on Monday, and official holidays

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Entrance Fees

Adults	3 GEL
Students	1 GEL
School Children	0,5 GEL
Friends of Museum (become a member)	Free
Children under 6	Free

 

Free to: ICOM members, "Culture Card" owners, museum employees, people with limited abilities, internally displaced persons (IDPs), socially unprotected persons.

Note: visitors receiving special benefits or free admission privileges should present relevant documents.

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For online tickets please visit: Biletebi.ge

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Guided Tours

School children groups	10 GEL
Georgian Language	25 GEL
Foreign Languages (reviewing tour, approximately 1 hour)	45 GEL
Foreign Languages (extensive tour, 1,5-2 hours)	60 GEL
Exclusive tour (booking in advance)	200 GEL

Guide service is delivered in Georgian, English, German, and Russian languages.

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Cloakroom

Cloakroom service is free for the following items: 

• Coats and jackets
• Umbrellas
• Travelling bags and backpacks
• Motorcycle/bicycle helmets
• Musical instruments

Handbags (maximum size A3) can be brought into the museum. In case of questionable items , a decision will be made by authorized personnel.

 Following items cannot be checked:

• Money, documents, and identification documents
• Check cards and credit cards
• Valuables
• Handbags

In case of violating the aforementioned policy, the Georgian National Museum is not responsible for the loss or damage of any items.

Visitors should collect their belongings by the end of the working day. After the museum closes all the items left behind are considered lost. In case of loss of checked items, authorized personnel should be notified immediately.

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Recommendations and Regulations

• The last entrance tickets are sold 30 minutes prior the end of working day. Visitors should leave exhibition halls 10 minutes before the museum closes.
• Children (under 12) should be accompanied by parents or authorized persons
• Parents, teachers, nurses, and group supervisors are responsible for children's actions
• Running, smoking, and excessive noise are prohibited in the museum. Parents are asked not to carry small children on their shoulders.
• Eating and drinking is allowed only in the cafe or the yard terrace of the museum
• Each member of the group should stay nearby the authorized supervisor
• Copying art works in exhibition hall without authorization from the museum administration is prohibited
• Visitors must keep their tickets until the end of the visit
• The following items are prohibited in any part (social or exhibition) of the Georgian National Museum: chemical and toxic substances; firearms and weapons; food and plastic bottles; sharp, overweight, or oversized items; other art works, art work reproductions, or casts; scooters, skateboards, or bicycles; pets and animals.

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Photo and Video Shooting

• Taking photos of the museum building and permanent exhibitions for personal purposes are allowed without using flash and tripods
• Photo and video are strictly prohibited at temporary exhibitions
• Photography for commercial purposes is subject to prior negotiation and written permission issued by the museum administration and communications department
• Taking photo or video featuring GNM employees is a subject of prior negotiation with the museum administration

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Contact Information

25, M. Berdzenishvili Str. (Turtle Lake Road), Tbilisi, Georgia

Tel: + (995 32) 272 90 45

Fax: +(995 32) 298 21 33

E-mail: info@museum.ge

 

 

The Open Air Museum was founded on April 27, 1966 by the famous Georgian ethnographer Giorgi Chitaia.

It is located in Tbilisi's Vake district, to the west of "Turtle Lake". It occupies 52 hectares of land and houses more than eight thousand artifacts brought from all over Georgia.

The Open Air Museum encompasses 14 ethnographic zones: Kartli, Samegrelo, Adjara, Abkhazia, Svaneti, Khevsureti, Kakheti, Meskheti, Javakheti, Guria, Imereti, Racha, Lechkhumi and Ossetia. 

Each exhibit presents a certain historic-ethnographic area of Georgia. Together with architectural monuments, the museum presents ethnographic materials - different kinds of tools, textiles, and ceramics. The museum also includes the 5^th-6th century basilica of Sioni, as well as a rich collection of grave stones in relief.

Visitors can explore on their own, or enjoy guided tours around the museum. The museum provides a tranquil environment for visitors to experience Georgian folk exhibitions and festivals throughout the year, and has a quaint Georgian restaurant where you can enjoy the breathtaking view of Tbilisi.