The Batumi Archeological Museum is one of the oldest Georgian museums. Though it has a centenary history it was opened for visitors as late as in 1994. This is one of the best archeological museums both in Batumi and in whole Georgia. The Museum has collected the monuments of material culture of different epochs. Its collection includes 22800 exhibits, the majority of which are finds from the excavations carried out in the territory of Adjaria. The Museum represents a two-storey large hall which houses the whole collection. It is necessary to start studying the exposition from the first floor, because it is the place where the exhibits belonging to the Stone and Iron Ages are located. The items aged of several ten thousand years can be found there. The majority of the Iron Age collection is represented by the items of Colchis tribal culture. The Museum has a rich collection of the monuments of this period. The ground floor of the Museum houses exhibits which belong to the antique period, early and late Middle Ages. Many of these exhibits were found in the course of excavations carried out in ancient and medieval Adjarian fortresses. The Greek and Roman dishware as well as Greek and Roman coins of the antique epoch are widely presented there. Among the items of the antique and medieval period the Museum has the finds from the excavations carried out in the Gonio-Apsaros fortress. In particular, they are the items found during the digs of so-called “Gonio buried treasure” discovered by archeologists near one of the walls of the Gonio fortress. In addition, different imageries of the Romans and imageries of Hellenic God Serapis, glass and bronze dishware and Roman jewelries are also belong to it. Opening hours: Everyday except Monday, 10.00 - 18.00 Address: 77, Ilia Chavchavadze str., Batumi Tel: (+ 995 422) 22 36 94 Website: www.bam.ge Khariton Akhvlediani Adjara State Museum
Khariton Akhvlediani Adjara State Museum was founded in 1908 as a school museum on the initiative of a group of teachers and public figures of Batumi. The museum was located at the corner of Voznesensky and Olgha (present P. Melikishvili and Vakhtang Gorgasali) streets. From 22 May, 1910 the museum was moved to the 1st floor of the City Council. In 1912 by the decision of the City Council the museum was made into a city museum. Until 1924 it was a mixed type museum but from the year 1925 it became a History Museum of Adjara and was moved to the former military cathedral where it stayed until 1930. From 25 January, 1930 the museum was placed in the Treasury building in 4, Guria Lane (present Jincharadze Street). After Nikolai Gomman from February, 1938 till May, 1989 the director of the museum was Khariton Akhvlediani – a prominent scholar and public figure, experienced museum professional. The formation of the museum as a local history scientific-educational institution is connected to his name. In 1957 the second floor was added to the building and the museum took its present appearance. It is one of the oldest scientific-educational institutions where 180 000 exhibits are kept: unique items, collections, photos, works of art, over 100 items are preserved at the gold treasuries of the museum. Over 2000 rare manuscripts in Georgian, Russian, Armenian, Arabic, Turkish, Persian and other languages are preserved at the manuscript fund while the library contains 63000 books in various languages. Most of them are bibliographical rarities.
Opening hours: 10.00 - 18.00. Closed on Mondays Address: 4, Jincharadze str., Batumi Tel: (+995 422) 27 11 75 - Ethnographic museum "BORJGALO"
Folk crafts and lifestyle museum which was created and founded by the native of upper Adjara, Kemal Turmanidze, is today the ethnographic museum which covers 3,000 m2. Once you get to the museum, you plunge into the old Georgian traditions. Pottery, metal, stone and wood processing, beekeeping, fruit farming, viticulture and agriculture is displayed at the level of the work process. Mannequins dressed in traditional attire, props, folk music – all this paraphernalia will animate your imagination. You can find residential, worship and agricultural buildings here too, both in the form of small models and in life-size. Opening hours: 10.00 - 19.00. Без выходных. Address: Ул. Михаила Шарашидзе, 14. Карта Tel: (+995 422) 24 07 19 / (+995) 599 273 470 / (+995) 599 277 231 Website: akvani.ge The Nobel Brothers Batumi Technological Museum
The Museum represents the technical technological achievements introduced to Batumi at the end of the XIXth and beginning of the XXth centuries: activity of the Nobel Brothers, the Rotschilds, and Mantashev. With Nobel Brothers help and activity the new technology of oil transit was implemented and Batumi was involved into the International Trade Affairs.There are exhibits on the development of tea culture, printing-house, and photography. In the museum there are the photos of Prokudin-Gorski - the first master of the coloured photography.
Opening hours: Everyday except Monday, 10.00 - 18.00 Address: 3, Leselidze str., Batumi Tel: (+995 422) 27 11 75 / (+995 422) 27 39 46 Website: branobelhistory.com - Adjara State Museum of Art
The museum houses paintings of famous Georgian and foreign artists (Niko Pirosmani, D. Kakabadze, L. Gudiashvili, E. art, S. Bakalovich, A. Zommer, N. Ignatov, A. Zankovski, etc.) and drawing works (N. Churgulia, R. Petviashvili, L. Zambakhidze, G.Tseretelietc.) sculpture (E. Pantareli's "Nymph and a Little Faun", G. Ochiauri's "Portrait", etc.), as well as samples of decorative art (ceramics, woodcuts, glasswork, engravings, tapestry). Opening hours: Everyday except Monday, 10.00 - 18.00 Address: 8, Gorgiladze str., Batumi Tel: (+995 422) 27 38 94
- David Komakhidze Religious Museum in Batumi
A unique example of charity for society, this is a tiny museum with just enough collection to call itself a museum. Efforts of a Batumi family - Komakhidze, this museum was established in 2004. Drawing several Batumi visitors, this Batumi attraction houses collections by the Komakhidze family, which includes - icons, statues, models of temples, murals, reliefs, photographs, sculptures and books, that enlighten you about Georgia’s history. The museum will interest anyone and everyone irrespective of their beliefs or religion. Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 17:00 Address: Tbilisi Highway, Batumi (village of Queen Tamara) Tel: +995-93-978283 Art galleries and exhibit halls Collections of masterpieces from different famous artists, Georgian silverware tapestry and felt work. The Gallery hosts different temporary exhibitions and projects.
Opening hours: Every day, 11:00-19:00 Address: 28, Vazha Pshavela str. Tel: (+995 422) 27 69 26 /(+995) 599 37 66 99
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