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Art Foundation Anagi: A New Museum Space in Tbilisi
Art Foundation Anagi: A New Museum Space in Tbilisi
12, Z. Avalishvili Str.
17.08.2025 - 31.12.2025
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The name of the new art center in Tbilisi — Art Foundation Anagi — is a conscious nod to the iconic Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris. And the curatorial ambitions are just as bold: not only to preserve Georgia’s cultural heritage but also to shape its artistic future.
While the official opening is scheduled for this autumn in the Vake district, the exhibitions are already open to the public. Plan to spend at least an hour — you might linger even longer in the room filled with historical maps alone.
What to expect: two floors with spacious, contemporary exhibition halls, each dedicated to its own curatorial concept. Among the highlights:
– A collection of photographs from the set of The Legend of Suram Fortress by Sergei Parajanov (previously held in a private archive);
– Tiger, a monumental painting by Mamuka Tsetskhladze created in 1988 in Tbilisi and sent to Paris the same year — now, 37 years later, finally returned home;
– A large-scale research exhibition exploring the pivotal era of the late 1980s and early 1990s — don’t miss the massive replica of a “USSR All-Citizen Foreign Passport”.
There are also more intimate corners, like a shelf from the studio of Soviet Georgian artist Sergo Kobuladze — handcrafted by the artist himself, with all original items preserved. Another rediscovered name is Gregor Danelian, a forgotten Soviet nonconformist who worked in a variety of styles — expressionism, cubism, monumentalism, rayism, pop art — all of them defiantly outside the official cultural agenda of his time.
Important: All current exhibitions run until September 9. After that, the displays will rotate. Don’t forget to stop by the book and souvenir shop on the ground floor — you just might leave with your own piece of art.
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Art Foundation Anagi, Tbilisi, merges Georgia’s artistic heritage with research-driven, innovative curation and global collaboration.
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