Preservation of the Textile Collection in the Shalva Amiranashvili Art Museum, National Museum of Georgia

$41.6K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	Georgia
Start Date	Sep 17, 2006
End Date	Jul 16, 2010
Duration	1,398 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`77320-48`

Grant Description

To provide proper storage for the textile and embroidery collections at the Shalva Amiranashvili Art Museum in Tbilisi.

The collection includes objects embroidered with gold and silver, and decorated with precious stones, dating from the 19th century.

There are over 5000 pieces in the collection, including ecclesiastical and heirloom objects, many from Georgia, but also from Persian and Byzantine origin. The project will also digitize the inventory, and initiate conservation activities.