ICOM-ის საქართველოს ეროვნული კომიტეტი

ICOM National Committee in Georgia (ICOM Georgia)
Date of establishment – 2006
President – Inga (Klara) Karaia, Secretary – Mariam Burchuladze
Board members: David Lordkipanidze, Nino Gedevanishvili, Kakha Trapaidze, Irina Koshoridze, Giorgi Kalandia, Zaza Skhirtladze, Lana Karaia, Mikheil Tsereteli, Salome Tsiskarishvili.

Activities:
• Support of development of Museum field and protection Cultural Heritage in Georgia
• Support and promote the aims and objectives of ICOM among professional museum workers and museums in Georgia;
• Collaboration with UNESCO, ICOM and ICOM other National and International Scientific Committees;
• Support to develop museum management in Georgia for advocating the professionals’ interests and for raising of qualification;
• Organizing the international and local training programs, seminars, conferences, publication of methodology literature;
• Collaboration with various governmental and non-governmental structures in developing an protecting of cultural heritage field;
• Spreading information within local and international museum community about the ongoing processes in museum field.

Projects

2013 

  • Workshop for Ajara Museum Managers” Developing Museums”. Organizers: ICOM National Committee in Georgia, Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport of Ajara. Partner: Kulturagenda – Institute for museums, cultural enterprises and audience (Austria). Hotel “Chao”. Batumi, Georgia. 30 November – 1 December / 4-5 December.
  • Workshop for Georgian Museum Managers “Developing museums”. Organizers: Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia, Culturological Research Association, ICOM National Committee in Georgia, ICOM INTERCOM (UK), Kulturagenda – Institute for museums, cultural enterprises and audience (Austria). Tbilisi State Academy of Art,  2-3 December.
  • International Conference of Restorers. Sponsors: Ministry of Culture and Monuments Protection of Georgia, Rustaveli Science National Foundation, Insurance company “Ardi group”, Partners: Centre for Culturual Heritage protection and popularization, Georgian Museums Association, ICOM National Committee in Georgia. State Museum of Theatre, Music, Cinema and Choreography of Georgia. 24-27 September.

2012

  • International conference “Interpretation of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Museums”. Georgian National Museum. The conference was organized with collaboration of Ministry of Culture and Monuments Protection of Georgia, ICOM Georgia and Georgian National Museum. 27-28 November
  • Capacity Building “Interpretation of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Museums” – 5th Workshop for the South Caucasus Region Museums. Georgian National Museum. The workshop was organized with collaboration of ICOM and Ministry of Culture and Monuments Protection of Georgia. 25-26 November
  • National trainings for educational programmes curators and guides from regional museums of Georgia. Tbilisi State Academy of Art. The trainings were held with collaboration of Ministry of Culture and Monuments Protection of Georgia, ICOM Georgia and Tbilisi State Academy of Art. 3-7 July
  • “Night Museum”, cultural and educational project. Georgian National Museum-National Gallery. 16 January

2011

  • International Conference “Cultural Diversity in Museums”. Georgian National Museum. The conference had been arranged by ICOM National Committee in Georgia, Tbilisi State Academy of Art and “Fund of Caucasus” in collaboration with Georgian National Museum.
  • “Workshop for South Caucasus Region Museums “Disaster preparedness and management – natural disasters and armed conflicts”. Georgian National Museum. The workshop was orginzed with collaboration and co-financing of ICOM (International Council of Museums) and Ministry of Culture and Monuments protection of Georgia.
  • Solo exhibition of Mamuka Tsetskhladze, State Fine Art museum of Azerbaijan, Baku (Azerbaijan), co-financers: Ministry of Culture and Monuments Protection of Georgia, Company “Socar Georgia”, January-March.

2010

  • Round Table “New perspectives of Partnership of South Caucasus Region Museums” with participation of Armenian, Azerbaijani and Georgian Museum experts. Co-financer: Ministry of Culture and Monuments Protection of Georgia. Tbilisi State Academy of Art, 23-25 December
  • “Workshop for South Caucasus Region Museums – Education and Training in Conservation Issues” within the program: “Support to the ICOM network: implementation of the ICOM Strategic Plan for 2008-2010”. By the lead of ICOM-CC experts Jean Brown and Robert Child (UK). Co-financer: Ministry of Culture and Monuments Protection of Georgia. Tbilisi State Academy of Art, 14-17 October
  • International Conference “Museums and Cultural Tourism” with participation museum experts of Europe and Caucasus region’s countries. Co-organizers: Ministry of Culture and Monuments Protection of Georgia, Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport of Ajara, Caucasus Fund. Batumi, 23-27 July.
  • Two National trainings for Georgian Museums by the lead of Georgian museum experts. Tbilisi, G. Leonidze State Museum of Georgian Literature. 29-30 April, 3-4 June
  • Exhibition “Turkey in Georgian Art”, State Museum of the Theatre, Music, Cinema & Choreography, co-organizer;
  • Exhibition ”Churches in borderlands + sacred architecture by Jerzy Uscinowich” (Poland), Georgian National Museum (Karvasla), co-organizer.
  • Reconstruction of Georgian Museum web-site (www.georgianmuseums.ge)

2009

  • Educational programme’s festival “Museum for children” in 10 Georgian museums: 18– 24 May.
  • The Conference Problems and perspectives of development of Georgian Museums (dedicated to the international Museum day), Tbilisi, Ministry of Culture and Monuments Protection of Georgia, 18 May.
  • Publishing of Barry & Gail Lord, The Manual of Museum Exhibitions (editors: Inga Karaia, Maka Burchuladze, Salome Tsiskarishvili, Lasha Karaia, 900 items, 480 pages, in Georgian). Financer: Ministry of Culture and Monuments Protection of Georgia. May
  • Preparation of the Newsletter Georgian Museum News and put on the Internet (www.georgianmuseums.ge), in Georgian and English. May
  • National training in Museums Management Issues for East Georgian Museums by the lead of Georgian experts, Georgian National Museum (Signagi Museum), 20-23 June.
  • National training in Museums Management Issues for West Georgian Museums by the lead of Georgian experts. Dadiani Palaces History-Architectural Museum, Zugdidi, Georgia, 28-30 June.
  •  Workshop “Planning of Museum renovation” for Georgian Museums, speaker: Barry Lord (LORD Cultural Resources, Canada), Ministry of Culture and Monuments Protection of Georgia. 2-4 September.
  • International Conference “Social Role of Museums” with participation museum experts of Europe and Caucasus region’s countries. Co-organizers: Ministry of Culture and Monuments Protection of Georgia, Caucasus Fund. Tbilisi, Georgian National Museum, 30 September-4 October
  • “Workshop for South Caucasus Region Museums -Development of Museum Education and Cultural Action” within the program: “Support to the ICOM network: implementation of the ICOM Strategic Plan for 2008-2010” By the lead of CECA experts: Marie-Clarté O’Neill (ICOM France) and Nicole Gesché (ICOM Belgium). Co-financer: Ministry of Culture and Monuments Protection of Georgia. Tbilisi, Georgian National Museum, A. Duma’s Centre of French Culture. 13-17 October.
  • Round Table “New perspectives of Partnership of South Caucasus Region Museums” with participation of ICOM National Committees of Azerbaijan and Georgia. Azerbaijan, Baku. 27-29 November.

2008

  • “Training in Museums Management Issues for South Caucasus Region Museums” within the framework of the contribution ICOM’s to 60th Anniversary and SPECIAL PROJECTS GRANT FOR 2007, by the lead of INTERCOM experts: Christian Waltl (Austria) and Marilyn Scott (UK). Co-financer: Ministry of Culture and Monuments Protection of Georgia. Tbilisi, Georgian National Museum, A. Duma’s Centre of French Culture, 4-8 February
  • Preparation of the events for the International Museums Day, Tbilisi, Georgia, May.
  • Festival of Educational programme in Georgian Museums, Tbilisi, Georgia, May 18-24.
  • Multifunctional Educational project “… And is music”, State Museum of Georgian Folk Songs & Musical Instruments, Tbilisi, Georgia, May 18.
  • National training in Museums Management Issues for Georgian Museums, Tbilisi, Georgia, August
  • Translation of Barry & Gail Lord, The Manual of Museum Exhibitions, Tbilisi, Georgia, December

2007

  • Preparation of the events for the International Museums Day. 18 May
  • Seminar for Georgian Museum Managers, Ministry of Culture and Monuments Protection of Georgia, 19 May.
  • Exhibition of artist Claus Wikhrat (Germany), in Tbilisi (Georgia) and in Baku (Azerbaijan), May-June.
  • Publishing of Magazine Spectri #1. 100 p., Georgian, with resume in English).

2006

  • Creation of the Database of Georgian Museums. Co-financers: Open Society-Georgia Foundation, Ministry of Culture and Monuments protection of Georgia. May-September.
  • Creation of the Web-site of Georgian Museums (www.georgianmuseums.ge), in collaboration with CRA (Cultural research Association) & GMA (Georgian Museum Association), co-financer: Ministry of Culture, Monuments protection and Sport of Georgia
  • Preparation of the events for the International Museums Day. May.
  • Seminar for Georgian Museum Managers, 19 May.
  • Publishing of Guide of Georgian Museums (editors: Inga Karaia, Maka Burchuladze, Salome Tsiskarishvili, Lasha Karaia, 180 p., 1000 items, Georgian, English), co-financer: Ministry of Culture and Monuments protection of Georgia.
  • Translation and publication of “The Manual of Museums Management” by Barry & Gail D. Lord (editors: Inga Karaia, Maka Burchuladze, Salome Tsiskarishvili, Lasha Karaia 294 p., 1000 items, Georgian), co-financers: US Embassy in Georgia, Ministry of Culture, Monuments protection and Sport of Georgia.
  • Publication collection of articles About Museums includes ICOM Code of Ethics, ICOM Statute, other ICOM documents, as well as Museum legislation, other useful documents), (editors: Inga Karaia, Maka Burchuladze, Salome Tsiskarishvili, Lasha Karaia, Amiran Ananiashvili, 298 p., 1000 items, Georgian), co-financer: Ministry of Culture, Monuments protection and Sport of Georgia.
  • Preparation and publishing Instruction of Museums Collections records and protection (Authors: Maka Burchuladze, Inga Karaia, design: Lasha Karaia, 100 p., 1000 items, Georgian), co-financer: Ministry of Culture, Monuments protection and Sport of Georgia.
  • Publication of Magazine Spectri #1-2 (editors: Inga Karaia, Samson Lezhava, Lasha Karaia, 98 p. and 68 p., July and November 2006, Georgian, with resume in English).

Contact
Phone: +995 32 990 285, +995 77 725 450, +995 93 165 256
E_mail:  ingakaraia@gmail.com  mburchuladze@yahoo.com

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