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The Renovation Plan of the Shalva Amiranashvili Museum of Fine Arts The Renovation Plan of the Shalva Amiranashvili Museum of Fine Arts Tbilisi, 04/2021 Georgian National Museum The Georgian National Museum The Georgian National Museum – an umbrella support for a network of institutions – of experience on the present generations – represent a large percentage of the museum reflects the long and rich museum traditions of the country. Created in 2004, its structural, community, and are essential to nourishing a depth of experience and social cohesion institutional and legislative reforms aim at reinforcing the longer-term protection of the that are key values of the National Museum. rich collections housed in Georgia, after a period of enormous socio-economic and political instability. Furthermore, the network of the Georgian National Museum encourages and welcomes dialogue from within the museum sector and among the wider public, at all times, so as The main goal of creating this structure of inter-museum coordination were twofold: to build robust discussions and institutions. Firstly, it sought to consolidate the stretched resources available to care for much of Georgia’s moveable cultural heritage and its significant intellectual and scientific The development of the Georgian National Museum (hereon ‘GNM’) – meaning all research potential. Secondly, it aimed to foster dialogue between museums and their of the institutions within its network – has been endorsed by UNESCO, the EU and teams, so as to create mutually supportive relations and a better capacity to work other international organizations and NGOs, which have contributed to the strategy together as a sector. of the GNM and encouraged it to remain a pillar throughout the transition period and beyond, with a policy of openness to other museums and museum professionals wishing To guarantee effective maintenance and management of this national treasure a cohesive to join the network. management system was introduced and museum policy defined. The goal was to unify science and information databases, and to coordinate support for educational, academic The Georgian National Museum has integrated the country’s leading museums, the and museum activities. At the same time, the unification process carefully encouraged National Gallery and scientific research institutions into a coordinated system. Already and supported wide scope for each institution’s management to determine day-to-day reconstructed establishments of the Georgian National Museum are: functions, decision-making, team-building, collection management, programming and • Sighnaghi Museum (2007) strategic directions. • Dmanisi Museum-Reserve (2009) • Museum of Georgia (2011) This unified network of museums now includes an association, interdisciplinary scientific • National Gallery (2011) research, restoration and conservation activities, exhibition and educational work and • Samtskhe-Javakheti Museum (2012) co-operation with other establishments. Today local and international collaboration takes • Svaneti Museum (2013) place between educational and cultural institutions in both state and private sectors. • Bolnisi Museum (2020) And importantly, the older generations, who have passed their knowledge and decades • Vani Museum (2020) The Renovation Plan of the Shalva Amiranashvili Museum of Fine Arts Georgian National Museum 2 1 | The Renovation Plan of the Shalva Amiranashvili Museum of Fine Arts The museums of Tbilisi hold rich and coherent collections that have evolved over centuries This ensemble of institutions has also facilitated the opportunity to create a multifunctional through careful acquisition and curatorial decisions. Lado Gudiashvili Street, one of museum complex with essential inter-institutional cooperation and mutual support the axes of Tbilisi’s Museum District, is the home of several key instructions supported structures for a wide spectrum of museum operations drawing on visitor-focused learning as part of the Georgian National Museum network: the Simon Janashia Museum of and exchanges, with facilities and equipment meeting all norms and requirements of Georgia, the Shalva Amiranashvili Museum of Fine Arts, the Restoration-Conservation international standards. Importantly, this level of institutional efficiency in Georgia, Centre (RCC), the Dimitri Shevardnadze National Gallery. The National Parliamentary as a lesser developed country confronting severe socio-economic challenges, is an Library is also located in this precinct. Together, these institutions constitute an important invaluable resource not only for the museums in the precinct and the GNM network, but cultural centre within the capital, and one in which each museum benefits from access for all museums and cultural institutions in Georgia housing collections which are invited to the RCC in particular, both for collection care, research and security reasons. to benefit from access to the resources it holds. The Renovation Plan of the Shalva Amiranashvili Museum of Fine Arts Georgian National Museum 3 1| The FAM historical building. End of the 19th century. 2| The first exhibition of the National Gallery. “Old Masters Paintings”. 1920. 3| The FAM permnent exhibition. 1950s. 1 2 2 3 3 3 1.1 | The Historical Building of the FAM – 1st building Currently the Shalva Amiranashvili Museum of Fine Arts occupies two buildings. The the significant part of the national treasures of Georgia (evacuated to France between first historical building was erected in 1830s (finished c.1838) and is considered an 1921-1945) were transferred to FAM after their return to the country. This treasury immovable cultural property, representing Georgia’s architectural heritage (the highest constitutes an integral part of the collections as they have evolved over the 20th century, category – of national importance) and initially built for non-museum purposes. The and are critical to understanding much Georgian visual art, given the extent to which second block of the museum was built in 1980s, however, the construction remains they have inspired and continue to influence the aesthetic, iconographic and spiritual incomplete and the building has never been accepted/considered for exploitation. The nature of the country’s artists. Georgian National Museums hopes that this situation might change, so as to create a permanent conservation centre. Today, the FAM houses 14 collections: 2 archaeological collections; • The Mediaeval Christian treasury of Georgia; The predecessor of the Fine Arts Museum – the National Pictures Gallery was founded • Mediaeval painted icons; in 1920. The newly founded institution was temporarily housed in the building of the • Embroidery and textiles; former Russian Military Museum in Tbilisi – “The Temple of Glory” (present-day National • Georgian mural painting; Gallery). The FAM was relocated twice before it finally moved to the current building • Wood and stone made architectural fragments; in 1952. • Architectural drawings; • Modern Georgian paintings and drawings; The collections of the Fine Arts Museum were established on the basis of several museums • Western European fine arts; and institutions operating in Georgia of the time: The Museum of Georgia, the Society • Russian fine arts; of the History and Ethnography of Georgia, the Society of Spreading Literacy among • Fine arts of neighbouring countries and eastern Europe; Georgians, the Church Museum (Ecclesiastic Museum, later the Museum of Antiquities • Oriental Fine Arts; on the basis of Tbilisi State University), as well as from private acquisitions. In 1946, • The library/archive. The Renovation Plan of the Shalva Amiranashvili Museum of Fine Arts Georgian National Museum 4 1.1 | The Historical Building of the FAM – 1st building Problems relating to the insufficient storage and exhibition spaces in the FAM since the the collections at risk from environmental impacts in the entire museum building. late 1950s have led the Museum’s consecutive leadership to explore various solutions. The museum archive keeps the records of the plans that aimed to improve conditions, As said above, the building has never fully been adapted to the museum’s needs. The and which remained unrealized or incomplete. In 1980s, the construction of the FAM configuration and area of the building do not provide enough space for exhibition 2nd building started, but never completed due to the collapse of the USSR and the halls, storages, offices, conservation labs, and other supporting and technical zones, aftermath of the civil war in Georgia. which are required for the proper functioning of the museum. As of 1972 the condition of the building is considered “breakdown” or “failure”. According to the study of the “Integration of the museums in one complex creates the cultural centre, the highest Samkharauli National Forensics Bureau the condition of the building is evaluated as importance of which is completely evident, … that provides the opportunity to create “the damage rate: 3rd category” (2019). the group of museums in the centre: the latter is crucially important for the attraction of tourists and organisation of their flows; The Berlin Museum Island can best serve as an Furthermore, large-scale construction works that took place in the adjacent Freedom example.” Square, Alexander Pushkin and Lado Gudiashvili Streets in recent years have negatively Shalva Amiranashvili, 1973 impacted the condition of the FAM’s historical building. Changes in the transport infrastructure and the vehicle line running along the museum wall/façade on one side The FAM’s historical building has
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