| Basic information |
| Description: |
The museum complex includes:
- palaces of the Samegrelo (West Georgia)
queen Ekaterine Chavchavadze-Dadiani and Prince Niko Dadiani,
- court
church,
- and the botanic garden (60-90-ies of the XIX c., architects: G.
Rais and L.Vasiliev).
In 1850-ies, Prince David Dadiani organized a
museum in the palace, where weredisplayed discovered during accidental
excavations unique numismatic materials from the Archaeopolis
(Samegrelo region, present day village Nokalakevi), theantique
period town, as well as
Dadiani family collections of medieval European armor and weapons,
ethnographic objects, and fine art. |
Location:
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Zugdidi |
| Established in: |
1854 – by Prince Dadiani, since 1921 – State Museum |
| Collection: |
45,000 items
- samples of the I c. B.C. – XIX A.D. goldsmith works;
- archaeological materials
representingantique period Greek and Georgian culture;
- collection of
Christian sacred objects,
- samples of European applied art;
- relics of Samegrelo princes,
- relics of royal families of
France (numerous items connected with the Napoleon Buonaparte), Russia, Spain;
- XV-XIX c.c.
manuscripts and charters;
- libraries of Napoleon (6.000 items) and
Dadiani family;
- samples of European and Asian weapons;
- collection of
paintings of Russian peredvizhniks,
- French painters of
battle-pieces,
- English painters of seascapes;
- rich collection of
photographs (5.000 items);
- collection of crystal, china and faience
crockery
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| Exhibition: |
1098 m² |
| Under control of: |
Ministry of Culture, Monuments Protection and Sport of Georgia |
| Director: |
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Address:
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2, Zviad Gamsakhurdia str., 2100, Zugdidi
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| Tel/Fax: |
+995 - 215 - 5 06 42, - 5 16 94 |
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Disaster related information
Please, keep in mind
that - due to the circumstances -
all information are only reported and not
proven. |
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On August 15 Russian army camped in Dadiani Palace's unique
Botanical garden (XIX c.) in Zugdidi with tanks and other equipments. They left a week later. No damage report available |
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