Tsarist Russia joined Europe’s museum craze a little late, developing only a few large museums by the time of the Revolution. The USSR later enthusiastically developed museums as educational and propaganda tools. Today, the cities of Eurasia contain surprising numbers of these institutions, both private and publicly funded, and on nearly every subject imaginable. Many of these museums have survived wars, revolutions, and economic and political collapse, often by innovating ways of preserving, funding, and maintaining their collections. For anyone studying history, museum science, literature, art, or nearly any other subject, these places make for fascinating travel and study abroad destinations.
The Georgian Museum of Fine Arts houses one of the largest private collections of unique and modern Georgian art from over the past 70 years. The museum has a standard admission fee of 40 lari and is accessible to students for 15 lari. From the moment you enter, the museum has a very modern feel […]