Centrally located in a historic building on Shota Rustavelli Avenue, the National Gallery is one of many museums that are unified under the Georgian National Museum. It is known for its collection of historic and contemporary Georgian art, from paintings and drawings to sculptures, as well as a number of original works by famed Georgian […]

Maia Tsinamdzgurishvili is a modern Georgian textile artist living and working in Tbilisi. I had a chance to visit with her in her apartment in Tbilisi in the hopes that I might learn not only about her own work, but about the state of modern textile arts in Georgia. During my time with Maia she […]

Polish literature has long been central to the nation’s identity. Especially during periods when Poland did not exist as an independent state, language became both a carrier of national spirit and a form of resistance against assimilation. This centrality of words is reflected in the widespread tendency of Polish writers and artists to transform great […]

In the heart of Armenia’s capital city Yerevan, stands the Armenian National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet and the Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall, simply known as “The Opera” by locals. Built in the early twentieth century, this cultural hub showcases a blend of traditional Armenian architecture and contemporary design representative of its diverse repertoire. […]