Blast from the Past – Georgia

Blast from the Past!

This infographic includes cultural highlights from Georgia. In particular:

Literature

• Ilia Chavchavadze, writer, poet, journalist and public figure who contributed to the protection of Georgian literature.
• Grigol Robakidze, writer and public figure, the first Georgian to be nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Music

• Georgian polyphonic singing, a highly valued part of Georgian culture, included in UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
• Nino Ananiashvili, ballerina and artistic director of the State Ballet of Georgia, described as “one of the twelve greatest ballerinas of all time”.

Cinema

• CinéDOC-Tbilisi - International Documentary Film Festival, the first international documentary film festival in the Caucasus region.

Museum

• Georgian State Museum of Theatre, Music, Cinema and Choreography-Art Palace, the only museum of its kind in the Caucasus region.

Natural/Cultural Monuments

• Vardzia Cave Monastery, Upper Svaneti (inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List of cultural sites) and Martvili Canyon, sites of rich cultural and natural heritage.

Gastronomy

• Khinkali, Pkhali and Tklapi, traditional must-try dishes.

Theatre

• Petre Otskheli, modernist set and costume designer and one of the most important avant-garde artists of his time. The aesthetic value of his drawings made them independent masterpieces of graphic art.

Art

• Tbilisi Digital Space, the first digital art museum in Georgia.

Photography

• Alexandre Roinashvili, the first photographer in Georgia and the founder of Georgian photography.

Film

• “Stumari”, a video awarded at the 2023 edition of the UNWTO Tourism Video Competition.

UNESCO Creative Cities

• Tbilisi, UNESCO Creative City of Media Arts.

Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe

• European Route of Historic Gardens. Georgia has joined this Cultural Route with unique gardens, such as the Tsinandali Estate Garden, the first European-type recreation zone in Georgia and a cultural and intellectual centre of the country.

For more information, you may visit the past editions HERE

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