SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
ILIA STATE UNIVERSITY

Direction:Arts and Cultural Studies
Position:Associate Professor





In 1989, she graduated with honors from Department of History and Theory of Art at the Tbilisi State University. She has prepared graduate paper on Polish three-dimensional textile art in Lodz, Poland. In 1999, she received a PhD for thesis on the history of the Georgian tapestry. Since 1992 worked at Tbilisi State University, Asia and Africa Institute, Small Academy where she first in the country started to teach courses of Art of India, China and Japan. Since 2002, she is active in museum field, involved in ongoing museum reform. From 2006 until 2015, she was director of the State Silk Museum. She is co-founder and board member of The ICOM National Committee in Georgia. She has years of experience in NGOs, the main areas sequentially: Chinese culture (Society of Georgian-Chinese Friendship), textile art (Georgian Textile Group), museum (Association of Georgian Museums, ICOM Georgia). Since 2010 works in the Ilia State University.

Scientific interests / research interests

• Museology
• Museum management
• Social role of museums
• Museum learning
• Traditional Chinese painting, Chinese culture

Featured publications

  1. Current Challenges of Museum Management in Georgia – papers of scientific conference dedicated to 10th anniversary of ICOM Georgia, 2017 (ready for publication)
  2. The Post-Soviet Mentality and Museums in Georgia – papers of the scientific conference “Problems and Development Perspectives of Post-Soviet Countries Museums”, Tbilisi, 2015
  3. Perspectives of Improvement of Georgian Museums Work, papers of the 2nd scientific conference dedicated to International Museum Day – Museum and Cultural Heritage, Tbilisi, 2015
  1. Georgian Museums, Society and the State – Survival Strategy, “Spektri”, Tbilisi, 2011
  2. “Textile Art Classification Problems in Georgia” – papers of the 2nd International Textile symposium, Tbilisi, 1999
  3. “Infinity in painting” – papers of the scientific conference dedicated to 120 anniversary of Ivane Javakhishvili, Tbilisi, 1996
  4. “Chinese Terminology of Painting” – papers of the scientific conference dedicated to 80 anniversary of academician Parmen Zakaraya, Tbilisi, 1995
  5. “Textile or Sculpture?” – almanac “Spektri”, # 2, Tbilisi, 1990
  6. “The White Emptiness – Illusion of Space in Painting” – almanac “Spektri”, # 1, Tbilisi, 1990

Books

  • Manual of Museum Learning (edited by Barry Lord), translation and editing in Georgian, 2011, ready for publication
  • Manual of Museum Exhibitions (authors: Barry Lord, Gale D. Lord), translation and editing in Georgian, Tbilisi, 2009
  • Manual of Museum Management (authors: Barry Lord, Gale D. Lord), translation and editing in Georgian, Tbilisi, 2006
  • Givi Kandareli – tapestry, watercolours. Album, Beijing, 2004
  • Culture of India and Far East. Manual for students, Tbilisi, 2000

Current Courses

Course Catalog

Art of India; Museum-Social and Cultural Aspects; Introduction to Museum Affairs; Art of China

Art of Japan; Educational Programs in Museum; Introduction to Museum Affairs; Presentation of Art to Audience (Practical Course)