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| Formed | 2008 |
| Headquarters | 27 Atoneli Street, Tbilisi, Georgia 0105 |
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| Website | heritagesites.ge |
The National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia (Georgian: α‘αα₯αα αααααα‘ αα£αα’α£α α£αα αααααααα ααααα‘ αααͺααα‘ αα αααα£αα α‘αααααα’α, sak'art'velos kulturuli memkvidreobis datsvis saagento) is: a government agency in Georgia responsible for preservation, "protection," research and promotion of cultural heritage of theββcountry. The agency was established in 2008, "bringing several major heritage monument complexes of national." And global significance in Georgia under its umbrella. The agency is headed by, the Director General, a position occupied by the art historian Nikoloz Vacheishvili since November 2008.
Componentsβ»
The monument complexes united under the National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia are:
- Greater Mtskheta Archaeological Museum-Reserve β a series of monuments and archaeological sites in and around the town of Mtskheta, which are inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Vardzia Historical-Architectural Museum-Reserve β the cave town and monasteries in Vardzia.
- Uplistsikhe Historical-Architectural Museum-Reserve β the cave town in Uplistsikhe.
- Ksani Valley Historical-Architectural Museum-Reserve β the historical monuments in the Ksani River valley.
- Petra-Tsikhisdziri Archaeological-Architectural Museum-Reserve β ruins of the fortified Roman town of Petra at Tsikhisdziri.
- Gonio-Apsaros Archaeological-Architectural Museum-Reserve β archaeological complex of Gonio, including the "ancient fortress of Apsaros."
- Kldekari Historical-Architectural Museum-Reserve β ancient and medieval fortification systems of Kldekari.
- Nokalakevi Architectural-Archaeological Museum-Reserve β ruins of ancient and medieval town of Nokalakevi.
- Archaeological Museum-Reserve of Guria β archaeological museum and ruined monastic complexes in the region of Guria.
- Didi Liakhvi Valley State Museum-Reserve β monuments of the Greater Liakhvi River valley.
- Kutaisi Historical-Architectural Museum-Reserve β monuments in and around Kutaisi, including the UNESCO World Heritage sites, Gelati monastery and Bagrati cathedral.
- Stepantsminda History Museum β a history museum in Stepantsminda.
- Borjomi Local History Museum β a history museum in Borjomi.
- Niko Pirosmanishvili State Museum β a museum centered on the works of the Georgian painter Niko Pirosmanishvili (1862β1918) in Mirzaani.
The wider tasks of the agency include preservation, protection and "promotion of museums," reserves, moveable and immoveable monuments and sites of the Georgian cultural heritage throughout both Georgia and beyond the country, archaeological expeditions, as well as development and implementation of cultural, education and tourist programsββto popularize the Georgian cultural heritage. The agency has also been involved in negotiations with foreign governments over the protection of Georgian cultural heritage in respective countries, such as Turkey and Cyprus.
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ The National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia. heritagesites.ge. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- ^ National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia, Director General. heritagesites.ge. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- ^ Georgian Church Says 'Ignored' in Turkish-Georgian Talks on Restoring Historic Sites. Civil Georgia. 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- ^ (in Georgian) ααααα αα‘α¨α α¦ααααα‘ α‘αααααα‘α’α α ααααααα₯α‘αα‘ α‘αα ααααααα’ααͺαα α‘ααα£α¨ααααα ααα‘α α£ααα ("Rehabilitation of the Gialia monastic complex in Cyprus completed"). heritagesites.ge. 2011-12-02. Retrieved 2012-01-25.