The Symposium was organized by the

Ministry of Culture, Monuments Protection and Sport of Georgia
&
Georgian Arts and Culture Center 

 

Co-organizers Department of Tourism and Resorts of Georgia G. Chubinashvili National Center of Georgian Art History and Monuments Protection Georgian National Academy of Sciences I. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports of Adjara Autonomic Republic Tbilisi State Academy of Arts ___________________________________________________ Scientific Council Head of the Scientific Council Dimitry Tumanishvili,PhD. Professor of Art History Coordinator of Section "Medieval Georgia" Anna Kldiashvili Art Historian, PhD., Associated Professor Coordinator of Section "Georgian Modernism" Nino Gaganidze Art Historian, PhD., Associated Professor Coordinator of Section "Biological Deterioration in Cultural Heritage" Giulia Caneva,Professor, University "Roma TRE", Department of Biology Coordinator of Section "Georgian Antiquities" Michael Abramishvili,Archaeologist, Head of the Tbilisi Museum of Archaeology Coordinator of Section "Georgian Modernism" Nino Gaganidze Art Historian, PhD., Associated Professor Coordinator of Section "Conservation/Restoration" Nana Kuprashvili,Art Historian, PhD., Professor ____________________________________________________ Sponsors Administration of Governor in Kakheti Region Department of Tourism and Resorts of Georgia Georgian Historical Monuments Defence and Survival Center I. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University Merab Berdzenishvili International Culture Center «Muza» Ministry of Culture, Monument Protection and Sport of Georgia Ministry of Education, Tourism and Sports of Achara Autonomic Republic Ministry of Culture, Monument Protection and Sport of Georgia Tbilisi State Academy of Arts Alexander Dumas Centre of French Culture Delegation of the European Commission to Georgia Eurasia Partnership Foundation European Foundation Stepbeyond Mobility Fund / Open Society Institute Budapest Goethe Institute GTZ Harriman Institute at Columbia University, Georgian Studies Center Italian Embassy in Georgia Trust for Mutual Understanding World Monuments Fund® Kress Program United States Embassy in Georgia

Advisory Council Nikoloz Vacheishvili, Chairman, Minister of Culture, Monument Protection and Sport of Georgia George Bugadze, Rector of Tbilisi State Academi of Arts Roin Takidze, Minister of Education, Culture and Sports Adjara Autonomic Rep. Thomas V. Gamkrelidze, President of Georgian National Academy of Sciences Dimitri Tumanishvili, G. Chubinashvili National Center of Georgian Art History and Monuments Protection, Tbilisi State Academy of Art Otar Bubashvili, Chairman of the Department of Tourism and Resorts of Georgia Tamar Beruchashvili, Deputy State Minister for Euro-Atlantic Integration Tamar Mikadze, Press and Inform. Officer of the Delegation of the European Commission to Georgia __________________________________________________ Project Team Maka Dvalishvili, Project leader, Georgian Arts & Culture Center President Eka Dvalishvili, Logistic manager Lia Sukhitashvili, Assistant coordinator Malkhaz Gelashvili, Technical manager Tatia Gvineria, Project Coordinator Tea Gotsiridze, Display coordinator Sarah Bolson, Special English Coordinator Anna Shanshiashvili, Project coordinator Gega Paksashvili, Designer Maka Shavgulidze, Communication manager Maia Antadze, Finances Molly Topuridze, Web designer Tamuna Kiknadze, Project coordinator __________________________________________________ Hosting, Promotion & Informational Coverage Georgian Palace Hotel Georgian Public Broadcasting Magi Style "Mercury Classic " Ltd Marco Polo M-Group Mze Rustavi-2