Krakow Museum hosting exhibition dedicated to Georgia’s culture, history

The National Museum in Krakow is hosting a “large-scale” exhibition dedicated to Georgian culture and history titled Golden Fleece - Art of Georgia, the country’s Ministry of Culture said on Friday.

On display until September 15, the exhibition will allow European audiences to get acquainted with the “rich culture of Georgia, masterpieces of Georgian art, outstanding examples of martial arts, and works of the best representatives of Georgian modernism”, the Ministry said.

The body added many Georgian artefacts were preserved in various Polish museums that were exhibited for the first time at this exposition, organised with the support of the Georgian Ministry and the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.

The opening ceremony featured Thea Tsulukiani, the Minister of Culture, Diana Zhgenti, the country’s Ambassador to Poland, Piotr Ćwik, the representative of the President of Poland, Andrzej Szczerski, the Director of the National Museum in Krakow, Georgian and Polish Government officials, as well as directors and representatives of museums from both countries.

In her address to the event, Tsulukiani said the exhibition opened a “new page” in Georgian-Polish relations, and added this “large-scale” event would contribute to “rapprochement of the cultures of the two countries and the continuation of cooperation based on European values”.

The exhibition involves 14 Georgian museums from the capital Tbilisi and the country’s other regions, as well as several world-class museums such as the Louvre Museum, British Museum, Berlin State Museum, Jerusalem Museum, Wawel Royal Castle and the National Museum in Warsaw.

A bilingual English-Polish catalogue was also presented at the exhibition introducing its readers to various stages of the development of Georgian culture, with the event also featuring Georgian folk songs and traditional dances.