Georgian National Museum (Simon Janashia Museum)
საქართველოს ეროვნული მუზეუმი
Georgia’s most important museum. Its underground treasury displays Colchian gold and 1.8-million-year-old human fossils from Dmanisi.
The main building of the National Museum is on Rustaveli Avenue. Its highlight is the underground “Archaeological Treasury,” which holds Colchian and Iberian gold objects from the 3rd century BC to the 4th century AD. These are exquisitely crafted and connected to the legend of the Golden Fleece. There is also a human skull from Dmanisi dating back about 1.8 million years, one of the oldest human fossils in Eurasia. Upstairs is a gallery on the “Soviet occupation.” Admission is about 15 lari. It is closed on Mondays and open roughly 10:00–18:00. The treasury may charge an additional fee.
Opening hours
Approx. Tue-Sun 10:00-18:00, closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- Rustaveli Avenue
- Freedom Square
- Dry Bridge Market
- Rezo Gabriadze Marionette Theater
- Anchiskhati Basilica
- Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre
- Sioni Cathedral
- Kartlis Deda (Mother of Georgia)