Vintage Christmas Tale at Art Palace Tbilisi

Art Palace Tbilisi will a "Christmas Tale" market from December 24th, showcasing the work of a group of Georgian artists who aim to revitalize the old tradition of Georgian decorations Christmas and New Year. Many figurines will be replicas of those currently in museum archives. 

Visitors to the Christmas fair will have a chance to buy glass decorations created using old Georgian techniques, along with traditional blue Georgian tablecloths, paintings of Christmas and New Year themes, pieces of jewelry and lights.

“We’ve been planning a Christmas Fair here for two years, and I’m so pleased it’s finally come to be,” said Giorgi Kalandia, Director of the Art Palace museum. “I’m very much looking forward to it- and Art Palace is the perfect setting for such a special display of vintage art and crafts.”

Nino Gugunishvili