Photos: Arian Zwegers from Brussels, Belgium, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Jami430, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Bernard Gagnon, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
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Photos: Arian Zwegers from Brussels, Belgium, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Jami430, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Bernard Gagnon, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Colchis gold at the Kutaisi State Historical Museum
Your local guide
Mariam Lortkipanidze
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Highlights
- Ancient Colchian gold, up close
- Jewellery patterns thousands of years old
- Pottery and tools from across Imereti
- Life here before the Georgian kingdoms
- An indoor session for a wet day
About this tour
This session covers the Kutaisi State Historical Museum, starting with its collection of ancient Colchian gold. You see the intricate jewellery up close, then a room of pottery and tools excavated across the Imereti region. It traces the area's history back well before the Georgian kingdoms it is usually associated with.
We spend the most time in the gold room, since the detail rewards a close camera, then move at an easy pace through the archaeological finds. Questions work well throughout, and I keep the dates and cultures clearly separated.
It suits anyone with an interest in ancient goldwork or early Caucasus history, and it works well as an indoor session on a wet day.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Kutaisi before heading out.
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The Colchian gold room 15 min
The camera moves close on the museum's gilded replicas and original pieces of ancient Colchian gold jewellery, worked in patterns thousands of years old.
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Archaeological finds from Imereti 15 min
We move to a room of pottery and tools excavated across the Imereti region, and I explain what they tell us about life here before Georgia existed as a kingdom.
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Your questions 7 min
Time to ask anything about Kutaisi: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 3 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Sulguni cheese and Old Kutaisi, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Tbilisi time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Kutaisi, showing you The Colchian gold room and Archaeological finds from Imereti live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I show the museum live with my phone.
Times shown in Tbilisi time (GMT+4)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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