Georgian National Museum
Shalva Amiranashvili Georgian State Museum of Fine Arts
“European Days of Jewish Culture 2025
PEOPLE OF BOOK”
07/10/2025. 15:00

Georgian National Museum invites you to the Shalva Amiranashvili Georgian State Museum of Fine Arts for the meeting: “European Days of Jewish Culture 2025. PEOPLE OF BOOK”.
Event’s program:
• Greetings of the Georgian National Museum Deputy Director Nika Akhalbedashvili;
• Introduction about the European Days of Jewish Culture 2025 celebrating "People of Book" and its importance;
• Welcoming special honorable guest from Israel, Professor of Tel Aviv University Dodo Chikvashvili;
• Prof. Dodo Chikvashvili, lecture "Genetic connection of different Jewish groups”;
• Prof. Lela Tsitsuashvili, presentation “Jewish Collections of the Georgian National Museum”.
In the conference hall will be displayed a photo exhibition from the Jewish Collections of the Georgian National Museum and the Jewish Museum’s photo archive – old photos of the end of 19th first half of 20th century.
The fundamental objective of the European-wide event European Days of Jewish Culture, which has been organized since 1999, is to highlight the diversity and richness of Judaism and its local, regional and national historical importance, with the firm intention of promoting dialogue, recognition and exchange through conferences, concerts, performances, guided tours and other activities, which take place simultaneously throughout the continent.
The European Days of Jewish Culture (EDJC) festival is held every year around a central theme that serves as inspiration for all the activities that take place in a decentralized, pluralistic and open way from the first Sunday in September till the end of November. The AEPJ (European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Jewish Culture and Heritage) has coordinated this event at European level since its beginnings, giving cohesion, visibility and relevance to the activities organized. AEPJ official representative in Georgia is Israeli House.
“People of the Book” as a central theme for the EDJC 2025 invites us to reflect on the profound role of the written word in Jewish culture.

Address: 1 L. Gudiashvili Str.
Shalva Amiranashvili Georgian State Museum of Fine Arts. Conference Hall