Borjomi Museum of Local Lore
Good for: history, art, anthropology, fauna, weaponry
- Address
- Tsminda Nino 5
- Price
- admission 3 GEL, tour 5 GEL
- Hours
- 10am-5pm Tue-Sun
Lonely Planet review for Borjomi Museum of Local Lore
The Borjomi Museum of Local Lore is housed in the former Romanov offices.The collection includes china, glass and other articles from the Romanov palace, photos and documentation about the Borjomi mineral waters, some exhibits of local flora and fauna, and a papier-mâché map of Borjomi made in 1917.
Traveller reviews for Borjomi Museum of Local Lore (1)
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A wonderful tour of the fascinating Meskhetian history.
peggya recommends this,
I had a personal tour by a local historian who spoke English as well as I spoke Georgian, but who managed to get the message across to a fellow enthusiast. The Museum covers everything from local fauna (including a 100-year-old butterfly display, a collection of moldering taxidermy, and a mammoth tusk), flora, a wonderful array of weaponry, traditional outfits and farming equipment, the history of Borzhom's mineral water and turpentine industries, and a remarkable display of artifacts from the Romanov palace. Paintings line the stairwell, and I was even invited to the inner sanctum to see the portraits of local poets etc.. And then, downstairs, is the fascinating ancient anthropology of the Meskhetian region!
A must see for anyone truly interested in all aspects of Georgia.
Good for: history, art, anthropology, fauna, weaponry, farming, Colchian artifacts, flora
