Batumi Archaeological Museum, Archaeological museum in Batumi, Georgia.
The Batumi Archaeological Museum, founded in 1994, holds finds from Ajara and Batumi sites such as Pichvnari, Namcheduri, Khikhaziri and Kvashhta, from the Bronze Age to the medieval period. The collection includes coins of Georgian and foreign origin, plus bronze, glass and ceramic vessels. A permanent scientific exhibition opened in 2007, arranged by epoch.
The museum was founded in 1994. Its collection comes from Georgian-British excavations at Pichvnari, Namcheduri, Khikhadziri and Kvashata, and from chance finds, ranging from the Bronze Age to the medieval period. Since 1998 a joint expedition of the Batumi museum and Oxford University's Ashmolean Museum has worked at Pichvnari. A permanent scientific exhibition opened in late 2007.
The collection displays pottery and metal objects from different ancient periods, revealing how this region connected with other Mediterranean cultures through trade and exchange. These items tell the story of people who lived and worked here.
The museum was founded in 1994 and has run a permanent scientific exhibition since late 2007, arranged by period from the Bronze Age to the medieval era. The displays draw on Georgian-British excavations at Pichvnari, Namcheduri, Khikhadziri and Kvashata, plus chance finds. Allow time to read the period labels in sequence.
The museum's core holdings come from the Georgian-British excavations at Pichvnari, Namcheduri, Khikhaziri and Kvashhta, plus chance finds. Since 1998 a joint expedition of the Batumi museum and Oxford University's Ashmolean Museum has worked at Pichvnari, adding new material. Coins of Georgian and foreign origin are among the pieces visitors tend to pass by.
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