Opened on June 26, the exhibition features analytical maps, architectural research, graphic studies, archival documents from the Tbilisi History Museum's collection, video materials, and photo essays by contemporary Georgian photographers Berika Beridze, Nanka Dolidze, and Gio Sumbadze — all responding to a single question: how the typology of the Tbilisian Courtyard shapes the city's urban fabric. Among the video works on display are student films produced under the guidance of O'Brien Van der Steen Architecture Studio in 2018, and a piece exploring how the Tbilisian Courtyard is depicted in Georgian Cinema.
The research behind the exhibition was carried out by a growing group of collaborators, including wit[h]nessing, studio2AM, art historian Tatia Gvineria, architect Natalia Vasadze, sociologist Mariam Jibuti, and other independent researchers across different fields. The project also included contributions from young professionals who collected the cartographic data through fieldwork mapping in spring 2026.
Tbilisi History Museum is hosting the exhibition through September 25, open daily except Mondays, from 10:00 to 18:00.
Project Initators
NWDS (Nata Tatunashvili, Aleksandre Gaprindashvili, Natia Katamadze, Olga Vakhrameeva, Ana Petriashvili, Alexander Kachalov, Salome Gabashvili)
Ubani — Tbilisi Cityscape Research Center (David Brodsky, Ana Chorgolashvili, Nata Tatunashvili, Mariam Gabritchidze, Lia Gulbani, Nino Kevlishvili)
Project Collaborators
studio2AM (Annamaria Chelidze, Megi Davitidze)
wit[h]nessing (Tatuli Japoshvili, Tina Jelia, Giga Tsikarishvili)
Tatia Gvineria
Exhibition Curatorial Team
Ana Chorgolashvili (Archive and Research)
Natia Katamadze
Nata Tatunashvili
Exhibition Participants
Nina Akhobadze, Berika Beridze, David Brodsky, Annamaria Chelidze, Megi Davitidze, Nanka Dolidze, Aleksandre Gaprindashvili, Tatia Gvineria, Tatuli Japoshvili, Tina Jelia, Ana Petriashvili, Sasha Sokolova, Gio Sumbadze, Giga Tsikarishvili, Olga Vakhrameeva (Varm), Natalia Vasadze
Exhibition Host and Partner
Georgian National Museum, Tbilisi History Museum
Supported by
Tbilisi City Hall, Château Mukhrani
Media Partner
Homeis.ge
Special thanks to the National Archives of Georgia, Levan Kalandarishvili, Tsiko Janquarashvili, and O’Brien Van der Steen architecture studio.
The full list of credits, curatorial text, and biographies of all participants can be found here.
