Dadiani Palace
დადიანების სასახლეთა მუზეუმი | |
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  Location within Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti  Dadiani Palace (Georgia) | |
| Established | 1840 |
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| Location | Palace of Princess Ekaterine Chavchavadze-Dadiani, 2, Zviad Gamsakhurdia str., Zugdidi, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 42°30′44″N 41°52′27″E / 42.51222°N 41.87417°E |
| Type | Art museum, Design/Textile Museum, Historic site |
| Collection size | Gold Plated Armour |
| Website | www |
Dadiani Palaces History and Architectural Museum (
Neo Gothic building.[2]
History
The first exhibition, of archaeological excavations of the ancient city of Nakalakevi was prepared by
Napoleon Bonaparte – brought to the palace by the husband of David Dadiani's daughter, prince Prince Charles Louise Napoléon Achille Murat (1847-1895), grandson of Napoleon's sister, Caroline Bonaparte.[1]
The palace was fully transformed into a museum on May 1, 1921, at the initiative of Georgian ethnographer and geologist Akaki Chanturia.
Archaeological collection
In early 1848 the prince of Samegrelo, David Dadiani, used to show his guests the archaeological and numismatic collection from Nokalakevi, an archaeological site in Samegrelo. Some of the exhibits were found by David Dadiani himself, and some were purchased by him from settlers in his domain. The most important archaeological dig by David Dadiani was the research of Nokalakevi – known as Archeopolis in Antiquity.
Akaki Chanturia, the founder of the Museum
David Dadiani, Prince of Mingrelia
References
- ^ ISBN 978-9941-0-1991-3.
- ^ Tim Burford Georgia (2011), p. 9, at Google Books
External links
Media related to Dadiani Palaces Museum at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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