MUSEUMS
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Vladimir Kandelaki, the famous
Georgian painter, Honorary Professor of Tbilisi Academy of Arts,
Honoured Artist and the Freeman of Tbilisi city has an
internationally recognized reputation. A lot of exhibitions in
various countries of the world and a VAST number of his talent’s
admirers are the evidence of this recognition. Vladimir Kandelaki’s
works are not only original, but also deeply national.
Since the 1990s Vladimir
Kandelaki has been working in the United States where due to his
talent and hard work he has greatly expanded the sphere of his
activities. He has been tirelessly popularizing the Georgian Culture
abroad. Vladimir Kandelaki whose works originated from and are
deeply rooted in the national culture has been struggling for the
preservation and revival of the Georgian arts. For this purpose he
has established a charitable foundation, Vladimir Kandelaki
distinguished himself not only by his works, but also by his
collection to which he gave years of his life. So he is a great
painter as well as a great collector. For decades he has been
collecting the Georgian and Caucasian weapons, household items,
musical instruments, etc. His collection is diverse, rich and deeply
impressive. It’s clear now how precious the collection and its every
item is which Vladimir Kandelaki has been gathering for decades. The
more we appreciate and are deeply grateful for his wish to hand over
his collection to his homeland. This is an example for all real
patriots.
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Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art
Museum Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Cremona Foundation
Mechanicsville, Maryland
Museum of the Balch
Institute for Ethnic Studies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tretyakov Gallery Moscow,
Russia
The Museum of Oriental Arts
Moscow, Russia
The Gallery of Contemporary
Arts Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
Magnitogorsk Museum
Magnitogorsk, Russia
Lapintahi Museum Lapintahi,
Finland
Sitko Foundation Milan,
Italy
Kutaisi Museum Kutasi,
Republic of Georgia
Yakutia National Museum
Yakutsk, Russia |
