TEXERE – a temporary exhibition at the State Silk Museum – opened in a sketch-like format conceived as an open platform and welcomed visitors from 19 October to 27 December 2025. The exhibition title metaphorically articulated the relationship between text and textile. The central part of the exhibition presented samples of Soviet-era industrial textiles that […]
Taxonomies of Power: Photographic Encounters at the State Silk Museum features a unique collection from the museum. When an early 20th century collection of microscopic glass plate negatives was digitized in 2022, the images exposed the many ways that the Soviet Empire employed artists to extend itself into the molecular. Scientific inquiry has long relied […]
The exhibition Steppe Route: From Korea to Georgia by artist Heryun Kim, presented in the spaces of the State Silk Museum, offered dynamic works that reflect on timeless ancient knowledge. The artist’s research on the prehistoric world and early civilizations unfolded through a creative approach across multiple media (inked painting canvas, textile objects) and transformed […]
Co-curated by Lydia Matthews, Nino (Chuka) Kuprava and Mariam Shergelashvili Supported by the US Embassy in Georgia Texts as Cultural Treasure is a multidisciplinary project at the State Silk Museum that brings together eight artists from the U.S. and Georgia. Through a dynamic mix of archival research, artistic residency, and cultural exchange, the project explores […]
“Pop-Up: Textiles” was a site-specific exhibition that took place on October 28-29, 2022 at a textile shop in Tbilisi (Queen Tamar Ave. 17) with the support of TBC. This project was yet another result of artistic and research collaboration between Nino Kvrivishvili and Data Chigholashvili, which generally speaking, responds to the history of Georgia’s textile […]
TEXERE – a temporary exhibition at the State Silk Museum – opened in a sketch-like format conceived as an open platform and welcomed visitors from 19 October to 27 December 2025. The exhibition title metaphorically articulated the relationship between text and textile. The central part of the exhibition presented samples of Soviet-era industrial textiles that […]
Taxonomies of Power: Photographic Encounters at the State Silk Museum features a unique collection from the museum. When an early 20th century collection of microscopic glass plate negatives was digitized in 2022, the images exposed the many ways that the Soviet Empire employed artists to extend itself into the molecular. Scientific inquiry has long relied […]
The exhibition Steppe Route: From Korea to Georgia by artist Heryun Kim, presented in the spaces of the State Silk Museum, offered dynamic works that reflect on timeless ancient knowledge. The artist’s research on the prehistoric world and early civilizations unfolded through a creative approach across multiple media (inked painting canvas, textile objects) and transformed […]
Co-curated by Lydia Matthews, Nino (Chuka) Kuprava and Mariam Shergelashvili Supported by the US Embassy in Georgia Texts as Cultural Treasure is a multidisciplinary project at the State Silk Museum that brings together eight artists from the U.S. and Georgia. Through a dynamic mix of archival research, artistic residency, and cultural exchange, the project explores […]
“Pop-Up: Textiles” was a site-specific exhibition that took place on October 28-29, 2022 at a textile shop in Tbilisi (Queen Tamar Ave. 17) with the support of TBC. This project was yet another result of artistic and research collaboration between Nino Kvrivishvili and Data Chigholashvili, which generally speaking, responds to the history of Georgia’s textile […]