Giorgi Chitaia
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Giorgi Chitaia (Georgian: გიორგი ჩიტაია, November 10, 1890, Poti – August 28, 1986, Tbilisi) was a Georgian ethnographer who worked at the university of Tbilisi.[1] During his fieldwork he travelled throughout the country documenting regional cultures. Giorgi Chitaia was married to another well-known ethnographer Vera Baradavelidze (1899–1970). Chitaia played a vital role in preserving cultural heritage in Georgia during the Soviet occupation and rule. In 1922 he got the position to lead the newly created section of ethnography at Georgian National Museum. He held this position until his death in 1986.
In the 1960s he planned to construct a national open-air museum in Tbilisi. In 1966 the Giorgi Chitaia Open Air Museum of Ethnography was founded.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "გიორგი ჩიტაია (1890-1986)" [Giorgi Chitaia (1890-1986)]. საქართველოს ბიოგრაფიული ლექსიკონი [Biographical Dictionary of Georgia] (in Georgian). National Library of Georgia.
- ^ Song, Minji; Hayashi, Nao (July 2016). "Open‐Air Museums As Mediators for Intergenerational Transmission: Taking As Example Two Ethnographic Open‐Air Museums in Georgia and Ukraine". Museum International. 68 (3–4): 157–163. doi:10.1111/muse.12127. Full access available to users of The Wikipedia Library.
General references
[edit]- Jacobsen, Gaute and Hans Jørgen Wallin Weihe (2012): Anders Sandvig og Maihaugen, Lillehammer, ISBN nr. 978-82-8217-202-8
- Tsereteli, Z. and Tsagareishvili, T. (2010): Georgia - Traditions, beliefs and Arts. Tbilisi: Foundation for Preservation of Georgia's Ethnographic Heritage.
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