The most interesting museums in Georgia. Museum of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University.

The Museum of Archaeology was founded in 1967 on the basis of the archaeological cabinet created by Academician Otar Japaridze. The rich and varied collections of archaeological exhibits in the museum cover the period from the Stone Age to the late Middle Ages.

The Museum of Geography was founded in 1958 at the Department of Geography and Geology and was gradually filled with materials donated by the Geographic Society.

The funds of the museum include an atlas of the world which belonged to Sulkhan Saba Orbeliani, a relief map of Georgia created by Al. Javakhishvili, unique photographs, cartographic materials of cultural and historical importance etc.

Museum of Zoology was founded in 1946 and has up to 5000 exhibits: unique coral polyps, butterflies, beetles, mollusks, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, etc. The collection of birds represented in the museum is unique in terms of complete coverage of all species both resident in Georgia and migratory birds.

The Museum of Paleontology was founded in 1919 by Professor Al. Twalchrelidze. In terms of uniqueness and diversity of the collection it is the only one not only in Georgia but in the whole South Caucasus. The museum contains up to 7000 exhibits from different regions of Georgia, from the former Soviet Union and Europe as well as those donated or purchased from private persons.

The Museum of Zoology was established in 1924 on the initiative of Academician Al. Janelidze. The funds of the museum contain a rich collection of fossil organisms brought here from the North Caucasus, Transcaucasia, France and Spain.