The museum tells the story of the Udi, one of the smallest peoples of Georgia, descendants of the population of Caucasian Albania with a language and rites of their own. The collection holds household objects, clothing, utensils, photographs and material about the resettlement of the community that founded this village in the nineteen twenties. The subject is rare and there is no other museum like it in the country.
The museum stands in Zinobiani, a village in the Kvareli municipality, on the Alazani plain. Around it are vineyards and fields, with the Caucasus range on the horizon. The village is small and the Udi community still lives by its own customs here.
The collection is intimate and half an hour is enough. The first half of the day is the easier time, and it is better to arrange the visit through the village in advance. Combine the trip with Kvareli and the wineries of the valley.
Tips
- Ask about the Udi language, the most interesting part of the story
- Combine the visit with Kvareli and Ilia lake
- Come on weekdays, village museums are more often closed at weekends
How to get there
- From Kvareli along the local road, about twenty minutes by car
- Roughly an hour from Telavi via Akhmeta and Kvareli
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