2014-12-09
Monographic Paleontological Museum Opens at TSU
A Monographic Paleontological Museum opened at the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU) on December 9. TSU Rector, Academician Vladimer Papava, students, professors and invited guests attended the event.
TSU Rector, Vladimer Papava said that “Alexander Janelidze [former TSU Rector] laid the foundation for opening this historical museum. The collections exhibited here have both museum and educational purposes. Young people and scientists are given a unique opportunity to deepen their knowledge, to study materials and use them for their scientific research studies.”
“Reopening of the Monographic Paleontological Museum is very important not only for the university. The exposition includes unique items, which will play a huge role in the development of our students. Geologists and specialists in cognate fields will have an opportunity to use these items in their scientific research,” Director of TSU Museum, Maia Gurabanidze said.
The Museum of Paleontology was established at the Tbilisi State University in 1926 by Alexander Janelidze. Janelidze acquired higher education in this field at the University of Grenoble in France. The university had a rich paleontological museum. It exhibited paleontological materials obtained in various parts of the world as well as relevant literature. Therefore, the University of Grenoble turned into a scientific center for student paleontologists.
Alexander Janelidze made the copies of museum closets, display cases and art racks according to which relevant museum furniture was made at the Tbilisi State University. The first collection included special species of ammonites discovered by Alexander Janelidze, so called ‘Colchidites’.
The Monographic Paleontological Museum was located at Building 1 of TSU. After foundation of the Institute of Geology of the Georgian Academy of Sciences, the museum was transferred to the Institute of Geology. Later the Institute of Geology merged with TSU and the enriched collection of the museum was returned back to the university.
30 000 items are exhibited at the Monographic Paleontological Museum and the ancient ones belong to the Greater Caucasus pre-Jurassic period.
TSU Rector, Vladimer Papava said that “Alexander Janelidze [former TSU Rector] laid the foundation for opening this historical museum. The collections exhibited here have both museum and educational purposes. Young people and scientists are given a unique opportunity to deepen their knowledge, to study materials and use them for their scientific research studies.”
“Reopening of the Monographic Paleontological Museum is very important not only for the university. The exposition includes unique items, which will play a huge role in the development of our students. Geologists and specialists in cognate fields will have an opportunity to use these items in their scientific research,” Director of TSU Museum, Maia Gurabanidze said.
The Museum of Paleontology was established at the Tbilisi State University in 1926 by Alexander Janelidze. Janelidze acquired higher education in this field at the University of Grenoble in France. The university had a rich paleontological museum. It exhibited paleontological materials obtained in various parts of the world as well as relevant literature. Therefore, the University of Grenoble turned into a scientific center for student paleontologists.
Alexander Janelidze made the copies of museum closets, display cases and art racks according to which relevant museum furniture was made at the Tbilisi State University. The first collection included special species of ammonites discovered by Alexander Janelidze, so called ‘Colchidites’.
The Monographic Paleontological Museum was located at Building 1 of TSU. After foundation of the Institute of Geology of the Georgian Academy of Sciences, the museum was transferred to the Institute of Geology. Later the Institute of Geology merged with TSU and the enriched collection of the museum was returned back to the university.
30 000 items are exhibited at the Monographic Paleontological Museum and the ancient ones belong to the Greater Caucasus pre-Jurassic period.
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