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We are now just over two months away from the 2025 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. This year, the international music festival will be hosted in Tbilisi. The contest will take place on December 13th in the Small Hall of the New Sports Palace. Georgian Public Broadcaster, which is co-organizing this year’s Junior Eurovision together with
Mayor Kakha Kaladze announced that the long-discussed modernization of Tbilisi’s iconic TV tower is officially in progress after investor company KASS GROUP received a permit. KASS GROUP, already known for its successful Tsalka Canyon development, has committed to investing at least $4 million in the tower’s modernization. In return, the company will manage the new
The “Night Serenades” Festival opened on August 20 with a gala concert in Borjomi and continued on August 22, 24, and 26 at the Ilia Chavchavadze Drama Theatre in Batumi. Alongside the sold-out concert evenings filled with ovations, the festival also featured exhibitions of Georgian artists, specialized masterclasses, and workshops for students and persons with disabilities or
The five-star Telegraph Hotel, located in the historic center of Tbilisi, recently hosted a lecture by internationally acclaimed architect and designer Lyndon Neri, Founding Partner of Neri&Hu Design and Research Office. Together with his partner, Rossana Hu, he leads one of the world’s most distinguished architectural studios, which developed the architectural concept for the Telegraph
To celebrate Georgia’s historic achievement at EuroBasket 2025—advancing to the quarterfinals—the Georgian Airports Association (GAA), in cooperation with the government, has arranged an additional subsidised flight for fans of the national basketball team. The flight will depart from Tbilisi International Airport for Riga on September 10 at 07:00, with the return to Georgia scheduled for September 11.
ith the support of the National Wine Agency and organized by the agency’s contractor marketing company Red Bridge, a presentation of Georgian wine was held in the Japanese city of Fukuoka. Kenichi Ohashi—Japan’s only Master of Wine and Director of Red Bridge—delivered a comprehensive presentation on Georgia’s winemaking history, native grape varieties, and its modern wine industry.
The exhibition series at the Alexandre Chavchavadze House-Museum at the historic Tsinandali Estate has opened an autumn season with a showcase dedicated to the 130th anniversary of Irakli Gamrekeli. Irakli Gamrekeli (1894–1943) was a painter, graphic artist, a theatre and film scene designer, a futurist and constructivist artist. Recognised as a reformer of Georgian stage
ZEG Storytelling Festival went on the road on August 29 at De Balie, Amsterdam’s leading cultural center. From the European struggle against algorithmic control to the streets of Tbilisi where protesters face AI-powered surveillance cameras, this event brought together journalists, artists, technologists, activists and thinkers to explore how technology is rewriting the rules of power
It might seem that Sergo Kobuladze’s story has been fully told. The Georgian master was a polymath of near-Renaissance scope: he studied the golden ratio, illustrated the nation’s epic The Knight in the Panther’s Skin, and designed the celebrated curtain for the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre. His legacy is monumental in every sense, towering
Silk Road Group is excited to announce its acquisition of Rooms Hotel Kokhta Bakuriani. Silk Hospitality will manage and develop a new hotel, enhancing the portfolio of hotels operated by Silk Hospitality. For many years, Silk Road Group has actively promoted the tourism potential of Georgia’s mountainous regions. Its commitment includes support for international ski
