City Guide
The museum aims to recognize and honor the memory of the victims of the violent regime; visitors become acquainted with the stories of tragic conflicts between writers and the Soviet government, with the mechanisms the system used to "tame the act of writing."
Expositions showcase the dilemmas and tragedies of the writers who lived in the totalitarian era and the fine line they were forced to tread between compromise and cooperation.
In the country's collective memory, 13 Machabeli Street (Writers' House) is often associated with the tragedies that occurred during the Great Soviet Terror and the mass repressions of 1937-1938. On February 28, 1921, with the decree of the Revolutionary Committee, the house of Davit Sarajishvili was bestowed to the Union of Writers and Artists. This marks the start of the Soviet history of this house.
The museum tells the story of writers who, notwithstanding immense pressure, have never ceased to think about the independence of Georgia. There are examples of continuous resistance cases throughout the whole of Soviet history.
The museum concept incorporates permanent and temporary exhibition spaces dedicated to different writers or events.
Open: Tuesday-Friday 11.00-18.00, Saturday 12.00-19.00.
Sunday and Monday - closed.
Address: 13 Ivane Matchabeli Street
Phone: 577 98 24 29