Giorgi Chitaia [SEP] date of birth
Giorgi Chitaia
Giorgi Chitaia was born in the western part of Georgia in 1890. He was an ethnographer at the University of Tbilisi. During his fieldwork he travelled throughout the country documenting regional cultures. Giorgi Chitaia was married to another well-known ethnographer Vera Baradavelidze (1899–1970). Chitaia played a vital role in preserving cultural heritage in Georgia during the Soviet occupation and rule. In 1922 he got the position to lead the newly created section of ethnography at Georgian National Museum. He held this position until his death in 1986
Tbilisi Open Air Museum of Ethnography
The Giorgi Chitaia Open Air Museum of Ethnography (," giorgi chitaias sakhelobis et’nograp’iuli muzeumi ghia ts’is k’vesh") is an open-air museum in Tbilisi, Georgia, displaying the examples of folk architecture and craftwork from various regions of the country. The museum is named after Giorgi Chitaia, a Georgian ethnographer, who founded the museum on April 27, 1966. Since December 30, 2004, it has been administered as part of the Georgian National Museum. 
Overview.
The museum