Музей изобразительных искусств

Once a seminary where Joseph Stalin studied for the priesthood from 1894 to 1898 until he was expelled for revolutionary activities, now home to a collection of fine art. It contains works dating from the Middle Ages by a number of different artists, as well as historical pieces thousands of years old. Its Treasury section contains is many of Georgia’s most sacred and revered objects including icons, crosses and jewellery in precious metals and stones. The Treasury can only be visited with a guide.