Overview

The year of 1958, June 30th was relevant for Georgian science and culture, as according to the decree of the Presidium of the Georgian Academy of Sciences, a scientific institute was established on the basis of the Manuscript Department of the State Museum of Georgia. It has been quickly decided to construct a building for the institute, which was finalized in 1965. From 1962 through 2006, the institute carried the name of Academic Korneli Kekelidze. The two principal duties of the centre are preserving-registering and researching the manuscripts. Also, it is quite important to use the material for popularization and educational purposes. Primarily, provoke the interest of not only Georgian society, but also of foreign countries. Protection of the manuscripts is the mission of the department of protection and registration of antiquities, which consists of restoration, conservation, and hygiene laboratories.