National Science Council

The National Scientific Council is staffed with highly qualified local experts of various profiles invited from all institutions in direct contact with the protection of cultural heritage in Georgia;

The National Scientific Council consists of cultural heritage protection experts of various profiles;
The National Scientific Council discusses the issues of conservation and restoration related to the rehabilitation of the Gelati monastery complex;
All important issues and conservation projects related to the rehabilitation of the Gelati monastery complex are discussed by the National Scientific Council together with the International Council;

The council consists of 5 members

Permanent Members

Davit Lortkipanidze

Secretary of the Council, Member of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences of Georgia, Director General of the Georgian National Museum

Zaza Skhirtladze

Tbilisi State University professor, art historian

Natalia TsinTsabadze

Head of ICOMO Georgia

Ekaterine Gedevanishvili

Giorgi Chubinashvili National Research Center of Georgian Art History and Monument Protection

Nino Kalandadze

Head of the Restoration and Conservation Research Institute of the Georgian National Museum