FROM COLLECTION TO CURRICULUM: THE MUSEUM OF THE APOLLON KUTATELADZE TBİLİSİ STATE ACADEMY OF ART AS A LİVİNG LABORATORY FOR MUSEUM EDUCATİON

Abstract

Distinguished Chair, esteemed colleagues, representatives of the host institutions, ladies and gentlemen,

It is an honour to represent the Apollon Kutateladze Tbilisi State Academy of Art at this International Scientific and Practical Conference. Addressing this forum here in Tashkent provides a relevant context for today’s discussion, given the region's established history in artistic craftsmanship and institutional preservation. Our own institution in Tbilisi operates within a historic complex that reflects an architectural synthesis of European typologies and Oriental arts. This contextual overlap serves as an appropriate starting point for examining the shared challenges of university museums.

The central inquiry of this paper addresses a specific institutional paradigm shift: How can a higher arts education museum transcend its traditional role as a passive repository of academic heritage to function as an active, integrated laboratory for contemporary museum education and professional practice?