History, Archaeology, Ethnography
A prominent ethnographer Gustav Radde arrived in Tbilisi in 1862 and as he says "a beautiful Caucasus became his second motherland." From the day of his arrival a young Gustav Radde joined into the scientific works. He was given a task from secretariat of vicegerent to collect materials about Caucasian nature, flora and fauna and to arrange expedition due to biological and Geographical studies of Caucasus. He did this work with great enthusiasm.
For founding of museum he began his activity and in 1865 the museum named as Caucasian museum was established with the great help of his supporters.
G. Radde was a person who created the museum and was its director during the decades.
Soon Caucasian museum became a respectable scientific-educational institute and world’s famous scientists collaborated with it. The museum promoted the establishing and development of the new scientific spheres in Caucasus.
S. Janashia State Museum of Georgia