The Art Museum of Georgia (Georgian: საქართველოს ხელოვნების მუზეუმი, sak'art'velos khelovnebis muzeumi), officially known as Shalva Amiranashvili Museum of Fine Arts (შალვა ამირანაშვილის სახელობის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი, shalva amiranashvilis sakhelobis khelovnebis muzeumi), is one of the most important museums in Georgia. It is located near Tavisuplebis Moedani (Freedom Square), Tbilisi, and possesses around 140,000 items of Georgian, Oriental, Russian, and European art.
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