Georgia: The National Agency for Protection of Cultural Heritage, with the support of the Ministry of Culture of Georgia, is carrying out the conservation work of the interior of the Mtskheti Cross Monastery, a monument of national importance, which is included in the World Heritage List.
The National Agency for Cultural Heritage Protection of Georgia shared the glimpses of the Mtskheti Cross Monastery on its official Facebook Page on March 24, 2026, Tuesday. The National Agency also shared a small note about the monetary amount along with its glimpses.
Tamar Kurashvili, the First Deputy Director General of the National Agency for Protection of Cultural Heritage, got acquainted with the work process on the spot. International expert Simon Christopher Gai Varak is in Georgia for supervision and monitoring of conservation work.
Monitoring involves monitoring the methodological correctness and quality of performance of conservation work, as well as ensuring compliance with international standards and principles of conservation work.
The following works will be carried out within the scope of the conservation: Cleaning and processing of the entire stone surface of the cathedral’s interior; emergency preventive conservation works to keep fragmented wall painting in the interior; emergency preventative works on damaged sections of mirrors; Filled with cement solution during early interventions in the interior Clearing the slabs; reinforcing and filling the small missing parts of stone and cleaned areas; Test samples will be prepared before filling the locations and the missing parts of the stone; filling-injecting of macrobiles, microblades, seams, and stones; visible parts of the metal inserts in the stone arrangement will be processed; emergency restoration works will be carried out on the missing sections of the floor stone.
Simon Warak conducted a training on stone conservation for agency staff, which aimed to upgrade the professional qualification of agency staff, improve the quality of monitoring conservation works, and share international standards and best practices in stone conservation with the agency.
