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Dear friends and BTA members!
We will be having an online talk once a month for the next twelve months to make up for the fact that currently we are not allowed to have physical gatherings. The one good thing is that we will be having a mixture of speakers from the UK and Georgia and of course our Georgian friends and colleagues will also be able to join us via zoom.
A full programme of online events will be sent as soon as possible
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The Bristol Tbilisi Association was set up to promote friendship and mutual understanding between the people of Bristol, UK and the city of Tbilisi in Georgia. Members volunteer to run activities which reflect their interests in the region. The Association aims to produce an exciting programme of activities which will:
- Engage like-minded people in both cities in communicating with each other
- Encourage relationships and exchanges between the professions, those engaged in cultural activity, business, technology, schools and universities
- Create opportunities for economic development
If you are interested in learning about a country that is famous as the cradle of wine and the home of the Golden Fleece, please join us or come to one of our even
Georgian Ambassador to the UK - Sophie Katsarava
British Ambassador to Georgia - Mark Clayton
Honorary Consul of Georgia in UK - Alderman Derek Pickup
The Honorary Consulate of Georgia in Bristol
A little bit of history of the art life in Bristol. A 45 minute documentary “ARTSPACE by Kypros Kyprianou” tells us about the history of Artspace-Spike Island. Many of the artists have undertaken exchanges with Tbilisi over the years.
Georgian independence petition from 1907 'found' in Oxford
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Tbilisi, Georgia: The Hollywood, hipster hotspot
David Lynch to found film festival and cinematography institute in Georgia
Demna Gvasalia is the First Designer to Truly Understand Internet Culture
‘It’s the Cherry On Top’: Demna Gvasalia Brings Haute Couture Back to Balenciaga
Painting by Georgian artist Bruno Vepkhvadze sent to the moon
And Then We Danced: Georgian film that sparked protests
Georgian One of World's Most Difficult Languages
Rewriting history: 3000-yr-old script uncovered in Georgia
The 10 Oldest Languages Still Spoken in the World Today
Georgia's abandoned resort that refugees call home
Gorgeous Georgia: walking in the Svaneti's mountains
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New Legend of St George: The British Georgian School
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Different Georgia: Pablo Ferrari Captures Amazing Moments
Why Georgia Is the Secret Gem of Europe
8 reasons to travel to Georgia and Tbilisi
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The California of the Caucasus. Again about Tbilisi. Now it is in the New York Times Style Magazine
Georgia’s new Caucasus trail will link Black and Caspian seas
A Little Hospitality… A Guest is a Gift from God
Why Tbilisi's One of My Favorite Cities in the World
Georgia on His Mind: Chris Morgan Jones’s Tbilisi highlights
Tbilisi - the city of liquid gold
Georgia’s Location Both a Blessing and a Curse, Former US Ambassador Says
Georgia: Unequalled hospitality, great food and amazing wine
Georgia on His Mind: Chris Morgan Jones’s Tbilisi highlights
10 things you might not know about Georgia
Fabrika and the Corporatization of Tbilisi’s Counter-Culture
All 48 European Countries ranked by food/Georgia came in 4th
Food and Wine Tourism in Georgia - second place in Food Tourism Category in 2015
London Love Wine - Georgian Wine 8000 Years on
Georgia among top 10 countries on the World Cheese Map
French Bakery Chain PAUL to Enter Georgian Market - Good or Bad?
Humble Magic in Georgian Capital’s Restaurant Renaissance
Tiko Tuskadze: from Georgia with a passionate love of food
France Finally Admits Georgia is the Cradle of Wine-Making at New Exhibition
The Culinary Muse of the Caucasus
Would you like to support Georgian sport teams? Click here for sport news from Georgia.
Georgia-born Tochinoshin wins first sumo title
Georgian National Rugby Team Won
The Guardian adds a photo taken in Tbilisi to its Best City Photographers list on Instagram
Five very different people talk about their working lives in Tbilisi, Georgia
2023 - BTA 35th Anniversary
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