nobel brothers batumi tecnical museum

The Nobel Brothers Batumi Technological Museum was opened on May 17, 2007, in the Tamari settlement, at number 3 Leselidze Street. It was located in the building where from the 1980s to 1917 the Nobel Brothers Oil Industrial Partnership, also known as the Batumi Office, was located.
The museum building was called the “Rich Man’s House” and the “Governor’s House”. Until 1917, the house was managed by the “Nobel Engineer”. After the Soviet Revolution of 1917, it is known that it housed a kindergarten, a housing administration, and a police station.
The Nobel Brothers’ Batumi House is architecturally very similar to the Baku House.
The Nobels have been appearing in Batumi since 1979. At that time, the most convenient route for Baku oilmen to connect with Europe passed through Batumi. Ludwig Nobel came to Batumi several times. He was directly involved in the design of the port. The museum reflects the technical achievements that were introduced in the city of Batumi at the end of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. As for the details of Ludwig and Robert Nobel's work in Batumi, the museum's exposition contains many archival documents. Based on photographs, their office has been restored, where you can view their personal belongings and library. You will learn about the 900 km. journey from Baku to Batumi. You will have the opportunity to observe the history of the oil pipeline stretching along the section, a model of a steam pump, a cork stopper grinding machine, a 16-liter oil container with the Shell company logo. The history of the Batumi Oil Refinery will be clearly conveyed by laboratory glassware and the company's products. Here you will also get acquainted with the history of Alexander Mantashev's activities, a ship model and other materials.
A significant part of the hall is devoted to the development of tea culture in Adjara and the biography of Lao John Zhao, a specially invited agronomist from China. The museum contains a large number of items and photographs depicting Lao John Zhao's 30-year life in Adjara.
The exposition dedicated to the Batumi Major General and General Designer Elguja Medzmariashvili tells us about the first Georgian space object. On July 28, 1999, the first Georgian space object - a deployable reflector, with a maximum size of 6.42 meters, left the orbital station and began moving in an independent orbit around the Earth.
A large place is devoted to the local wine company, where samples of products released in 1907 are presented. It is noteworthy that the winemaking technology of “Danelia and Company” has been awarded the title of an intangible cultural heritage monument.
The history of tobacco is told by a corner dedicated to the work of Lazar Biniatidi (Biniatogli), where labels and the tobacco processing process are presented.
The exposition of the regional press of Adjara characterizes the social life of Batumi in the 10-30s of the twentieth century.
The paper-cutting guillotine manufactured by the German firm Krause indicates the equipment of printing presses with foreign machinery.
The Technological Museum also recounts the visit of Nobel laureate writers to Georgia. Among them are Knut Hamsun's "Journey to a Fairyland" and "Queen Tamar". John Steinbeck and Robert Capa, founder of one of the world's largest photo agencies "Magnum", tell about the "Magic Land". The above-mentioned exposition is being actively updated. The "Nobel City" continues to create its own history, which has fascinated visitors for centuries.

Standard ticket price 6 GEL;

Students 3 GEL;

Schoolchildren 2 GEL.