Stalin Museum

The museum has a very pleasant atmosphere and a lot of potential. However, many of the photos and artifacts lacked complete or detailed descriptions, which made it difficult to fully appreciate their historical context. With some improvements in providing more thorough explanations, this place could easily become a truly professional and outstanding museum.

Visited this place as part of a day tour. 15 GEL entry fee, credit cards accepted. Thank goodness we had a live guide, as she added a lot to the experience. Obviously Stalin is not a popular figure in much of Georgia. Our guide largely echoed those sentiments.

“A glimpse into history, even without stepping fully inside ✨” We visited the Stalin Museum in Gomi on a weekday and were surprised at how busy it was. Since we didn’t buy a ticket, we only explored the areas at the entrance, but even there you can already see quite a bit that gives you a taste of the museum’s historical collection. While it was crowded, it’s still an interesting stop if you’re nearby, and the fact that you can experience some parts without paying makes it accessible to everyone. – Genuine Gems Overview – ⭐ Rating: 5/5 💰 Price Paid: Free 💎 A Genuine Gem? Yes!

The museum costs 15 lari. The exhibition consists of 7 rooms. There is relatively little text in English. The building itself and the train carriage outside are interesting. A significant piece of history. Almost requires a guide.

The Stalin Museum in Gori, Georgia, offers a look into Joseph Stalin's life. It features exhibits on his early life and role in the Soviet Union. The museum includes his childhood home and personal items. It provides a historical perspective, though the presentation is often viewed as controversial.

Huge museum about Stalin, very strange it exists. There is some content about Stalins reign of terror but mostly he is treated as someone to be proud of. To see that with your own eyes (including statues, roads named after him, his conserved childhood home) is strange and fascinating at the same time. The wagon Stalin took to Yalta is next to the museum.

Not only Stalin museum, but time capsule. It's unbelievable, like it's all staged to replicate time during that era: extremely rude billet lady (to the level of sadism), myriad of staff and offices, where every Joe has its door and plaque, "manager" that is chewing some bread doing nothing with a big manager sign over her head, corridor with plethora of administrative workers, smell of stale carpets, tourist guides that does it's job lifelessly, like workers in UAZ factory, where things that work are in wrong places, and things that doesn't are left to be. That breeze of sad nostalgia (I happened to live as a child in that time) rushed for a moment, like very few times in my life. Absolutely must see, being a teachable moment for new generations, and memento of times for older ones, hoping that horrible times never return.

Located in town Gori, this Museum was opened in 1957 that presents the life of Stallin, from his birth, school days, his earlier revolutionary activities, escapes from the prison of Siberia, rise to power in USSR, till his death, the specially made Train compartment is also on display outside the Museum, the house where father of Stalin and Stalin lived is preserved in the garden, many extraordinary stories from life of Stalin including newspaper reports, his poetry, his dictatorial and brutal regime are also on display, it's advisable to hire services of a guide while walking through the Museum, there is admission ticket to enter the Museum. Photography is allowed inside the Museum. There is also a shop inside the Museum selling official souvenirs, pictures and mementos.