Niko Pirosmanashvili House-Museum (Niko Pirosmanashvilis sakhl-muzeumi), 1970. In Georgian and Russian

ნიკო ფიროსმანაშვილის სახლ-მუზეუმი: [სოფ. მირზაანში] / ტექსტის ავტორი: ა. მაძღარაშვილი.
Дом-музей Нико Пиросманашвили / автор текста: А. Мадзгарашвили.
თბილისი : [საბჭოთა საქართველო], 1970.
24 გვ. ; 16 სმ. რბილი გამომცემლის ყდა. პარალელური ტექსტი ქართულ და რუსულ ენებზე. ტირაჟი 4000 ეგზ.
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Niko Pirosmanashvili House-Museum: [in the village of Mirzaani] / text by A. Madzgharashvili.
Tbilisi : [Sabchota Sakartvelo], 1970.
24 pp. ; 16 cm. Original softcover. Parallel text in Georgian and Russian. Edition of 4,000 copies.

This 1970 guidebook is a poignant cultural document dedicated to the ancestral home and museum of the legendary self-taught Georgian painter Niko Pirosmanashvili (Pirosmani, 1862–1918). Located in his birthplace, the village of Mirzaani in the Kakheti region, the house-museum serves as a vital link to the humble origins of one of the world's most celebrated Primitivist artists. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of the museum's creation and Pirosmani's early life, including the arrangement of the humble domestic architecture—the marani (wine cellar) and the simple brick house he built for his sister—which contrasts sharply with the posthumous global fame of his masterpieces.
Authored by A. Madzgharashvili, the guide was published during a period of intense institutionalization of Pirosmani's legacy in Soviet Georgia. It features parallel text in Georgian and Russian, catering to the influx of visitors who began to treat Mirzaani as a site of artistic pilgrimage. The 24-page brochure includes descriptions of the museum's permanent collection, which at the time housed significant original works and personal artifacts. Published in a compact 16 cm format with a modest print run of 4,000 copies, this ephemeral publication captures the atmosphere of the museum just a few years after its official establishment. For bibliophiles, art historians, and collectors of Georgiana, this 1970 Tbilisi imprint is a vital primary source, documenting the preservation of the "lonely genius"'s memory in his native soil.