The Science Station in Kutaisi is an integral part of the Krukowski Center initiative. It is located in the heart of the city, not far from the main square with the famous Colchis Fountain, near the small garden with Niko Nikoladze's monument and a local café.
The second renovation stage (building interiors) of the beautifully preserved 19th-century building is completed, thanks to funding from the Polish National Foundation and cooperation with the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, the National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia, the Polish Institute in Tbilisi, and the Polish Embassy to Georgia.
The first stage involved replacing the roof, while the third and final stage (finished in 2026) focused on renovating the façade.
The Station provides accommodation for members of the archaeological excavation teams, scientific staff and specialists, as well as additional rooms for distinguished guests. It features a fully equipped kitchen, a spacious research area, a conference room, a small laboratory with microscopes and other equipment, and the Center’s Chancellery Room.
The conference room at the Krukowski Center Science Station in Kutaisi now hosts a permanent exhibition titled The Power of the Roman Empire: Achievements of Polish Archaeologists in the Roman East.
The unveiled photographs will now adorn this part of the building. The Polish Institute in Tbilisi fully financed the exhibition. Other contributors include the National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia, the Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the University of Warsaw, and the Cultural Heritage Preservation Agency of Ajara.
The Science Station is ready to admit researchers from all over the world :)
Building of the Krukowski Center in Kutaisi from Niko Nikoladze's Square side
The exhibition entitled The Power of the Roman Empire: Achievements of Polish archaeologists in the Roman East hanging in the conference room
Radosław Karasiewicz-Szczypiorski (Founder of the Krukowski Center) and Father Zenon Hanas (Former Rector of the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw) in renovated interiors
The renovation of the Science Station building in Kutaisi was sponsored by the Polish National Foundation
Renovation works were carried out by the LLC Konstruktiv