[1] The construction broke ground in 2013 and is the only building in Georgia built purposely to house art exhibitions.

[2] The museum exhibits private art collection of the family of Dr. George (Gia) Jokhtaberidze and Manana Shevardadze, founders of Magticom, the largest telecommunications company in Georgia.

During one of the shopping visits, the gallery was about to ship art to a foreign country for very low prices.

Jokhtaberidze eventually realized that if art was scattered around the world without proper collection, documentation and exhibition, it would be lost forever.

However, due to the collapse of the USSR and subsequent economic and civil turmoil, the state museums were left in dire situation and were unable to accept all the art.