It has been one of the founding principles of the Georgian National Museum to undertake research into the different scientific fields. The Georgian National Museum fulfils this task through a number of research programs carried by its own staff and making its resources available to outside scholars.
The Georgian National Museum has a task of bringing the results of research to the attention of the general public. It also allows outside scholars to access the research sources of the Museum and maintains close links with other scientific and educational institutions.
Since its founding, the Georgian National Museum has been an active research institution working in fields of geology, paleontology, zoology and botany, archaeology, ethnography, modern history, history of arts, and other.