Vani archeological Museum-reserve was founded on April, 21, 1981 on the base of the local lore museum and was opened in September, 1985 during the international Symposium.

The Museum is situated on the hill close to the town of Vani in the western Georgia, on the left bank of the River Rioni.

Vani museum-reserve is of strategic importance with its scientific or exposition programs in the frames of the Georgian National Museum.The museum includes: Site of Vani, expedition base and the museum itself.

The museum houses the majority of the archeological materials discovered in the site of Vani. In 1987, after discovery of the rich burial, the Gold Fund was opened at the Museum, which preserves the unique pieces of Vani Goldsmith.

The exposition covers the period from VIII c. BC to I c. AD. You can also see the exposition presenting Vani site as a temple-city. The constant exhibition exposes architectural and goldsmith materials as well as the unique bronze statues and their fragments.

The museum has been given the name of the famous scientist Otar Lordkipanidze. Vani hosts annual international symposiums over the issues of history and archeology of the ancient Mediterranean countries.

For decades the Vani expedition with its unique discoveries has been attracting attention of the international community of scientists.