December 2023 

by Esther Keller-Pickup

Thursday 7 December at 6:15 pm in City Hall

Peter has recently returned to the UK after spending several months in Georgia.

Peter Nasmyth is a writer, photographer and former arts journalist published in most major UK magazines and newspapers, along with American publications such as the Washington Post. He has lived between Tbilisi and London for more than thirty years and co-founded the first English language bookshop, Prospero, in Tbilisi. Georgia in the Mountains of Poetry is probably his most well known book which if you haven’t read it already, put it on your book list.

Each year for the past 25 years Peter has produced a calendar with fabulous photographs of Georgia’s mountains, countryside, cities and historic architecture. More recently with the threats to Georgia’s historic buildings he became one of the founders of the Georgian National Trust. 

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Members of the BTA were pleased to attend a talk given by Peter Nasmyth in City Hall last night. The Lord Mayirvof Bristol, Cllr Paul Goggin, was also in attendance. 

Peter updated on projects undertaken by the the National Trust of Georgia, where he is the Co-Chair.  Some stunning photographs were shown of Georgia’s breath-taking landscape. http://www.nationaltrustofgeorgia.org.ge/about-us/

Furthermore he provided a synopsis of the book he has co-written with Aka Morchiladze , which describes the character of Georgians. 

Those who attended enjoyed a glass of Georgian wine and nibbles. 

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