Museums

The Archbishop Makarios III Cultural Foundation - Byzantine Museum and Art Rooms is located next to the Archbishop’s Manor, (near St. Ioannis Cathedral Church) and is made up of three exhibition spaces: the Museum of Byzantine Art that is home to some rare icons from 5th – 19th century, the European Art Gallery, with oil paintings from the school of Rubens, Delacroix Lorain and others (16th – 19th century) and the Greek Independence War Art Gallery, with paintings from the Greek Revolution of 1821 and Greek mythology.

Tel: 22 - 430 008

Hatzigeorgaki Kornesiou Manor Ethnological Museum is one of the most spectacular constructions from the 18th century. Kornesiou was one of the most prominent Dragomans during the Turkish occupancy and the manor is part of his estate. Having being renovated by its owner in 1793, the manor today houses the Ethnological Museum and was awarded the Europa Nostra award in 1988.

Tel: 22 - 305 316

Byzantine Museum

The Byzantine Museum of the Archibishop Makarios III Foundation hosts the richest and most representative collection of byzantine art works, that originate from all over Cyprus. In the Byzantine Museum are on display circa 300 icons from the 9th until the 19th century, fragments of mosaics of the 6th century, detached frescoes from the 10th until the 18th century, as well as representative samples of the byzantine minor art of Cyprus like sacred vessels, utensils and garments that are exposed in three large galleries. Special place in the Collection have the icons, the frescos and the mosaics repatriated from abroad.

Byzantine Museum Address:

Plateia Archiepiskopou Kyprianou,

(in the yard of St. John Cathedral) Lefkosia

Operating Hours:

Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 16:30

Saturday: 09:00 - 13:00

Tel: +357 22 430 008

http://www.makariosfoundation.org.cy

The Museum of Folk Arts was founded in 1937 and is housed in the spaces of the Old Archbishop’s Manor, opposite the Pancyprian Gymnasium. The museum’s collection has examples of weaving, pottery, weaving, metalworks and others. Also of note is the gate of St. Mamantos (19th century) that inspired George Seferis’ poem, ‘Details of Cyprus’.

Tel: 22 - 432 578