Von World Pens Hall

Info Telefon: +357 22 463 204

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 09:00 - 13:00, 15:00 - 19:00 (October - May), 16:00 - 20:00 (June - September), Saturday: 09:00 - 13:00 h.

The Von World Pens Hall in Lefkosia (Nicosia) is a museum dedicated to pens and everything that has to do with writing. The only one of its kind in Europe, it features almost all major pen - manufacturing companies with over 2000 pieces. There are Victorian pencils, vintage pens, inkpots, seals, stamps, dip pens and typewriters, with some items dating back to the 15th and 16th century." (Cyprus Tourism Organisation)
 

Water Museum

Info Telefon: +357 25 830 000

ATTENTION: OPEN ONLY Monday - Friday: 10:00 - 14:30 h.

"The building of the Museum consists of the old Lemesos Water Pumping Station (the so called “Water Machine”), next to the Water Board of Lemesos Offices, at 66, Franklin Roosevelt Avenue (opposite the LOEL winery).

The old Water Pumping Station is included in the Protected Historic Buildings List of the Cyprus Department of Town Planning and Housing. It was built in 1925 and was used to pump significant quantities of water from the Garyllis Delta aquifer. The water was then transferred through water pipes to the Limassol Water Tower from where it was distributed to the town of Limassol (Lemesos). It was a pioneering water distribution system not only for Cyprus but also for the whole geographical region around Cyprus.

The old building of the Water Pumping Station was rehabilitated and a new modern construction adjacent to the old one was built to form the first in its kind “Water Museum and Centre of Water Awareness Development”.

The exhibits of the Museum are, of course, related to water and the old water pump is part of them. The Cyprus Department of Antiquities has made available important archeological exhibits and the visitor has the opportunity to see a number of rare objects and instruments used for pumping, recording the consumption, quality testing and other water related activities. The different topics are supported by rich photographic material and by a short film explaining the importance of the water element for Lemesos, Cyprus and the Planet in general.

Through its pedagogical and educational character, the Water Museum aims to show the vital relationship between humans and water. This is a Centre of Water Awareness Development for children, young people and other visitors, in general and it is a cultural and social contribution of the Water Board of Lemesos." (Cyprus Tourism Organisation)

 

“Thalassa” Municipal Museum of the Sea

Info Telefon: +357 23 816 366

City of Agia Napa

ATTENTION ONLY OPEN October - May: Monday: 09:00 - 13:00, Tuesday - Saturday: 09:00 - 17:00, Sunday: closed June - September: Monday: 09:00 - 13:00, 18:00 - 22:00, Tuesday - Saturday: 09:00 - 17:00 and Sunday: 09:00 - 1300 h.

"The "Thalassa" Sea Museum in the centre of Agia Napa is housed in a modern multi-purpose building with noteworthy architecture, and aims to promote awareness of the marine heritage of Cyprus from prehistoric times to the present.

Pride of place among the exhibits is a life - size, functioning replica of a 4th century Greek trading ship that sunk off the coast of Keryneia." (Cyprus Tourism Organisation)

 

Cyprus Jewelers' Museum

Info Telefon: (02) 66 72 78

Monday-Friday 10-16:30 h.

Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Greek Orthodox Easter
Christmas - Christian (December 25)

Traditional treasury from the end of 19th century including ornaments, religious items, silver utensils and old tools.

 

Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia

Info Telefon: (02) 66 14 75
Besucher-Email: info@leventismuseum.org.cy
http://www.leventismuseum.org.cy ...

Anastasios G. Leventis Foundation

Tuesday - Sunday: 10:00 - 16:30 h., Closed on public holidays

"The history of the city of Nicosia, from antiquity to the present era, unfolds in a complex of traditional buildings on Hippocrates Street no.15-17. The Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia is located in the old city within the walls, not very far from Eleftheria Square. The idea of creating a museum dedicated to the history of Nicosia was that of the former mayor of the city, Lellos Demetriades. The Museum was founded in 1984 by the Anastasios G. Leventis Foundation and was inaugurated in 1989. Two years later, in 1991, the Leventis Museum was honoured with the European Museum of the Year Award. Today, entirely refurbished and with the new “Constantine Leventis” wing, the Museum aims to continue in its mission of contributing to the protection of Nicosia’s history. The permanent exhibition spaces are home to exhibits which take the visitor on a journey through Nicosia’s history, a history that began 1.800.000 years ago when the sea between the Troodos and Pentadactylos range gave birth to a fertile plain called the Mesaoria.

The permanent exhibition includes: the Nicosia Gallery, with objects dating from the birth of the region and the ancient city (3900 BC-325 AD); the Byzantine and Mediaeval Galleries (325-1489 AD) which have a unique collection of glazed vessels from the 13-16th century, as well as other objects presenting the city when it was capital of the Mediaeval Kingdom of Cyprus; the Venetian Period Galleries (1489-1570 AD) which showcase the single most important collection of mediaeval and modern maps of Nicosia; the Ottoman Period Galleries (1570-1878 AD) presenting the city as travellers saw it in the difficult years of the Ottoman occupation; and the British Period Gallery (1878-1960 AD) offering the social development of the city during the English occupation. Special mention is also given to the recent history from 1960 until today.

The Museum also offers organized educational programs, tours and other events. The temporary exhibition space hosts exhibitions from other museums and foundations from Cyprus and abroad, while, at the same time, it organizes exhibitions aimed at the promotion of the history and social development of the city. In the Museum’s shop publications and memorabilia are on sale and the profits go towards the enrichment of the Museum’s collections.

The visitor has the opportunity to learn about the history of Nicosia and the objects that represent the life of Cypriots in both the Greek and English languages. Maps of the museum are available in Greek, English, Italian, French and German. Admission to the Museum is free since it operates on a system of voluntary donations.

The Museum provides facilities for visitors with disabilities." (Cyprus Tourism Organisation)
 

Cyprus Postal and Philatelic Museum

Info Telefon: (02) 30 47 11

Monday-Friday 10-17; Saturday 10-14 h

Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Greek Orthodox Easter
Christmas - Christian (December 25)

Small museum, housing a collection of Cyprus stamps from 1800 onwards.
 

Cyprus Postal Museum

Tel.: +357 22 760 522
Fax.: +357 22 760 733

Info Telefon: +357 22 304 711

Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 15:00, Saturday: 09:00 - 13:00,

"Situated within the walled city of Lefkosia (Nicosia), this museum is home to an exhibition dedicated to the development of postal services in Cyprus and a collection of Cyprus stamps from the 18th century onwards considered as some of the best in international philately.“ (Cyprus Tourism Organisation)

 

Archbishop Makarios III Foundation Art Galleries

Tel.: +357 22 432 927
Fax.: +357 22 430 667

Info Telefon: +357 22 430 008

Monday - Saturday: 08:30 - 13:00, 15:00 - 17:30 Wednesday and Saturday afternoon: closed

"The four rooms of the Art Galleries of the Cultural Centre of the Archbishop Makarios III Foundation contain a unique collection of representative works of West European art from the Renaissance to modern times, as well as Greek and Cypriot masterpieces.

The collection is separated into four entities:

a) Western European panting (15th -19th centuries) with mainly religious and mythological themes as well as portraits and landscapes, works attributed to Sebastino del Piombo, Francesco Vanni, Nicolas Poussin, Theodore Gericault, Eugene Delacroixetc.

b) Greece in the 18th and the 19th centuries with paintings engravings and maps by European painters, with special emphasis on themes from the 1821 Greek Revolution.

c) Greek painting (19th - 20th centuries): Traces the evolution of Greek painting from the establishment of the Greek state (1830) to the present day.

d) Cypriot painting (20th century): Despite its small size, Cypriot art is open to world art and marked by diversity inspired by the multiplicity of artistic trends. This is exemplified in the remarkable work of Cypriot artists shown at international exhibitions." (Cyprus Tourism Organisation)


 

Byzantine Museum and Art Galleries

Fax.: +357 22 430 667

Info Telefon: (02) 43 00 08

Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 16:30, Saturday: 09:00 - 13:00 (except in August). The Art Galleries are closed on Saturday!

Largest collection of icons on the island, covering the period from 9th to 18th century AD.
The Art Galleries show oil paintings and graphical material.

 

Ethnographic Museum of Cyprus (former Cyprus Folk Art Museum)

Info Telefon: (02) 43 25 78

Tuesday - Friday: 09:30 - 16:00, Saturday: 09:00 - 13:00 h.

Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Greek Orthodox Easter
Christmas - Christian (December 25)

Collection of Cypriot folk art of 19th and early 20th century, including a watermill, wood-carved objects, tapestry, embroidery, pottery, national costumes and hand-woven materials.