Museums Throughout Cyprus

Agios Lazaros Byzantine Museum

The Agios Lazaros Byzantine Museum is located next to the superb early 10th century stone church of Agios Lazaros, situated in the centre of Larnaca.

The museum is actually housed in some of the cells of the hypostyle porch, still standing to the south of the church. Exhibits include important religious icons, artefacts and relics.

Region Larnaca
Address Plateia Agiou Lazarou, Larnaca
Opening Hours Monday - Saturday: 08:30 - 12:30, 15:00 - 17:30 Wednesday and Saturday afternoon: closed
Opening Period All Year Round
Entrance Fee 0.85 euro

Agios Neofytos Ecclesiastical Museum

Agios Neofytos Ecclesiastical Museum lies within the Agios Neofytos Monastery and exhibits a variety of valuable relics such as important icons and other ecclesiastical objects.

Region Paphos
Address Paphos
Opening Period All Year Round

Arsinoe Byzantine Museum

Situated at the Holy Bishopric in the picturesque village of Peristerona, the museum has one of the largest collections of icons dating from the 13th to the 19th centuries, wood carved artefacts associated with the ceremonial needs of the church, both local and imported silver and metal artefacts, as well as textiles including 18th and19th century priests’ vestments and episcopal robes. Rare books and manuscripts are also on display.

Region Paphos
Address Peristerona, Paphos
Opening Hours April - October: Monday - Friday: 10:00 - 13:00, 14:00 - 18:00, Saturday: 10:00 - 13:00, November - March: Monday - Friday: 10:00 - 16:00, Saturday: 10:00 - 13:00
Opening Period All Year Round
Entrance Fee 1.71 euro

Paphos Byzantine Museum

The Byzantine Museum of Paphos exhibits artefacts from the 7th to the 18th centuries, mainly icons. Among them is the 8th or 9th century icon of Agia Marina, one of the oldest found in Cyprus.

The museum’s remarkable collection also includes wood carvings, ecclesiastical works of metallurgy, sacerdotal vestments and embroideries, manuscripts, old printed books and frescoes.

It was set up in order to preserve, promote and study the inestimable treasures of Byzantine art scattered throughout the parishes of the Paphos diocese and enables visitors to get to know the Byzantine heritage of the Paphos area.

Region Paphos
Address Andrea Ioannou 5, Paphos
Opening Hours Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 16:00, Winter (09:00 - 15:00), Saturday: 09:00 - 13:00
Opening Period All Year Round
Entrance Fee 1.71 euro

Cyprus Archaeological Museum

Situated in Nicosia, this is the main archaeological Museum of Cyprus and traces the long history of civilization on the island from prehistoric times to the early Christian period.  Extensive excavations throughout the island have enriched the collections of the museum considerably and brought Cypriot archaeology to the fore front of international archaeological research.

Here the cultural heritage of Cyprus, such as pottery, jewelry, sculpture and coins from the Neolithic period to the Bronze Age, Iron Age and the Greco-Roman period, is cherished and displayed for everyone to enjoy.  Star exhibits include the statue of Aphrodite of Soloi, a gold jewelry collection and relics from the royal tombs of Salamis.The museum is a stop on the Aphrodite Cultural route.

Region Nicosia
Address Mouseiou 1, Nicosia
Opening Hours Monday: Closed, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday: 08:00 - 16:00, Thursday: 08:00 - 17:00, Saturday: 09:00 - 16:00, Sunday: 10:00 - 13:00
Opening Period All Year Round
Entrance Fee 3.42 euro

Museum of Natural History

Founded by «The Photos Photiades Charity, Scientific and Cultural Foundation» the Cyprus Museum of Natural History on the outskirts of Nicosia is the largest museum of its kind in Cyprus. Among its 2500 or so exhibits are stuffed mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and insects as well as rocks, minerals, semi precious stones, shells and fossils.

Region Nicosia
Address Old Nicosia – Limassol Road, , Latsia, Nicosia
Opening Hours Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 16:30
Opening Period All Year Round
Entrance Fee Free

Cyprus Wine Museum

Situated in the heart of the wine producing countryside a short distance from Limassol, in the village of Erimi, the Cyprus Wine Museum will take you on a journey through the history of wine making in Cyprus.

Photographic back drops and audiovisual presentations as well as ancient jars and vases, medieval drinking vessels, old documents and instruments encompass all aspects of wine production.

Region Limassol
Address Pafos Street 42, Erimi, Limassol
Opening Hours Daily: 09:00 - 17:00
Opening Period All Year Round
Entrance Fee 4.28 'Includes a glass of wine'

Ethnographic Museum of Cyprus

This fine collection of 19th and early 20th century Cypriot folk art including wood - carved objects, tapestry, embroidery, pottery, national costumes and hand woven materials is housed in the beautiful old Archbishopric in the heart of Nicosia.

Region Nicosia
Address Plateia Archiepiskopou Kyprianou, Nicosia (within the old Archbishopric)
Opening Hours Monday - Friday: 09:30 - 16:00
Opening Period All Year Round
Entrance Fee 1.71 Euro

Koilani Ecclesiastical Museum

The Koilani Ecclesiastical Museum was created by Limassol Bishopric to house the ecclesiastical art of the parish, and as a district branch of the larger Byzantine Museum being planned in the city of Limassol.

This museum occupies a two room building in the courtyard of the Panagia Eleousa Church. Spanning a period of about seven centuries, exhibits include pieces of an iconostasis from 1735, a pulpit and an altar of the 19th century, old icons from the 13th to the 19th centuries, holy utensils, old books from the 16th to the19th centuries, an embroidered epitaphios from the 15th/16th century and other relics.

Region Troodos
Address Koilani, Limassol
Opening Hours Monday - Friday: 09:30 - 16:00
Opening Period All Year Round

Maa Palaeokastro Museum

The small museum is located within the Maa - Palaeokastro site. Built in 1989, the museum’s original and unusual design is the work of architect Andrea Bruno. It is situated in the Coral Bay area, where the first Mycenaean Greeks settled in Cyprus at around 1200 BC after the fall of the Mycenaean kingdoms in mainland Greece.

The museum traces the colonisation of the island by the Greeks. It houses a small collection of objects, mainly copies, as well as a selection of educational information on the site.

Region Paphos
Address Paphos
Opening Hours Daily: 08:30 - 17:00 (November - March), Daily: 08:30 - 18:00 (April - October)
Opening Period All Year Round
Entrance Fee 1.71 Euro

Museum of Kykkos Monastery

The Museum of Kykkos Monastery houses an important collection of Christian and other exhibits.
 
Region Troodos
Address Kykkos, Troodos
Opening Hours Daily: November - May: 10:00 - 16:00, June - October: 10:00 - 18:00
Opening Period All Year Round
Entrance Fee 2,57 Euro per person, 1,71 Euro for groups

History of Cypriot Coinage

Located in Nicosia, the exhibition traces the development of Cypriot coinage from the first coins issued during the 6th century BC to modern times. Some 2600 years of turbulent Cypriot history come alive through 370 coins, divided into nine chronological sections and exhibited in 20 showcases. Relying on high - tech methods to preserve the coins’ quality, the museum is an important resource for educational programmes on the history of Cyprus. The museum is on the Aphrodite Cultural Route.

Regionn Nicosia
Address Stasinou 51, Nicosia
Opening Hours Monday - Friday: 08:30 - 14:00, Monday: 08:30 - 17:00 (September - April) Closed on Bank Holidays
Opening Period All Year Round
Entrance Fee Free

Pancyprian Geographical Museum

This is the island's first Geographical Museum, essentially a museum of natural history, and was created by Strovolos Municipality with the aim of raising environmental awareness and providing a source of research on the natural history of the island. Housed in an old house near Chrysseleousa Church in the old quarter of Strovolos, the museum has three main exhibition halls displaying specimens of the island's fauna, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks and minerals, as well as historic and modern maps and charts of Cyprus.

Region Nicosia
Address Leoforos Strovolou 100, Strovolos, Nicosia
Opening Hours Monday - Friday: 07:30 - 14:30, Thursday: 07:30 - 18:00 Saturday and Sunday: closed
Opening Period All Year Round
Entrance Fee Free

Thalassa Sea Museum

The "Thalassa" Sea Museum in the centre of Ayia 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.

Region Ammochostos
Address Leoforos Kryou Nerou 14, Ayia Napa, Ammochostos
Opening Hours October - May: Monday: 09:00 - 13:00, Tuesday - Saturday: 09:00 - 17:00, Sunday: closed June - September: Monday: 09:00 - 13:00, Tuesday - Sunday: 09:00 - 13:00 and 18:00 - 22:00
Opening Period All Year Round
Entrance Fee Adults: 3 Euros, Children: 1 Euros
 
 
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