Cyprus Museums
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1. Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation
The Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation was established in 1984, a decade after the Turkish invasion and the ongoing occupation of the northern part of the island. was created in 1984 to preserve and promote the Hellenic culture (and artefacts) of Cyprus.
http://www.boccf.org/2. Byzantine Museum and Art Gallery
This museum has the largest collection of Byzantine icons on Cyprus, which date from the ninth to eighteenth centuries. The art gallery features oil paintings, maps and lithographs. Archbishop Makarios III Cultural Center (Archbishopric).
http://www.makariosfoundation.org.cy/3. Cyprus Museum of Natural History
The Cyprus Museum of Natural History in 1996.
It was founded by the Public, Scientific and cultural foundation ?Photos Photiades? and it is the largest museum of its kind in Cyprus.
http://www.natmuseum.org.cy/4. Museum of the Holy Monastery of Kykkos
It is a museum situated inside the monastery itself and like its treasury it forms an integral part of it. Its exhibits such as icons, holy objects, woodcarvings, vestments, embroideries, manuscripts etc, are exhibited as part of the living adoration and the history of the monastery.
http://www.kykkos-museum.cy.net/5. Pierides Archaeological Museum, Laiki Group Cultural Centre
Considered one of the most important museums in Cyprus, the Pierides Archaeological Museum houses artefacts chronicling 9,000 years of the island\'s history, including maps, glassware and sculpture.
http://www.pieridesfoundation.com.cy/6. The Limassol District Archaeological Museum
The Archaeological Museum in Limassol was founded in 1948 and was initially housed in a part of the Limassol Castle. During the conflicts of 1964 it remained close as it was transferred to the National Guard.
http://www.limassolmunicipal.com.cy/museum/More Results of Cyprus Museums
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