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Larnaka
Larnaka Municipal Cultural Center
Plateia Europis-Seafront promenade, Tel: (04) 65 88 48
Five old Larnaka Customs warehouses, built in colonial
style (1881), have recently been renovated and turned into
Larnaka Municipal Cultural Center. It houses Municipal
Gallery and the only Paleontology Museum in Cyprus, where
ancient fossilized remains of pygmy elephants and
hippopotami that once lived on the island could be seen.
The Center also has facilities for occasional exhibitions.
Lefkosia (Nicosia)
Byzantine
Museum and Art Galleries
Archbishop Makarios III Foundation Cultural Center within
the Archbishopric, Plateia Arch. Kyprianou, Tel: (02) 43
00 08
Largest collection of icons on the island, covering the
period from 9th to 18th century is shown in this museum.
Art Galleries contain oil paintings, maps and lithographs.
Nicosia Municipal Arts Center
Apostolou Varnava 19, Tel: (02) 43 25 77
The center is housed in the building of the old power
station, which is one of the finest examples of industrial
architecture in Cyprus. Its aim is to promote contemporary
creativity at its highest level by organizing important
and prestigious exhibitions.
State Gallery of Contemporary Art
Leoforos Stasinou and Kritis, Tel: (02) 30 29 51 and 30 29
52
Representative collection of paintings and sculpture by
20th century Cypriots artists are shown.
Lemesos
Lemesos Municipal Art Gallery
28 Oktovriou 103, Tel: (05) 34 32 12 and 34 33 83
Art gallery houses a representative collection of
paintings of well-known contemporary Cypriot artists.
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