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Larnaca, Choirokoitia

Neolithic Settlement of Choirokoitia

32km from Larnaka / 48km south of Lefkosia on the Lefkosia (Nicosia) - Lemesos (Limassol) motorway.

The archaeological site of Choirokoitia is a remarkably well-preserved settlement from the Neolithic Age that has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1998.

Remains from all phases of the Neolithic Age are evident in the settlement, and provide an insight of living conditions in the region during prehistoric times, as well as how the Neolithic culture was spread throughout the region.

Five characteristic cylindrical shaped dwellings have been reconstructed near the settlement, using the same construction methods and materials used in Neolithic times. The dwellings are fitted with replicas of household objects found inside the original dwellings, thus providing a vivid representation of how they actually were in the past.

Workshop

Sculptural Ceramics Workshop
This hands-on workshop aims to create a meaningful experience, in a historical environment, meet new people whilst also exploring the beauty of Cyprus. The ceramic technique that will be used is one of the oldest hand-building methods, and it is easy even for beginners. Using a material from nature brings people closer to it. It is an exploration and a revitalizing process of transforming matter. Through the workshops, participants will be introduced in the art of ceramics and will discuss with the group about clay and its history as a material.
RSVP 96674020

Free

General public

Limassol, Agios Tychon

Amathous Archaeological Site

Amathous, 11km east of Lemesos centre

Amathous is one of the significant ancient city-kingdoms of Cyprus. There are various, rich archaeological finds at the site, including the Agora, the public baths, the Temple of Aphrodite, early Christian basilicas and several tombs.

Discovery tour

Guided Tour and Concert in Amathous
The Deputy Ministry of Tourism, the Department of Antiquities and the Cyprus National Commission for UNESCO organise a guided tour and a concert in the archaeological site of Amathous.

Free

Sunday 18 June de 18:30 à 20:30

General public

Accessibility

Mobility issues / wheelchair

Limassol, Limassol

Archaeological Museum of the Limassol District

5, Anastasi Sioukri & Vyronos,
(near the Municipal Gardens)

The Limassol District Archaeological Museum houses a rich and notable collection of antiquities from the Neolithic age to the Roman period, originating from excavations at various archaeological sites in the Lemesos region.
The exhibits are housed in three rooms and are divided into three main categories. The first room contains pottery from different historical periods; the middle room exhibits coins, jewellery, lamps and a variety of copper tools and objects, whilst the third presents sculptures, tombstones, capitals, inscriptions and other marble and limestone artefacts. A variety of objects related to the cult of Aphrodite - such as fertility and other votive offerings and female terracotta figurines – are also included in the exhibits.

Workshop

“Be an Archaeologist for an afternoon!“
The children and parents who will participate in the program will have the opportunity, initially, to get to know the world of archeology through a presentation. The children will then continue with an “on field excavation“ in a specially designed area where they will apply what they have learned and learn about the importance of archaeological finds in an excavation. During the children's excavation, parents will be guided by an Archaeological Officer to the exhibition.

Free

Saturday 17 June de 15:00 à 16:30 et de 17:00 à 18:30

Children

Schoolchildren :

Primary

Nicosia, Nicosia

Cyprus Museum

1 Mouseiou Street Nicosia

http://www.mcw.gov.cy

The Cyprus Museum is the island’s main and largest archaeological museum, and charts the development of Cyprus’ civilisation from the Neolithic Age to the Early Byzantine period (7th century).

The museum’s collections are comprised of finds from extensive excavations from all over the island that have helped the development of Cyprus’ archaeology, as well as its research into the cultural heritage of the Mediterranean.

The collections consist of pottery, jewellery, sculpture, coins, copper objects, and other artefacts, all exhibited in chronological order in the various museum galleries.

Guided tour

Guided Tour of the temporary exhibition “In The Same Place“
Through a series of 86 watercolours the artist Katerina Attalidou enters into a dialogue with the Cyprus Museum’s permanent collection. Her approach is emotional and sensitive as she is led by the archaeological exhibits to their places of origin. The exhibition title denotes, amongst other things, the coexistence of Attalidou’s watercolours with the selected exhibits in the Cyprus Museum, as well as her physical presence in the same place in which the archaeological objects were discovered.
Attalidou’s works, accompanied by her own thoughts on the places she has visited and captured with her art, unravel the natural, archaeological and historical dimensions of each place, reminding us how special and truly valuable the island’s natural elements are. The exhibition masterfully but delicately brings the landscape to the forefront, inviting us to consider how these unique natural, archaeological and historical surroundings have determined the course of the island’s history and how vital they are for studying and understanding past and present societies.
Attalidou’s watercolours, each with a unique journey behind it, invite us to appreciate the aura of place. Her works to some extent bridge the ‘gap’ formed when an archaeological object is removed from its find-spot and is displayed in a museum exhibition space. The artist’s ‘places’ generously, but discreetly, offer the possibility of a very different museum experience, at the same time inviting us to move around our landscapes and observe the places around us. Her watercolours unfold the multiple layers and dimensions of each place, and their tangible and intangible qualities. Most importantly, they remind us of our island’s wholeness and indivisibility.
RSVP: +357 22865854

Free

Saturday 17 June de 11:00 à 12:00

General public

Accessibility

Mobility issues / wheelchair

Guided tour

Tour of the temporary exhibition “FIVE“
What was it like living in Cyprus in ancient times? What were the people like, what did they do for a living, what did they eat, did they have hobbies, did they play games or have time for leisure? FIVE adopts an anthropocentric approach allowing us to come “face to face” with the stories of people from the past.
The exhibition introduces scientific bioarchaeological information translated into narratives that (re)create moments of the life of: the man from Souskiou, the diadem child from Dromolaxia-Vyzakia, the man from Idalion, the woman from Omodos and the woman from Lefkosia (Antigonou street).
RSVP: +357 22865854

Free

Friday 16 June de 11:00 à 12:00

General public

Accessibility

Mobility issues / wheelchair

Nicosia, Nicosia

A.G. Leventis Gallery

5, A. G. Leventis street
1097 Nicosia

www.leventisgallery.org

The A. G. Leventis Gallery was opened in central Nicosia in 2014. The Gallery is home to three collections: the Paris Collection and the Greek Collection, acquired by Anastasios G. Leventis himself, and the more recent Cyprus Collection. Taking its name from Anastasios G. Leventis' Paris apartment where it was housed for more than 50 years, the Paris Collection features European art from a range of artistic schools from the 17th century to the 20th, as well as period furniture and objets d'art. Making up the Greek Collection are works of local artists from the early 20th century to 1930s. The primary focus of the Cyprus Collection is work by the first generation of local artists.

Guided tour

Special tour: “Historical monuments of Greece”
How have ancient ruins been a source of inspiration for artists from the 18th to the 20th century?
The Leventis Art Gallery invites the public to a guided tour where they will have the opportunity to see the works of Greek and other European artists, who captured important historical monuments of Greece through their own art. The visitor will mentally travel to Sounio and the Temple of Poseidon, through the work of Theodoros Vryzakis. He will see the Parthenon and the Herodion, through the watercolors of Vincentios Lantsa. He will study the Corinthian style column of the Temple of Olympian Zeus, through the work of Stefanos Lantsa. He will admire the temple of Aphaia, through the work of Lycurgos Kogevina. He will get to know Athens and the Acropolis, through the playful eyes of Jean Dufy.
RSVP: +35722668838 and rsvp@leventisgallery.org

Free

Sunday 18 June de 11:00 à 12:00 Friday 16 June de 15:00 à 16:00

General public

Accessibility

Mobility issues / wheelchair

Nicosia, Troodos

Agios Ioannis Lampadistis Church

Kalopanagiotis village

Originally a monastery, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is a complex of three churches - Ioannis Lampadistis, Agios Irakleidios and a Latin chapel - all under a single, enormous timber roof.

Located in the Troodos valley of Marathasa (just off the village of Kalopanagiotis), the precise date of the monastery’s foundation is not known, and the building complex that survives today has undergone extensive reconstruction and restoration at different periods.

The church of Agios Ioannis Lampadistis was built in 1731. The saint’s tomb, which dates to the 12th century, can be found under the narrow north-eastern arch, and the saint’s skull lies in a niche. The icon of Lampadistis dates to 1543. A very interesting Byzantine museum can be found near the church.

Digital offers

New insights on the Monastery of Agios Ioannis Lampadistis
The dedicated tour is organized in collaboration with the Cultural Center Agios Ioannis Lampadistis Kalopanagiotis, aiming to share with the local community and the public the work carried out by the APAC Laboratories of the Cyprus Institute in the monastery. APAC Labs researchers will share the results obtained through dendrochronological studies, chemical-physical analysis, historical graffiti study, and digital imaging, highlighting the connections of the UNESCO monument to its landscape and its past and present communities.

Free

Sunday 18 June de 11:00 à 12:30
Nicosia, Nicosia

Archaeological Research Unit of the University of Cyprus

Gladstonos 12,
1095 Nicosia

The Archaeological Research Unit of the University of Cyprus was founded in 1991. Its primary aims were to conduct active research and to teach the ancient culture of Cyprus and neighbouring civilisations in the Mediterranean.

Screening

Αrchaeological documentaries
The Archeology Research Unit of the University of Cyprus presents 3 ten-minute films of archaeological interest, which were created by groups of undergraduate and postgraduate students and graduates of Archeology in the context of the 4th and 5th Cyprus Archaeological, Ethnographic and Historical Documentary Festival in 2021 and 2022. The student films were awarded the Prize of the Cyprus National Commissionfor UNESCO, are related to issues of the cultural heritage of the past and present and provide alternative proposals oriented towards more active and experiential learning processes, approach and promotion of the past and the cultural heritage of the Cypriot area.

Free

Sunday 18 June de 17:30 à 18:30

General public

Lecture

“Mare Cyprium: a glance at the maritime cultural heritage of Cyprus“
As part of the educational workshop, special Digital Multimedia Applications (DMA) will be presented, which were created as part of the Mare Cyprium research project. Participants will be able to appreciate the complexity and relevance of Cyprus' maritime cultural heritage, while having the opportunity to engage with the stories and multimedia information in an easily digestible and interactive way. The Workshop is suitable for young children, young people and adults, and is an interesting introduction to the public on special topics of the island's cultural heritage.
Information: secci.massimiliano@ucy.ac.cy

Free

Saturday 17 June de 10:00 à 17:00

General public

Accessibility

Mobility issues / wheelchair

Nicosia, Nicosia

Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia

15-17 Hippocratous Street,
1011 Nicosia

leventismuseum.org.cy

The Museum’s Collections represent over 5,000 years of Nicosia’s history, with a wide range of archaeological artefacts, costumes, photographs, a large important collection of medieval pottery mostly of the sgrafito genre (glazed and engraved ware), ancient and modern maps, engravings, jewels and furniture, rare publications and paintings assembled from donations, private collections and from the Foundation’s sponsorship. Moreover, the Museum hosts exhibitions, lectures, educational programmes and other events.

Workshop

Little Archaeologists on Big Adventures!
The Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia presents an interactive, adventure-filled tour of its Collections. Discovering separate exhibits from the Letos and Kostakis Severis and Christis Phylaktos Collections, children will come into contact with the world of the Museum's ancient objects, carry out their own excavation and understand the role of an archaeologist by recording and studying their findings!
RSVP: +357 22661475 and education@leventismuseum.org.cy

Free

Sunday 18 June de 11:00 à 12:30

Children

Schoolchildren :

Primary

Accessibility

Mobility issues / wheelchair

Nicosia, Nicosia

Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation

86-90 Phaneromenis Street
1011 Nicosia

Since its establishment in 1984, the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation has developed a wealth of activities, in keeping with the objectives originally delineated for the Cultural Foundation by the Bank of Cyprus. The Foundation’s main strategic aims are to encourage the research and study of Cypriot civilisation in the fields of archaeology, history, art and literature as well as to preserve and disseminate the cultural and natural heritage of Cyprus, with a particular emphasis on the international promotion of the island’s centuries-long Greek civilisation.

Workshop

Archaeology workshops
1. Interactive educational workshop for children “Let me introduce myself: archaeologist”
2. Ancient ceramic technology: constructions with clay, for young and old
3. A journey through time through ancient bones and seeds, animal bones and human bones that can be found in a dig for young and old:
- Bioarchaeology
- Archaeobotany
- Zooarchaeology

The workshops are implemented in collaboration with the Association of Cypriot Archaeologists and the Cyprus Institute.

Free

Sunday 18 June de 17:00 à 19:00

Children

Schoolchildren :

Primary

Workshop

Priceless: Coins and other values
This educational programme is addressed to students aged 10 – 14 (5th and 6th year Primary School and 1st and 2nd year High School Grades) . Participants investigate the concept of value and are able to closely study coins from the Numismatic Collection of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation. The project takes place in the premises of the Museum of the History of Cypriot Coinage and includes a variety of museum educational activities. Students will have the opportunity to hold and examine ancient coins and familiarize themselves with different kinds of values, and some of the ways in which value is formed and is connected to social, economic and political structures.


The programme sets contemporary reality as its starting point: participants become intrigued and investigate everyday issues pertaining to values we attach to objects and immaterial conditions, as well as to coins and money. One of the programme’s innovations is the introduction of interactive digital technologies in order to highlight (a) some social, political, religious conditions related to coins (b) their iconography and inscriptions and (c) their multiple functions. During the proposed educational program coins are studied not only under economic terms but also for their ideological significance and their potential to help us know and better understand processes of social and historical becoming.

In addition, during the program participants will have the opportunity to embed thoughts and knowledge they acquire during the program into the design of their own coin. These are subsequently made in 3D objects using laser cutting and are delivered to the school where they can be used both to extend the outcomes of the program as well as presenting the educational program to the rest of the school community.

Free

Sunday 18 June de 16:00 à 17:00

Children

Schoolchildren :

Primary

Paphos, Paphos

Tombs of the Kings

Tombs of the Kings Ave 63, Chloraka

The Tombs of the Kings is a site just north of Pafos. This majestic necropolis was used from about the 4th century BC until the 3rd century AD as the burial place for the wealthy and powerful. The underground tombs were cut into the rock and decorated with columns and wall paintings. They are well preserved and visitors are welcome to investigate these exceptional structures.

Show

The Piano Tour; 4-hands recital with Leoni Hadjithoma and Borislav Alexandrov
Avantgarde Cultural Foundation continues its Piano Tour with a stop at the Tombs of the Kings. The project involves a piano that travels, to appear in unconventional (and often inaccessible) venues, with the pianist performing as if in a regular recital and the concert being streamed live on Facebook. The aim is to raise awareness about cultural events and to develop an audience, while at the same time it promotes the history, the culture and the beauties of Cyprus.

The recital can be enjoyed either in person, at the Tombs of the Kings, or online via live streaming on the Foundation’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/avantgarde.cultural.foundation).

Free

Saturday 17 June de 11:00 à 12:00

General public

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