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Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre
19 Apostolou Varnava Street
Tel. +357-22432577

Housed in a converted old power station built in 1936. T
he building sat derelict for 20 years and reopened as a contemporary art gallery in 1994.
Includes a decent cafe-restaurant with an imaginative Mediterranean menu.


The Cyprus Handicraft Centre
186, Athalassa Avenue
Tel: +357-22305024

Opening Hours:Mon-Fri 7:30am-5:30pm
Wednesday 7:30am-2:00pm

At the CHC, there are archives and a permanent exhibition hall, where authentic traditional handicrafts are displayed next to the contemporary ones produced.
In the Centre's shop, the visitor can find genuine handcrafted items representing almost all the island's traditional crafts.


Chysaliniotissa Multicraft Center
Within the old walls at corner of ipponaktos & Dimonaktos Str.

Tel: +35722347465
Eight workshops around a courtyard offer tradinional products and handicrafts - some of which give a new slant to old crafts.


Famagusta Gate
The Municipal Cultural Centre

Athinon Ave.
Tel: +357-22430877

Winner of a 1994 Europa Nostra award.
One of them, the Porta Giuliana called Famagusta Gate, is now the Nicosia Municipal Cultural Center.
It is used for various exhibitions, conferences, lectures and various performances.


Municipal Theatre
Museum Str.
Tel: +357-22664028

This spacious theatre in neo-classical style was completed in 1967. It has a seating capacity of 1200 and is used for performances by the Cyprus Theatrical Organization, musical concerts and recitals, dance performances and for various ceremonies.


Kasteliotissa
Rigenis str. near Paphos Gate.

This medievall hall was once part of a Lusignan Palace dating back to the 13th - 14th century.