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. Last updated 07-03-2007 |