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and post-Byzantine heritage of Cyprus. The role
of the Byzantine Museum, as custodian of Cyprus’
cultural heritage, has four axes:
1. Conserving and preserving the existing
treasures, as well as those that are gradually being
repatriated from abroad, in co-operation with the
Conservation Laboratory of the Archbishopric,
the Department of Antiquities, and conservation
laboratories abroad.
2. Projecting and promoting this heritage within
the education process with a view to raise
awareness and inform the younger generation
through educational programmes in co-operation
with the Ministry of Education and Culture,
and through lectures, tours, radio and television
broadcasts for the broader Cypriot public and for
foreign visitors to the Museum.
3. Projecting the issue of the plundered treasures
to corresponding museums abroad through
seminars and exhibitions in co-operation with
the Department of Antiquities and by providing
information to interested parties.
4. Acting as an informal observatory with a view
to locating plundered treasures abroad in order
to report the matter and raise awareness among
public opinion.
A.G. Leventis Gallery
The A.G. Leventis Gallery in Nicosia began its
marking of International Museum Day on 16
May 2014, with the inauguration of
The Cyprus
Collection, Representations and Interpretations –
The Pioneers of Cyprus Art
, which was opened by
First LadyAndri Anastasiades.
Entrance to the gallery was free on 17 and 18
May, with the venue open from 10am to 10pm
on both days.
On 17 May, there was a guided tour of the
exhibition by the Curator of
The Cyprus
Collection
, Dr Eleni Nikita.
There was also an educational programme for all
ages entitled
1 Χ 6 A Journey Through the World
of the Gallery
.
On 18 May, there was a guided tour entitled
A
Journey Through the World of Flowers in the Paris
Collectio
n by the Curator of
The Paris Collection
,
Dr Myrto Hatzaki, followed by a musical
programme by the ARTE Musical Academy.
Six
Sonatas for Two Flutes Op. 1
by Joseph de Bodin
de Boismortier (1689-1755) were performed on
the flute byAnna Paul and Christiana Nicolaidou.
A tour entitled
A Greek Journey
was given by
National StruggleMuseum
Hymn to Freedom
The Cyprus Banknotes exhibition by the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Centre
