Religious Museums

The Byzantine Museum situated within the church of Agios Lazaros occupies some of the remaining cells of the hypostyle porch to its south. Within this museum, visitors can explore a collection of significant religious icons, artifacts, and relics, encompassing Byzantine icons, gospels, crosses, and other valuable ecclesiastical treasures originating from the entire Larnaca district.

Around 9km north of Paphos, the ecclesiastical museum situated within the Agios Neophytos monastery showcases a diverse collection of precious artifacts, including significant icons and various religious items. The monastery itself was established by Neofytos, a reclusive Cypriot writer, around the year 1200, in a once-secluded location at the entrance of a charming valley.

Situated within the walled city of Nicosia, the Byzantine Museum houses an extensive and representative array of Byzantine art, making it the most affluent collection on the island. On display are over 200 icons, spanning from the 9th to the 19th centuries, alongside an assortment of sacred vessels, vestments, robes, and books.

Located in Peristerona, a village in the district of Paphos, the Byzantine Museum of Arsinoe can be found within the Holy Bishopric. Boasting an extensive assortment of icons spanning from the 13th to the 19th centuries, it houses one of the most extensive collections in existence.

The Byzantine Museum of the Holy Bishopric of Tamasos and Oreinis can be found within the Bishopric Palace, located in the community of Episkopeio, Nicosia. This museum showcases an array of Byzantine and post-Byzantine artifacts, which date back from the 5th century to the early 20th century. Among the fascinating exhibits are icons, liturgical objects, priestly garments, manuscripts, coins, ceramics, and various religious items. Most of these treasures originate from different communities within the bishopric region

The Cyprus Handicraft Centre serves as a hub for creating and selling authentic folk art and crafts deeply rooted in tradition. At this unique establishment, visitors have the opportunity to witness skilled artisans in action at their respective workshops, practicing various time-honored crafts like embroidery, lace making, tapestry, weaving, basketry, woodcarving, pottery, metalwork (including copperware and silver), as well as leather and garment making.

Situated in the picturesque village of Koilani, the Ecclesiastical Museum was established by the Limassol Bishopric with the purpose of preserving and displaying the ecclesiastical art of the parish. It also serves as a district branch of the renowned Byzantine Museum of Limassol.

The Ecclesiastical Museum of Paphos can be found in the central square of Geroskipou, housed in the same building that once served as the old elementary school of the area.

Inside the museum, visitors can explore a remarkable collection of various items, including icons, ecclesiastical metallic objects like censers, lamps, and candlesticks. Additionally, there is a collection of intricately carved wooden pieces, such as the iconostasis, Royal doors, and crucifixions.

The Ecclesiastical Museum, situated in the chapel of Saint George within Sotira village, displays a collection of significant religious artifacts. Among them are sacred icons, including a 15th-century portrayal of Jesus Christ, old Gospels, liturgical books, crosses, liturgical vessels, and other valuable items. Additionally, the museum is home to one of Cyprus's only three remaining portable wooden altars from the 16th century.

Located on the ground floor of the Old Archbishopric, the Ethnographic Museum of Cyprus boasts an extensive collection of Cypriot folk art from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Among the exhibits, visitors can admire various wood-carved objects, tapestries, embroidery, pottery, Cypriot folk costumes, and hand-woven materials produced on the loom.