Museums on Cyprus
All of the major cities of Cyprus have museums housing material from the wider district that they serve. There are also a number of smaller museums which service specific sites. Apart from the larger sites which may have their own museum then visiting the district museums is the only way to sample the material culture of Cypriot archaeology. By visiting the sites you can see the architecture and setting which provides some insights into the lives of previous Cypriots but by visiting the museums you gain a sense of their everyday lives as well as the art that they produced. Depending upon the time of year the Museums also offer a welcome refuge from the heat and sun. Below are links to the museums that lie within each district. I have included some information on opening times and location etc. This information was correct in 2015 but times can and do change.
Nicosia and District Museums
CYPRUS MUSEUM (ARCHAEOLOGICAL).
1 Odos Mouseiou, Nicosia. Tel: 22865854 (entrance/ticket sales)
22303112 (for information about Museum opening hours)
Opening times
Monday: closed
Tuesday - Friday: 8.00 - 18.00
Saturday: 9.00 - 17.00
Sunday: 10.00 - 13.00
Every first Wednesday of the month: 8.00 - 20.00
BYZANTINE MUSEUM AND ART GALLERIES and Agios Ioannis Cathedral. Plateia Archiepiskopou Kyprianou, Nicosia
THE LEVENTIS MUNICIPAL MUSEUM OF LEFKOSIA Odos Ippokratous, Laiki Geitonia
CYPRUS JEWELLERS MUSEUM. Odos Praxippou, 7-9, Laiki Geitonia,
ETHNOLOGICAL MUSEUM - THE HOUSE OF HADJIYEORGAKIS KORNESIOS (House of the Dragoman). Odos Patriarchou Grigoriou 20,
OMERIYE MOSQUE AND BATHS - Plateia Tillirias
Outside Old City
CYPRUS CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM - Granikou 44
LEDRA STREET OBSERVATORY - Ledra Street, Shakolos Tower Building.
MUSEUM OF THE HISTORY OF CYPRIOT COINAGE - Stasinou 51, Agia Paraskevi, Bank of Cyprus
VON WORLD PENS HALL - Leofors Dimostheni Severi 37
Outside Nicosia
POLITIKO - ROYAL TOMBS OF TAMASSOS - Politiko village, 17km SW of Nicosia
FIKARDOU VILLAGE AND RURAL MUSEUM - Machairas-Nicosia road via Klirou, 1km E of Gourri village.
IDALION REGION - Dali, 20km south of Nicosia.
Limassol and District Museums
LEMESOS DISTRICT ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Corner of Byron and Anastasi Sioukri Street, Limassol, 3105. Tel: 25305157
ALL THE YEAR ROUND
Monday - Friday : 8.00-16.00
Saturday & Sunday: Closed
FOLK ART MUSEUM. , Agiou Andreou 253, Limassol.
CYPRUS MEDIAEVAL MUSEUM LIMASSOL CASTLE, near the old port
KOLOSSI MEDIAEVAL CASTLE 14 km (9 miles) west of Lemesos
KOURION ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM. Episkopi village
Larnaca and District Museums
Archaeological Museum. Odos Kalograion, Tel: 24304169
ALL THE YEAR ROUND
Monday - Friday: 8.00-16.00
Saturday: 9.00 - 16.00
Sunday: closed
The Pierides Museum. Larnaca
CHOIROKOITIA - NEOLITHIC SETTLEMENT. 32 km (20 miles) from Larnaka town or 48 km (30 miles) south of Lefkosia off the Lefkosia - Lemesos motorway.
Paphos and District Museums
PAFOS DISTRICT ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM Odos Griva Digeni, Tel: (06) 240215
Monday - Friday : 08:00-16:00
Saturday - Sunday : Closed
Ethnographical Musuem. Paphos
Byzantine Museum. Paphos
SANCTUARY OF APHRODITE - PALAIPAFOS MUSEUM Kouklia village, 14 km (9 miles) east of Pafos