International Museum Day

Revival of Traditional Cypriot Handicrafts, in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and the Cyprus Handicrafts Service, of the Ministry of Energy, Commerce, and Industry:

1. Red clay pottery
2. Basket weaving,
3. Lefkara embroidery
4. Cyprus macaroni making,
5. Traditional textiles
6. Making of Cyprus Chest
• Guided tour in the permanent collection and periodical exhibitions of the Folk-Art Museum (10:30).
• Treasure hunt by the Cyprus Scout Corps (10:30-11:30).
• Traditional embroidery making of Lefkara lace, crochet, and gauze by the Cultural Association “Idaliades”.
• Demonstration of embroidery «fervolite»

Municipality of Karavas.
• Preparation of traditional broom (“vroukali”),
by Costas Antoniou.
• Demonstration of rose distillation by Mrs. Koula Zonia.
• Presentation of karagkiozis Shadow Theater by Christos Christodoulou.
• Traditional embroidery with crochet hook and cocoon crafts by Stella Kazana.
• Educational activity with dough by the museum educators of the Museum’s Friends Association.
• Narration of Cyprus Folk Tales by Ms Maria Koni (10:00,12:00).

• Documentary screening:
1. Karavas – fervolite embroidery (10:00)
2. The Traditional music (11:00)
3. Abandoned Countryside (12:00)
4. The soul of water (13:00)
• Traditional and folk dances (10:30)

The program is subject to changes
 

Venue:  
Folk Art Museum of Cyprus  
Archbishop Kyprianos Square
Nicosia
Phone number: +357 22432578
Fax: +357 22343439
Website: www.cypriotstudies.org
Social media: FB Μουσείο Λαϊκής Τέχνης Κύπρου Cyprus Folk Art Museum
   
Start date/End date:  21 May 2022 

Start time/End time:  9:30-13:30

Entrance Price/Τicket: FREE

Organiser Contact Details
Name: Cyprus Folk Art Museum / Society of Cypriot Studies
Telephone: 22432578
Email: [email protected]
Postal Address: cypriotstudies.org