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- Destinations
- Europe
- Cyprus
- Nicosia
- Ethnographic Museum (former Folk Art Museum)
Ethnographic Museum (former Folk Art Museum)
The colourful collections in this museum represent Cypriot folk
art of the 19th and early 20th centuries, and include wood
carvings, jewellery, woven goods, tapestries, embroidery, pottery
and national costumes. The museum is housed in the Old Bishopric in
a 15th-century Gothic building that used to serve as a Benedictine
Monastery and then became the palace of the Archbishop.
Information & Facts
Address
Plateia Archiepiskopou Kyprianou, Archbishopric
Admission
Language
The majority of Cypriots speak Greek, and a small
percentage speaks Turkish. The Greek Cypriot dialect differs from
mainland Greece. English, German and French are spoken in tourist
areas.
Money
The currency was changed to the Euro (EUR) on 1 January 2008.
Major credit cards are accepted at most establishments. Money and
travellers cheques can be exchanged at banks, open from Monday to
Friday. There are ATMs spread throughout the island, operating 24
hours a day.
Opening Times
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm; Saturday 10am to
1pm
Time
GMT +2 (GMT +3 from the last Sunday in March to last Sunday
in October).