The Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR),

Centre of Visual Arts &Research is the home of Costas and Rita Severis Foundation an organisation that provides a platform for the exploration of Cyprus’s cultural heritage and promotes the values of peaceful, coexistence and understanding amongst the communities of  Cyprus.

The CVAR is comprised of a four-storey exhibition area including artistic representations from Venetian period (1489-1571) until Postmodernism & Deconstructivism ( 1960-2000+).

Visiting this exhibition you can explore more than 1000 paintings of visitors to Cyprus during 18^th -20^th centuries. You can journey through time while you rediscover Cypriot costumes of the 18^th-20^th centuries. You can also examine over 5000 books of history, travel and art on Cyprus and the Near East including Greece, Turkey, Syria and Egypt. If you are interested you can also study archival material, including photographs and primary documents, on Cyprus history including the Colonial period.

For me it was a real pleasure to discover the development of Cypriot clothes during centuries and also to notice similarities and differences between old Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot clothes.

Another part of the exhibition I was impressed with, it was the one dedicated to Caterina Cornaro  last monarch of the Kingdom of Cyprus. I was amazed about the beauty of the portraits and in the same time curious about this part of Cyprus History.

At the end of your tour you can spend some time in library, located on the 3rd floor. It is a big quiet room, full of books with a perfect atmosphere for study.

The CVAR has also a research centre, a conference hall, a cafe, a roof terrace lounge and a Gift shop, Located on Ermou Street, within the historic walled city of Nicosia. In addition to its permanent collections, the CVAR hosts temporary exhibitions, lectures, films and other special events highlighting the work of local and international artists and scholars.

Museum Visiting Hours

Winter:

Tuesday-Sunday: 9:30-17:00

Friday: 17:00-20:00 – only by appointment

Closed: Monday

Summer:
Monday-Saturday: 9:30-17:00

Friday: 17:00-20:00 – only by appointment

Closed: Sunday

Entrance

Individual: €5
Free entrance for children and students

Groups of 10+ : €3 per person

CVAR is disabled-friendly throughout

Address :
285 Ermou Street  ,Nicosia, 1017 Cyprus

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