International Museum Day in Nicosia on May 21

The event is dedicated to the memory of the traditional embroider Kyriaki Costa from the Turkish-occupied village of Massari, in the Morfou area.

• 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. Basketweaving,
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)
Free Entrance.

The program is subject to changes
40% discount on the publications of the Society of Cyprus Studies and offers at the handicraft shop due to the 85th anniversary of the Cyprus Folk Art Museum