#cultural heritage

Members of the European parliament on Wednesday demanded that the European Union allocate an extra €1 million of funding to Cyprus’ committee on missing persons (CMP) and to the bicommunal technical ...

Sixteen archaeological sites and monuments across Cyprus will be open to the public with free entry this weekend, October 4 and 5, as part of the celebrations for the European Heritage Days, ...

The preservation of Cyprus’ tangible and intangible cultural heritage is a priority that requires collaboration with the academic and research community – which is why the memorandum of cooperation signed on ...

Unesco in Cyprus submitted the Cypriot musical tradition “Fones” to be included on the Unesco list of Cultural Heritage on Wednesday. Unesco Cyprus said preparations for the nomination were underway ...

A new bilingual publication highlighting Cyprus’ living heritage has been unveiled by the Cyprus national commission for Unesco, marking a milestone in efforts to preserve the island’s cultural identity. ...

The European Commission has signed a new agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), allocating an additional €5 million to support the work of the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage ...

Restoration works at the mosque in the Larnaca district village of Alaminos have been completed, the bicommunal Technical committee on cultural heritage’s co-chairman Sotos Ktoris and Ali Tuncay announced ...

Europa Nostra, the leading European movement for the protection of cultural heritage, is inaugurating a Heritage Hub in Nicosia later this month, to serve as a regional cultural meeting point. ...

Maintenance work at the Saint Nicholas church in the Karpas peninsula village of Koma tou Yialou has been completed, bicommunal Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage co-chairman Sotos Ktoris announced on ...

The preservation of cultural heritage, both tangible and intangible, is the government’s “strategic goal”, Migration Deputy Minister Nicholas Ioannides said on Sunday. Speaking at the Klirou cultural festival in ...

For centuries, ancient artefacts, art, and relics have been a topic of ownership, provenance and morality debates. But what is the current situation for those who have intentionally purchased stolen ...

A monument to the Cypriot mule corps, which fought on the side of the British during the first and second world wars, was unveiled at the Karafa bastion of Nicosia’...

The European Commission has signed a new delegation agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (Undp), providing an additional financial assistance of €2.5 million to support the work of the Technical ...

Works to preserve the church of Ayios Fotios Selenias in Karpasia have been completed, the bicommunal technical committee on cultural heritage said on Sunday, adding that works to restore the ...

Deputy Minister of Culture, Dr Vasiliki Kassianidou welcomed Cyprus’ election to the Council of the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) as ...

Cultural heritage “must be passed down from generation to generation”, Deputy Culture Minister Vasiliki Kassianidou said on Friday. Kassianidou was speaking at an event honouring the Fervolites lace held by ...

By Nasia Hadjigeorgiou Day in day out, Greek Cypriots hear about the difficulties that exist in resolving the Cyprus problem – Turkey is not willing to compromise, Turkish Cypriots are not ...

Nicosia municipality has urged the public to vote for Cypriot printmaker Hambis Tsangaris at the European Heritage Awards. The annual Europa Nostra Awards rewards initiatives and outstanding personalities in the ...

What if halloumi or Commandaria were NOT made in Cyprus? Alix Norman discovers a dark secret about one of the island’s most treasured heritage items “It’s like discovering ...

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Wednesday unveiled the Cyprus Digital Heritage website, an initiative launched in cooperation with the European Commission to safeguard and showcase the island’s ...

The education ministry supports actions to preserve the identity of different religious groups in Cyprus, according to Education Minister Athena Michaelidou. Cyprus, having signed the European Charter for Regional or ...

United Nations Development Programme Cyprus stressed its commitment to protecting the island’s cultural heritage on the occasion of the World Heritage Day. In a post on twitter, UNPD said ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said the recently established department of antiquities will make tireless efforts to ensure that Cyprus’ ancient historical relics remain safe and preserved for future generations by ...

A number of Easter Island’s iconic ‘Moai’ stone statues suffered irreparable damage after a wildfire swept through the island earlier this week, the island’s mayor told Reuters on ...