#culture

By Michalis Kalopaidis Does Cyprus aspire to stand confidently as a mature, developed and independent state that honours and promotes its culture? If so, it needs a public university specialising ...

Concerns over the future of the historic centre of Paphos intensified on Monday after the Chlorakas environmental group warned that the architectural design of the new Paphos museum risks undermining ...

More than 100 Cypriot artists and cultural professionals performed in front of an international audience including international leaders such as EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ...

Rebekah Gregoriades For once, I didn’t start the year off with a list of resolutions. This, I must say, took the guilt factor out of the equation and I ...

“People are of vital importance,” said Zhou Yunliang, chargé d’affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Cyprus, speaking on Friday at the seminar Mirror of Culture – Enhancing Inter-Civilization Dialogue between ...

A €66.1 million budget for 2026 for the deputy ministry of culture was presented to the House finance committee on Monday, representing an increase of €7.7 million compared with 2025. The rise stems in ...

The deputy ministry of culture of Cyprus announced on Friday that the Youth Culture Card can now also be used to purchase books. “We support young people by opening the ...

A new digital culture platform Let’s Culture, which will give an overview of cultural events and activities taking place on the island, was presented by Deputy Minister of Culture ...

A plan to support the technological and digital upgrading of cultural institutions was approved on Wednesday by the cabinet. The plan was prepared by the deputy ministry of culture with ...

As part of a two-day visit, Agriculture and Environment Minister Maria Panayiotou on Friday attended the final meeting of the EU’s environment council in Aalborg, Denmark, where key issues ...

The official withdrawal of a publication linked to the Cyprus’ participation in the 19th International Architecture Biennale in Venice, was not a matter of censorship due to politics but to ...

Director General of the Foreign Ministry Andreas Kakouris, said Cyprus is committed to promoting culture as a key factor in sustainable development at a meeting on the topic at the ...

Control of northern Nicosia’s Ataturk cultural centre may be handed over to the Turkish embassy, Turkish Cypriot Nicosia mayor Mehmet Harmanci said on Tuesday. Speaking to television channel Kanal ...

Russia’s general prosecutor on Thursday banned the activities of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, accusing it of taking a negative stance towards countries like Russia that protect “traditional spiritual ...

Limassol and Larnaca Mayors, Yiannis Armeftis and Andreas Vyras respectively, have expressed their satisfaction that their cities have been shortlisted for the title of European Capital of Culture 2030 and have ...

Cyprus is positioning itself at the forefront of cultural rights advocacy amidst ongoing regional unrest, Deputy Minister of Culture Vasiliki Kassianidou said on Monday during the MED9 conference titled ‘Cultural ...

The government aims to “further implement measures which will strengthen young people’s access to culture”, deputy culture minister Vasiliki Kassianidou said on Sunday. Speaking at the Mountain Fest in ...

The destruction of the cultural heritage in the north of the island was under discussion on Friday during the visit to the island of the Greek Minister of Culture Lina ...

Limassolians want a stronger voice in decision-making and a city which is far more accessible and inclusive, it emerged on Monday as the organisers of Limassol’s European Culture Capital 2030 ...

Deputy Culture Minister Vasiliki Kassianidou discussed “opportunities for cultural cooperation” with Japanese Ambassador to Nicosia Yoshio Yamawaki on Tuesday. Writing after the meeting on X, the social media platform formerly ...

A Youth Culture Card will be announced in the next week in cooperation with the deputy ministry of culture, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday night. At the opening of ...

In the founder of the Pharos Arts Foundation, AGNIESZKA RAKOCZY finds a man bringing joy and meaning to life through music after it spoke to him as a lonely teen ...

Works are underway to create a large art gallery and a small museum in Paphos, mayor Phedonas Phedonos said. Speaking at the opening of an exhibition in Paphos on Saturday ...

The ambassador of Finland and the mayor of Paphos confirmed their interest in building a close cooperation in the fields of tourism and culture. In a meeting held on Tuesday ...