Blupath Infopoint: The Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia
Blupath Infopoint: The Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia Use Case
Nicosia Free / Leventis Museum
One of the most interesting free museums you'll find anywhere in Europe, and entirely for you! While I was there, for about 1h, no one walked in. The museum is housed in a building where the door remains closed, so I guess you have to know where you're heading. It was a pleasure to discover the history of Nicosia in what can only be described as my own personal tour.
The Cyprus Museum in Nicosia, Cyprus (Oct 29, 2015)
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CYPRUS LEVENTIO MUSEUM OF NICOSIA
ADVERTISING VIDEO FOR LEVENTIO MUSEUM
For the project i had to continue working with the same identity i used for my previous applications and create a tv advertisement that would attract the viewers to visit the museum. I did my research and some thinking in order to make my concept for the way that the tv spot will approach the museum and make it relate with my previous applications. I then got my video camera and went to Old Nicosia and wanted to capture the movement of the people, the everyday life and get a feel of the history of the city and the museum as well. Inside my video i start with the quote The facts and the seasons change and the people go up and down the street and they reflect on the glass and i wanted to show the contrast and the change that my quote is talking about. Then i say that a city is divided in two Ancient and modern and i wanted to give the message of Cyprus that is divided in two and the city has it's modern side and it's old city as well. I was sitting in a modern new cafe place in the Old Nicosia and everything around me gave me the feeling of old so we have these two elements together. Then the sentence says Everything changes that's why we can see those two shapes going the other way to show this change that goes on in everything and in life in general. Then i mention that the history is protected and remains to show that everything goes through changes but the history is always there and the changes doesn't affect them, it's something stable that are stored in the museum and is preserved there and its safe. I used the red color to show the blood and the dead people that were killed in the wars in order for us now to have these things preserved in the museums. They fought for our country and now we have all these things in the museums for us to be reminded of that and i have the green color in my composition as well because is a color of hope. So after the deaths that happened we have hope for the future through the objects that are here and remind us our past. The logotype of the museum in the end is on white background and i used white to correspond with my previous applications but in order to show something positive comes out of the museum.
Nicosia: The Birth and growth of a capital. Byzantine - Medieval Period
Since 1989, the Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia, the historical museum of the capital, has been dedicated to the promotion of the history of Nicosia and Cyprus in general. Now, the Leventis Museum incorporates its permanent collections into its new venture, rearranging the temporary exhibitions area for the sake of its new temporary exhibition: “Nicosia: The birth and growth of a capital. Byzantine-Medieval period”.
The exhibition will open for the public on 24 May 2018 and promises to offer an unprecedented museum experience.
The concept of the exhibition
The exhibition showcases the historical course of Nicosia as capital of Cyprus since the 10th c. when, according to historical information, Nicosia undertakes for the first time the role of the administrative centre of Byzantine Cyprus.
Also visited in the context of the exhibition is the establishment and development of Nicosia as capital of the feudal kingdom of the Lusignans until 1489. Cyprus then became part of the mercantile state of La Serenissima Republic of Venice, with Nicosia as the hub of Venetian rule (1489 -1570). The span of the exhibition ends at the year 1570 when Nicosia was subdued by the Ottoman Turks.
The itinerary of a magical historical journey
The exhibition unfolds along a “magical” historical route that sets out from the very entrance to the Museum to be concluded on the second floor. Already from the ground floor in the “Orientation Room”, the public will have the opportunity to explore the Medieval monuments of Nicosia within the fabric of the present-day city, by way of a touch screen. The city’s 3D digital model also illustrates the Venetian fortifications and includes a wealth of photographic and information material. The interactive map with the Medieval monuments was modelled by the Cyprus Institute and the Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia. The hall is enriched by exhibits of stone architectural members from Medieval monuments.
The route carries on across the first floor of the Museum’s permanent collections, in the Byzantine to the Venetian Period galleries, where among other exhibits the renowned Music Codex of Cyprus is on display. The Codex is a valuable source of information on the polyphonic music of Medieval Europe. The Codex is once again in Cyprus after six centuries since its transport to Italy as part of the dowry of Anne Lusignan, daughter of king Janus of Cyprus, after her wedding to Louis of Savoy in 1434. This precious exhibit was graciously loaned to the Leventis Museum by the National University Library of Turin for the purposes of this exhibition.
Next stop, the “Medieval Ceramics Collection” and references on the existence of pottery workshops in Nicosia. The presentation continues with significant items of Gothic art. Treading the historical path, the visitor will be shown to the famed “Caterina Cornaro Gallery” that only recently was enriched by an exclusive painting.
The presentation places special emphasis on the citadels and fortifications of the city of Nicosia, spanning the period from the creation of the city’s first Byzantine castle to the construction of the Venetian walls. The “mapping” of events then takes the visitor to the Museum’s “Maps Collection” featuring books, manuscripts and other items of particular historical significance regarding Nicosia’s siege by the Ottomans in 1570. Helmets, swords, bullets and representations on engravings invite the visitor to “experience” the historical turning point of the 9th of September, when Nicosia passes from the hands of the Venetians to the hands of the Ottomans.
The exhibition unfolds on the museum’s second floor, in the “Temporary Exhibitions Hall”, highlighting various aspects of Byzantine and Medieval Nicosia. People, institutions and legislations, Religious life and art, Life in the city and at home are the main exhibitory units that make up the historical setting within which the visitor will follow the city’s growth, structures and human activities. Here, one may examine and admire coins, rare books, pictures, tokens of remembrance, household items and other “treasures” of Medieval Nicosia.
Pancyprian Gymnasium Museum in Nicosia, Cyprus (2014)
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Nicosia By CopterVisoin
NICOSIA OLD CITY
With its 5000 yearlong history, walking is the ideal way to get a feel for the character, history and continual cultural development of Lefkosia (Nicosia). Despite its historical difficulties, Nicosia is still the heart of Cyprus. This can be seen through the ongoing efforts to revitalize the old city, especially through the Nicosia Master Plan, executed under the auspices of the United Nations. Walking through Laiki Geitonia, you will see some remarkable examples of traditional urban architecture, such as the Leventis Municipal Museum and small art workshops. Visit Trypiotis Church (1695), the Museum of the History of Cypriot Coinage, and The Museum of George and Nefeli Giabra Pierides Collection of the Bank of Cyprus. Phaneromeni Church is the biggest church in the walled city, and right across is the Cross of Missirikos, a medieval church with gothic Italian elements that was converted into Araplar Mosque in 1571.
At the heart of the inner wall city is the Omerie Area with the Omerie Mosque (once a 14th century Medieval Church dedicated to St. Mary of the Augustines), and the restored Turkish Baths, which won a EUROPA NOSTRA prize. An archaeological site with finds from the Byzantine and Medieval times lies next to the Municipal Arts Centre and the old inns. The 13th century church / 16th century Latin Cathedral of Agia Sofia, and the Selimiye Mosque, can be seen from a distance between the Green line and Turkish-occupied Nicosia.
In Chrysaliniotissa neighbourhood, the renovated houses are once again inhabited after lying derelict following the Turkish invasion of 1974. The most important building is the 18th century Archontiko Odou Axiotheas, which is now used by the University of Cyprus as a Cultural Centre. The 10th century Church of Chrysaliniotssa is next, followed by the Multi-Crafts Centre, which makes and sells contemporary handicrafts. At Ermou Street, you can visit the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR) with over 1000 paintings by visitors to Cyprus in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. The dead-end of Ermou Street is part of the Green Line (buffer zone), which is controlled by the UN. The religious and cultural centre of the city is Archbishop Kyprianos Square with the Cathedral of St. John, the Folk Art Museum and the Cultural Foundation of Archbishop Makarios the III with its Byzantine Museum. The Folk Art Museum, the Pan Cyprian Gymnasium Museums, and the Museum of National Struggle, offer another aspect of Cypriot culture and history.
From Famagusta Gate Cultural Centre, take a walk on top of the 16th century Venetian walls to see the moat and the modern city outside the walls. At Podocatoro Bastion you will see the Statue of Liberty, representing the Cypriot struggle against British rule (1955-1959). At the neighbourhood of Agios Antonios, visit the Mansion House of the Dragoman, Hadjigeorgakis Cornesios (18th century), which now houses the ethnological museum of the city.
An open-air market takes place every Wednesday and Saturday at Constanza Bastion, next to Bayraktar Mosque. The commercial streets of Onasagoras and Ledra offer shops, restaurants, cafeterias and ice cream kiosks, whilst the Ledra Observatory Museum on the 11th floor of the Shacolas Tower building (in Ledra Street), offers an unobstructed view of the entire city.
טיולים בקפריסין, טיול מורשת במוזיאון לבנטיס בניקוסיה The Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia
טיול מורשת במוזיאון לבנטיס בניקוסיה The Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia
Nicosiatrain
Travelling Through History with Nicosia Train Tour
Nicosia Sidewalks Shopkeepers Association is encouraging visitors to Nicosia to take a journey deep into the heart of the capital with the Nicosia Train 'A Walk In History' tour.'
Beginning at Plateia Eleftherias Square, passengers can choose from three distinctive routes within the city's walls, all of which promise to offer a chance to discover an authentic side to the old town, and an insight into its history and culture.
The train's comfortable, open sided wagons allow tourists to sit back, relax and enjoy a unique view of the picturesque pedestrian streets, and includes stops at over 30 iconic must-see attractions such as Laiki Geitonia, the Leventis Municipal Museum the City Hall.
An ideal activity for families and friends alike, the tours last between 15-35 minutes, with some stops at landmark sites along the way.
Offering commentary in both Greek and English, the tour runs every 40 minutes from 11:00 until 19:00, seven days a week 365 days a year.
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Best Attractions & Things to do in Nicosia, Cyprus
In this video our travel specialists have listed some of the best things to do in Nicosia . We have tried to do some extensive research before giving the listing of Things To Do in Nicosia.
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List of Best Things to do in Nicosia
Machairas Monastery
Pivo microbrewery
A. G. Leventis Gallery
Sacred Temple Of Virgin Mary Faneromenis
Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia
Cyprus Museum
Buyuk Han
Panagia Asinou Church
Shacolas Tower Museum & Observatory
Selimiye Mosques
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LEVENTIS MUSEUM CERAMIC ART 20s f
CERAMIC ART FROM THE EARTH OF LAPITHOS
Gifted by nature with a rich endowment of water and appropriate soil, the beautiful town of Lapithos on the slopes of Pentadaktylos had been a production centre for ceramics from antiquity to recent years.
The Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia, jointly with the Municipality of Lapithos and in collaboration with the Cyprus Handicraft Service presents the evolution of Lapithian ceramics through the ages in the exhibition entitled “Ceramic Art from the earth of Lapithos”.
Structured along four diachronic units, the exhibition uses the items on display to recount stories about the production, decoration and use of ceramics, the role they have held in everyday life, but also the influence exerted by artisan potters and ceramists on the economy and commerce.
The From Antiquity section endeavours to describe for the first time a group of pots produced in Lapithos, dated to the 12th-9th c. B.C.
The Middle Ages section features a brilliant aspect of Lapithian ceramics. In the late 14th to the 16th c., Lapithos had been a thriving centre for the production of pottery articles of elegant shapes, affluent decoration, bright colours and lustrous glaze.
In Modern Years is the title of the unit focusing on the popular “aleifta of Lapithos”. The aleifta glazed ware had served as domestic pots of simple decoration, embellishing Cypriot houses in the city and the countryside until the 1950s. Gradually, during the 1960s, Lapithian ceramics turns to decorative pottery articles intended for foreign visitors.
The Anatolians is a unit which looks at the presence of potters from Asia Minor in Lapithos during the harsh decades of 1910 and 1920. The Anatolians took residence in Lapithos in search of work. With them they brought traditional knowledge of their craft from their homeland’s famous ceramic workshops, and went on to leave an indelible mark on the local pottery of Lapithos.
“Ceramic Art from the earth of Lapithos” is documented by means of exhibits spanning a wealth of objects (pots, photographic material etc) in the possession of the Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia, as well as objects on loan from other collections for the purposes of this exhibition.
Nicosia, your Gateway to the Future
Produced for the Municipality of Nicosia
Film Production by Dreamstudio film production Ltd
Producer / Production Manager: Kika Hadjikoumi
Director / Editing: Emilios Avraam
Director of Photography: Sofronis Sofroniou
Visual Effects by Dreamstudio – Marcos Ioannides
Drone operator: Loris Demetriades
Voice Over: Niovi Charalambous
Creative Consultant / Copywriter: Stavros Pamballis
Special thanks to everybody who contributed towards the making of this video
The People of Nicosia
The Presidential Palace
The Ministry of Finance
The Central Bank of Cyprus
The Cyprus Institute
The Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia
The Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre
The Leventis Gallery
Cyprus Theatre Organization
GSP Stadium
University of Cyprus
European University
University of Nicosia
American Academy
Dasoupolis Lyceum
Acropolis Lyceum
Pascal Education
Street artist| astraki strikes
Podilates Lefkosias
“Steppin' Out” Jazz Band
Sarah's Jazz Club
Atelier
The Winery
Wood N' Fire Art Bakery
Gelatiamo Artisan Gelato
Patio
Avo
The house of Hadjigeorgakis Kornesios, Ethnological Museum, Nicosia, Cyprus
Ledra Museum - Observatory
In addition to its successful commercial activities and rapid development, Ermes Group is making its presence felt in the cultural development of the island. The creation of the Ledra Museum-Observatory, in co-operation with the Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia, is one of the best examples of what Ermes offers to the community. Ledra Museum-Observatory combines a modern museum with an unhindered view of the entire city and can be found on the 11th floor of the Shacolas Tower. Equipped with telescopes, video touch screens, a multilingual video history of Nicosia, photographs and descriptions, Ledra Museum-Observatory can guide you around the city and provide its history. Ledra Museum-Observatory is a unique experience and gives you the chance to see Nicosia as you have never seen it before.
Ethnological Museum {The Hadjigeorgakis Kornesios Mansion} • Особняк Хаджигеоргакиса Корнесиоса
The Hadjigeorgakis Kornesios Mansion, Nicosia Cyprus
Address: Patriarchou Grigoriou 20, Lefkosia
Operating Hours: Monday & Sunday: closed, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 08:30 - 15:30, Wednesday: 08:30 - 17:00, Saturday: 09:30 - 15:30,
The Hadjigeorgakis Kornesios Mansion is situated near the Archbishopric, in the neighbourhood of Saint Antonios in Nicosia, Cyprus, where the wealthy notables of the Greek community traditionally used to live.
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Virtual Nicosia
Virtual Nicosia is an interactive application for The Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia. We developed the application on Unity 3d, and this execute on Windows platform with multi-touch monitor. The Leventis museum uses this interactive application in the entrance of the museum with the aim of introducing visitors to the exhibition entitled: “Nicosia: The birth and growth of a capital. Byzantine – Medieval period.”. The application gives the opportunity to visitors to explore in virtual the city Nicosia, observe historical monuments as they are today and learn their history.
Manager: The Cyprus Institute
Programmers : Andreas Andreou
Artist: Theodoros Constantinou
Nicosia train - Route 2 ARCHBISHOPRIC
Route 2
Traveling through history ARCHBISHOPRIC
The journey lasts about 40 minutes and passes by the most famous sights of old Nicosia, like the Centre of Ledra street, the Holy Church of Faneromeni, the Missirikou Cross, Agios Savvas Church, the Trypiotis Church, the Postal Museum, Laiki Geitonia, the Leventis Municipal Museum, the Omeriye Mosque, Omeriye Baths, the House of Hadjigeorgakis Kornesios, the Cyprus Ethnological Museum, the new and the old Archbishopric Palace, Agios Ioannis (Saint John) Cathedral, the Ethnographic Museum, the Museum of National Struggle, Severeios Library, the Pancyprian Gymnasium, the Podocataro Bastion and the monument to Liberty, through Venetian walls
the Bastion Constanza where is the Bayraktar Mosque, D'avila moat the Municipal Library and the City Hall.
Enjoy fantastic views of old Nicosia, through the comfort of wagons and the trains safety and capture all the sightseeing from a different kind of journey.
Leventis Gallery
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Λευκωσία - Ηχώ της Πόλης - Echoes of the city
ΛΕΥΚΩΣΙΑ, ΗΧΩ ΤΗΣ ΠΟΛΗΣ
Αφουγκραστείτε την ιστορία της πόλης
Μια περιδιάβαση με σταθμούς που ζωντανεύουν πρόσωπα ιστορικών εποχών.
Μια συνεργασία του Πολιτιστικού Εργαστηρίου Αγίων Ομολογητών, του Δήμου Λευκωσίας και του Λεβέντειου Δημοτικού Μουσείου. Στη μοναδική αυτή περιδιάβαση θα ζωντανέψουν 5 σταθμοί - σημεία και μαζί η ιστορία της πόλης. Η δράση πραγματοποιείται με την βοήθεια Εθελοντών της Ευρωπαϊκής Εθελοντικής Υπηρεσίας.
Οι περιδιαβάσεις ήταν ανοικτές προς το κοινό πραγματοποιήθηκαν:
Κυριακή 11 Μαρτίου 2018
Σάββατο 17 Μαρτίου 2018
Κυριακή 18 Μαρτίου 2018
Εκκίνηση: Ιερός Ναός Χρυσαλινιώτισσας στις 11:00, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30. Η απόσταση της διαδρομής είναι 1,6 χλμ. Κατάλληλο για οικογένειες και ενήλικες.
NICOSIA, ECHO OF THE CITY
Embrace the history of the city
A walk with stops that revive through characters of historical seasons.
A collaboration of Politistiko Ergastiri Agioi Omologites, the Nicosia Municipality and the Leventis Municipal Museum. In this unique walk, 5 stops within the city will become alive and with them the history of the city. The activity is carried out with the support of a European Voluntary Service Project.
Walks were open to the public and materialised:
Sunday 11 March 2018
Saturday 17 March 2018
Sunday 18 March 2018
Starting point Chrysaliniotissa church at 11:00, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30. The distance of the route is 1.6 km. Suitable for families and adults.
Nicosia. Shacolas Tower Museum & Observatory.
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