Leventis Municipal Museum (Leventio)
A museum of the history of Nicosia, the only divided capital in Europe
The story
The Leventio is the city museum of Nicosia. It tells the story of the capital from ancient times to the present day. The museum was founded in 1984 on the idea of the mayor at the time, Lellos Demetriades, with money from the A. G. Leventis Foundation. It opened in April 1989 in three restored old buildings in the Laiki Geitonia quarter. In 1991 the museum won the European Museum of the Year award. A separate section covers the city after 1960: independence, the division of Nicosia after the clashes of December 1963, the “Green Line,” 1974 and the refugees. The museum itself calls Nicosia the only divided capital in Europe.
The Leventio is a museum of the history of Nicosia itself, in the Laiki Geitonia quarter. In the question “which museum is in the grounds of the Archbishopric” it was a wrong option; the correct answer is the Byzantine Museum.
Visiting
Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00–16:30; closed on Mondays and holidays. Entry is free; you can leave a donation. Hours may change, so check before you visit.
On the way
Photos
Sources
- Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia — Museum History (official site)
- Leventis Municipal Museum — Nicosia: 1960 until today (official site)
- Nicosia Municipality — Leventis Municipal Museum
- Collection of past exam questions: Byzantine Museum of Nicosia (unofficial)
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