The folk art Museum Photo: the Museum of folk art

The folk art Museum is one of the most interesting and informative museums in the city of Limassol. It began its operation in 1985 and is located in a beautiful, renovated two-storey building of the XIX century, located in the street of Agios Andreas.

The Museum's collection, mostly consisting of rare and ancient items of late XIX – early XX centuries, housed in six large halls. It contains art, Housewares, clothing, jewelry, tools and even furniture made by craftsmen of Cyprus – more than 500 exhibits.

For example, the Museum has a beautiful collection of table porcelain, which has about 30 dishes in various styles, some of them were made back in 1725. And in other rooms you can see a large loom, bed, casual wear and traditional national costumes, decorated with exquisite embroidery products, woven from beads, pottery, tapestries, paintings. Particularly noteworthy is the bed linen and the wonderful blankets that Cypriots were collected as part of the dowry for the bride and traditionally kept in decorative boxes, also represented in the Museum.

Remarkably, the Museum's collection is constantly updated, there are new exhibits that come to him from all corners of the island. Often this is due to local residents who give to the institution for old things found in attics and basements.

In 1989, the Museum received the Europa Nostra award, which is awarded for the restoration and maintenance of cultural sites in Europe.

I can add description