Amid the many museums and galleries in Cyprus, where found during the excavation works of art that belong to the antiquity and the middle ages, located in Nicosia national Gallery of modern art stands out quite strongly. It is located right in the historical centre of this ancient city, very close to the Venetian walls. This Museum offers a truly unique collection of works by artists and masters of Cyprus, which was created during the time period since the end of XIX century. Also, there is a large collection of works and very young Cypriot artists.

The gallery was created relatively recently – in 1994 and is part of City art centre, housed in a former power station.

The Museum's collection was assembled for a long period of time – in this process involved museums, public organizations, creative community of Cyprus, Greece and other European countries. In the Museum you can see works of different styles and genres: painting, sculpture, installations. The main feature of almost all of the exhibits displayed in the Gallery, is an amazing combination of art and modern technology. Particular attention should be paid to the engravings made by modern masters, – they with such amazing accuracy imitates prints of the middle Ages, to distinguish them can only specialist.

From time to time, the Gallery hosts exhibitions by modern and contemporary artists from other countries.

What is particularly nice, a visit to the art Center is free.