Description of the attraction
The District Archaeological Museum, located in the city of Paphos, is part of the Nicosia Museum, one of the most famous museums in Cyprus. It contains almost all the archaeological finds that have been recently discovered on the territory of Paphos and its environs, and some of them were brought from other regions of Cyprus. The collection of the museum contains exhibits that clearly illustrate the rich and eventful history of the island. Some of them date back to the Neolithic period.
The museum was founded in 1964 after Cyprus gained independence. In total, the museum has five rooms open, the exhibits in which are collected by theme and in chronological order, and there is also a special room where you can see large stone slabs with inscriptions and drawings. The first room contains stone tools, precious jewelry, ceramics, images of idols, iron and bronze items. In the second room there are statuettes made of marble, stone, sculptural compositions from the times of antiquity, as well as a collection of coins that belong to several eras at once. The third room will be of interest to lovers of the Roman period - there you can find ceramic, marble and glass vessels and sculptures, stone sarcophagi. The fourth room contains exhibits from the Roman and Byzantine periods, mainly fragments of paintings on tombs and residential buildings. The exposition of the last room is represented by exhibits dating back to the Middle Ages - glass and earthenware dishes, elements of painted surfaces and various sculptures.
