International Day of the Museums

Sat May 18, 2013

09:00 to 21:00

Location

Cyprus Folk Art Museum
Archbishop Kyprianos Square
Next to St John Cathedral
Nicosia, Nicosia 1016

Description

International Day of the Museums at the Cyprus Folk Art Museum in Nicosia on the 18th of May from 9:00 until 21:00.

Schedule:

10:00- 11:00
Ancient pottery workshop
By Andreas Fasoulidis

15:00- 18:00
Cypriot Handicraft Workshop
by Katerina Athinaitou

Workshop “basic techniques of the crochet”
by Kiriaki Kosta

Presentation on how to make and use the traditional flute “pithkiavli”
by Charalambos Charalambous

“Kaminaria” pottery
by Adonitsa Chadjichristodoulou


Traditional Cypriot Games

Exhibition: “Kids artifacts and dolls”

Workshop: how to make shadow theatre figure

Shadow Theatre
Christodoulos Antoniou Pafios
“The engagements of Karaghiozis” 11:00

Director Lena Spanou
“Karaghiozis in Eurovision” 17:00

Tours
In English: 10:00,12:00, 17:00 and 20:00
In Greek: 11:30, 15:30, 18:30 and 19:30

You can taste traditional delicacies.

Contributions for conservation accepted.

Booking in advance:
Contact: 22432578, cypriotstudies@gmail.com, www.cypriotstudies.org