December 2014 SAT, 20 DEC - THU, 1 JAN CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS Festivities take place all over Cyprus. Events and displays, Christmas carols and celebrations in all towns. BIRD WATCHING IN CYPRUS Birdlife Cyprus arranges bird watching trips regularly. Organised by Birdlife Cyprus. For further information please contact 22455072, 99059541. WEBSITE: www.birdlifecyprus.org
EVENTS IN LEFKOSIA (NICOSIA) FRI, 16 MAY - TUE, 30 JUN (2015) EXHIBITION “Cyprus Banknotes. Environment-HistoryFolk Art” The exhibition presents a selection of landmarks from 1914, which marked the first issue of a Cypriot banknote by the British, to 1955. It goes on to explore more extensively the iconography of the series of banknotes of the Republic of Cyprus issued from 1961 to 1997, pivoting around the environment, History and Folk Art of Cyprus. The aim is to open up routes connecting the iconography of banknotes of the Republic of Cyprus to items from the Collections of the Cultural Foundation, namely the Ethnographic Collection, the Numismatic Collection, the Map Collection, the Collection of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the Collection of Engravings, Old Photographs and Watercolours. The exhibition is
organised by the Museum of History of Cypriot Coinage and the Bank of Cyprus Historical Archive and it is accompanied by a catalogue under the same title. Venue: Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation Visiting hours: 10:00-19:00 (Mon-Sun) Free Entrance For further information please contact 22128157. FRI, 26 SEP - SAT, 8 NOV EXHIBITION PROJECT “Treasure Island” The project features visual works, performances, public discussions, interventions and other events selected through an open call, next to a number of preselected works. Curatorial team: Yiannis Toumazis, Louli Michaelidou, Anber Onar, Despo Pasia, Kyriakos Pachoulides and Elena Stylianou. Organised by the Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre and the Ministry of Education and Culture in collaboration with the Association for Historical Dialogue and Research and SIDESTREETS Foundation. Venue: The Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre (Old Power House) Visiting hours: 10:00-21:00 (Tue-Sat). Closed on Sun-Mon. Free Entrance For further information please contact 22797400. WEBSITE: www.nimac.org.cy THU, 23 OCT - THU, 18 DEC FILM SERIES “Why did the Berlin Wall fall?” On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Goethe Institut Cyprus presents a series of films, which give an insight into East German society in the Eighties. 1