On the occasion of the Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the European Union the “Maniera Cypria: Lemesos, Fabula, Historia, Memoria” exhibition will be presented on 29.06.2012 – 12.08.2012 at the Evagoras Lanitis Centre in Limassol. Organizers are the Lemesos Municipality in collaboration with the Evagoras and Kathleen Lanitis Foundation, the Department of Antiquities and the Holy Bishopric of Lemesos under the auspices of the Cyprus Presidency.
Ancient findings, unearthed from Amathus, Pyrgos, Erimi, Kantou, Kourion, representative works of medieval graffiti, glazed pottery and byzantine iconography, from the Limassol district, are displayed and converse with creations by contemporary Cypriot visual artists, which bear and further elaborate on the collective historical, mythological and iconographic memory of the place, drawing on forms and concepts of the Maniera Cypria of the past and giving rise to the Maniera Cypria of today. A catalogue in Greek and English will be available.
The Cypriot Minister of Communications and Works Mr Efthymios Flourentzos will inaugurate the exhibition tomorrow, Friday 29 at 08.00 p.m.
Tuesday-Sunday: 10:00 – 13:00 and 17:00 – 21:00
Monday closed.
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