2nd Festival "Medieval Nicosia"

6th - 9th of April 2017

The Nicosia Tourism Board organizes from the 6th until the 9th of April 2017 the 2nd "Medieval Nicosia" which includes several events!

Below, we present you the programme of the Festival

Thursday, 6/04:
• 09:00 - 17:00 Fifth Annual Conference on Medieval, Renaissance and Early Modern Studies, "Othello’s island 2017", Κέντρο Εικαστικών Τεχνών και Έρευνας | CVAR (http://www.othellosisland.org)
• 19:00 Documentary Screening "Olkas II: Sailing from and to Byzantium. Medieval ports from and to Euxinus Pontus to Eastern Mediterranean", Director: George Botsos | Pallas Theatre

Friday, 7/04:
• 09:00 - 17:00 "Othello’s island 2017" | CVAR
"Medieval History of Nicosia" | Leventis Municipal Museum
• 17:00 (English) Guided Tour with Dr Elena Poyiadji-Richter
• 18:00 (Greek) Guided Tour with Dr Demetra Papanikola-Bakirtzis
• 20:00 Byzantine Music Concert | Byzantine Museum of the Holy Archbishopric

Saturday, 8/04
• 09:00 - 17:00 "Othello’s island 2017" | CVAR
• Guided Tours at the Byzantine Museum & the Cyprus Folk Art Museum
Τέχνης Κύπρου (Μεσαιωνικό Μοναστήρι και Έκθεση "Κυθρέα: Η Γη των Χύτρων")
10:00 & 15:00 (Greek) / 12:00 & 16:00 (English)
• 11:00 Medieval stories by actress Niki Shiati | Byzantine Museum
• 15:00 Medieval Sculpture workshop with sculptor Panagiotis Pasanta
Reservation Required, tel: 22 432578 | Cyprus Folk Art Museum
• 20:00 Theatre Performance "Margaret Cavendish, Virginia Woolf and the
Cypriot Goddess", Sheffield University, by Jim Fitzmaurice | CVAR

Sunday, 9/04
• 10:30 Medieval Nicosia guided city tour with Dr Nicolas Coureas
(Starting Point: Famagusta Gate)
• 17:00 "Tales of Medieval Cyprus" with Marina Katsaris and Baggelis Yettos | Famagusta Gate
• 19:30 "Concert in Antique Style". A theme concert by The Commandaria Orchestra
| Famagusta Gate.