06 Μάι 2021
On 21 October 1931, a mass of Greek Cypriot demonstrators marched towards Government House shouting for ‘Enosis’ (union) with Greece …
13 Απρ 2021
The CVAR’s photographic archive is rich in representations of street sellers dating from the end of the 19th century and …
18 Μάρ 2021
March 20th is celebrated annually as the International Francophonie Day to commemorate the foundation of the Agency for Cultural and …
08 Μάρ 2021
This week’s post from the Research Centre is dedicated to the women of Cyprus on the occasion of the International …
04 Μάρ 2021
It is generally accepted that the carnival, as we know it today is a product of a long evolutionary process …
25 Φεβ 2021
The Cyprus Government Railway was a narrow railway network built in 1905. Long stipes of the tracks were placed over …
18 Φεβ 2021
February 18th is celebrated worldwide as a day dedicated to wine and its health benefits. Therefore, today’s post from our …
11 Φεβ 2021
A Russian cosmonaut was the first human to journey in outer space, achieving a remarkable milestone in the Space Race, …
05 Φεβ 2021
The last Sunday of January is known as World Leprosy Day, dedicated to raising awareness of Leprosy or Hansen’s Disease …
28 Ιαν 2021
This week's post is dedicated to George Poulias and his life's work as he was actively involved in the political …
21 Ιαν 2021
On this exact day forty-seven years ago, 21 January 1974, HRH Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, arrived in Nicosia on …
14 Ιαν 2021
Last night's first snowfall around Troodos made this week's post even more fitting as it has been inspired by photographs …
09 Ιαν 2021
This week’s post from our Research Centre was inspired by photographs and postcards drawn from CVAR’s photographic archive depicting views …
17 Δεκ 2020
As we enter the festive season, today’s post from our Research Center is inspired by a photograph drawn from Jane …
10 Δεκ 2020
What triggered today’s post coming from CVAR’s Research Centre was a photograph drawn from Susan Cameron’s archive, depicting a forest …
03 Δεκ 2020
This Saturday, December 6th will be 108 years since the death of the mayor of Limassol Christodoulos Sozos who died …
26 Νοέ 2020
La Reine de Chypre (The Queen of Cyprus) is an opera composed by Fromental Halévy that was first performed at …
19 Νοέ 2020
Camille Enlart, the French archaeologist, travelled to Cyprus in 1896 under the auspices of the Ministere de l’ Instruction Public …
12 Νοέ 2020
On the occasion of Glafkos Clerides's upcoming death anniversary, today's post is dedicated to the former President of the Republic …
05 Νοέ 2020
Sir Henry Blackall was born in Limerick, Ireland in 1889. He was a lawyer and a judge with a special …
29 Οκτ 2020
A photograph drawn from the personal holiday album of Sir Joseph Turner Hutchinson and Lady Hutchinson dating to 1900s. Sir …
16 Οκτ 2020
Winston Churchill at Nicosia railway station in October 1907. Photograph drawn from the personal album of Sir Charles King-Harman, who …