Over 500 pieces of clothing present the development of the Cypriot dress and the influences it received from East and West. Costumes of Pashas, Governors, dervishes etc are also included in the collection. Underwear, shoes, hats, gloves but also home textiles and embroideries provide an additional dimension.
Female urban attire
19th century
Female attire
19th century
Dress
19th century
Male attire
19th century
Male attire
19th century
Turkish Cypriot wedding dress
18th century
Greek Cypriot urban wedding dress
ca. 1890
Wedding dress
1942
Urban wedding dress
ca. 1880
Wedding robe
18th century
Armenian Dress
19th century
Christening gown
ca. 1925
Childs’s vest
ca. 1926
Christening gown
ca. 1927
Child’s shirt
ca. 1927
Christening petticoat
ca. 1925
Christening gown
ca. 1925
Christening gown
ca. 1925
Christening shorts
ca. 1925
Christening gown
ca. 1925
Christening jacket
ca. 1925
Christening shirt
ca. 1925
Christening jacket
ca. 1925
Circumcision (Sunnet) costume
20th century