Located in the New City, this purpose-built art museum opened in 2014 and displays European paintings and sculpture from the 16th to 20th centuries. Divided into three sections, the gallery’s Paris Collection features masters such as Chagall, Monet and Renoir, while the Greek Collection includes significant works by 19th- and 20th-century Greek artists. The highlight of the Cyprus Collection , located on the ground floor, is a magnificent and thought-provoking 17-metre painting entitled The World of Cyprus by renowned Cypriot artist, Adamantios Diamantis.
The art work on display is from the private collection of the late Anastosios G Leventis, a wealthy Cypriot businessman and philanthropist, as well as from the AG Levantis Foundation. The foundation was created after Leventis’ death in 1978, and was also fundamental in the establishment of the Levantis Municipal Museum, also located in Nicosia. The Paris Collection is named after the Parisienne home of Levantis, where the paintings used to be displayed, away from public view. The Greek Collection is the result of a private purchase he made in 1973, while the Cyprus Collection was amassed more recently by the foundation.
