Located opposite the municipal gardens, a 10-minute walk west of Plateia Elefherias, this excellent museum houses the best collection of archaeological finds in Cyprus. Highlights include a remarkable display of terracotta votive statues and figurines discovered in Northern Cyprus in 1929. The 2000 figures, dating back to the 7th to 6th centuries BC, are displayed as they were found, in a semicircular order. Another highlight is the collection of three limestone lions and two sphinxes found in the Tamassos necropolis south of Nicosia.
Also look out for the famous Aphrodite of Soli statue in Room 5, widely marketed as the ‘goddess of Cyprus’ on tourist posters. An enormous bronze statue of Emperor Septimus Severus , found at Değirmenlik (Kythrea) in 1928, is the magnificent main exhibit in Room 6.
A couple of lovely mosaics, such as Leda & the Swan from Palea Pafos, are exhibited in Room 7B, alongside various displays of gold objects excavated from tombs.
