The highlight of the foundation is the magnificent Byzantine Art Museum , which has the island’s largest collection of icons relating to Cyprus. There are some 220 pieces in the museum, dating from the 5th to 19th centuries. Don’t miss the six examples of the superb Kanakaria mosaics , which were stolen from the Panagia Kanakaria (Kanakaria Church) in Northern Cyprus after the 1974 Turkish invasion and finally returned in 1991 after a lengthy court battle.
Among the more interesting are the icons of Christ & the Virgin Mary (12th century) from the Church of the Virgin Mary of Arakas at Lagoudera, and the Resurrection (13th century) from the Church of St John Lambadistis Monastery at Kalopanayiotis.
