The “Walled City Museum” will be the second museum opened by the Near East University in the center of Nicosia, after the “Gunsel Art Museum” opened in Dereboyu in February. The “Walled City Museum”, which will open its doors to art lovers on November 15, will mediate the meeting of the cultural identity of Cyprus with the national and international art environment through the combination of art and culture environment it will create in the capital.
The artworks to be exhibited in the “Walled City Museum” will offer a very rich variety covering every branch of visual arts…
The artworks to be exhibited in the “Walled City Museum” will offer a wide range of visual arts. In the museum, oil and acrylic paintings, original prints, gravure, linoleum, serigraphy, lithography, decals, sculpture, busts, silicon sculptures, photographs and ceramic works will be presented to art lovers. In addition, many materials belonging to the social, cultural and political past of Nicosia will be exhibited in the museum. Designed as a living museum with temporary and permanent exhibitions to be held, the “Walled City Museum” will be one of the permanent addresses of art lovers and culture enthusiasts. The Ottoman Empire’s conquest of Nicosia, the British arrival on the island and the 20 July 1974 Peace Operation were depicted on the ceilings of the museum, which has a unique visual feast as well.
The Museum Art established by the Near East University aims to turn it into an indispensable part of social life
With the Cyprus Museum of Modern Arts, Nicosia Walled City Museum, Cyprus Car Museum, Herbarium and Natural History Museum, National History Museum and Günsel Art Museum that it established, Near East University has made art one of the indispensable parts of social life.
The museums established within the body of Near East University have been developing up an important cultural accumulation that will shape the future with artworks from all areas of contemporary art. On the other hand, the museums strengthen the ties of society with the past by bringing the history of Cyprus and the world to this day with the collections ranging from classical automobiles, historical artifacts that reflect the national culture of TRNC, thousands of species of plants and living things, fossils and remains that shed light on the geology of Cyprus.
Rana Amrahova: “We are building a bridge between tourism, museum and cultural heritage…”
Rana Amrahova, Director of the Walled City Museum, said that the most important mission of the Walled City Museum, which will open its doors on November 15, is to raise future generations as art lovers and to lead the spread of art in society by sustaining interest. Emphasizing the unifying and multiplying power of art, Amrahova stated that the cultural values that will be accumulated with the works exhibited in the “Walled City Museum” will shed light on future generations.
Stating that the museum has an extremely rich collection, Rana Amrahova said, “By undertaking the task of exhibiting visual culture elements and bringing them together with the audience, we will bring together all the works in the modern and contemporary field with the society. The museum located in the city will also lead to the development of culture and art tourism. We want to turn Nicosia into a center of attraction for tourists visiting our country by establishing the relationship between tourism, museum, and cultural heritage.”
