The Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation is opening its exhibition halls, museums, and courtyard, and invites you to discover history, stimulate your imagination, and become part of an experience that connects the past with the present through the following series of events.
Wednesday 13/5
Guided tour with the curators of the Cyprus Insula exhibition
History-Memory-Reality
Dr. Yiannis Toumazi & Demetra Ignatiou
17:30-19:00 (in Greek)
19:00 -20:30 (in English)
Reservation required 22128175/22128163/ Free Participation
Saturday 16/5 - “Escape the Museum” - an interactive escape room for adults
6:30–8:00 p.m.
Facilitators:
George Christou – Special Education
Andrea Oratiou – Archaeologist
Ioanna Pandeli – Archaeologist
Experience a unique mystery adventure in the “Escape the Museum” interactive escape room, which will take place in the Foundation’s exhibition halls and museums.
In this interactive escape room for adults, participants are invited to journey through different historical periods of Cyprus and solve challenging puzzles, combining logic, observation, and teamwork.
With the help of an “archaeologist” and within 90 minutes, they must decipher the secrets of the past and find the hidden key that will lead them to their escape.
Groups of 3–5 people / Free admission / Reservations required at 22128175/22128163
Sunday 17/5 - “TEFKROS AND THE SECRETS OF COINS”
11:00 –12:30
Educational discovery game for children
What might coins be hiding? What do these small pieces of metal reveal? Perhaps kings, queens, emperors, hidden stories, and ideas? We’ll discover all this together with Tefkros, the first interactive museum guide with artificial intelligence, through a discovery game at the Foundations Museum of the History of Cypriot Coinage.
Ages: 8–11 years
Facilitator: Andrea Oratiou – Archaeologist
Reservation required 22128175/22128163/ Free Participation
Saturday 23/5 “Our Collections Beyond the Museum”
18:00 –23:00
The collections of BOCCF museums are stepping outside their walls filling our amphitheatre for an evening full of music, flash tattoos, workshops, a free photo booth museum themed, and many more.
Drinks will be available by True Heart Café, a social enterprise dedicated to breaking down barriers for people with autism and other support needs.
*The flash tattoos will be inspired by the BoCCF collections. The price for each flash tattoo is €40 and includes a free drink, with all proceeds going to the NGO, Voice for Autism.
The flash tattoo designs will be curated and posted soon on the Foundation’s social media pages and were created by the following professional tattoo artists.
@phinicks_tattoo
@eliztattooart
@flyla_tattoo
@braveheart_ink
Special thanks to Tattools & Anso Supplies for supporting this charity event and the tattoo artists
Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation
86-90 Faneromenis Street, 1011 Nicosia
www.boccf.org
