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The Icon Museum is located in Northern Cyprus, in the Greek Orthodox Arkhangelos Church. It was created by the Department of Antiquities and Museums of the Ministry of National Education and Culture. A visit to the Icon Museum means having a look at the old church, built in the 1860s, and the museum that was added to it in May 1991. As the name suggests, the museum depicts icons of this area. These icons were collected from different churches of Kyrenia and some ho back as far as to the seventeenth century.
They were collected in 1974 in an attempt to save them from the loot during that year, the icons include religious artwork as well, there is a depiction of Saint Luke with his ox, beheading of John the Baptist and many more. The icons provide an insight into the rich history of Cyprus and is definitely a must for those visitors who wish to explore the old Cyprus.
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