The new mayor of Limassol, Yannis Armeftis, recently announced the need to expand the Archaeological Museum.
According to the mayor, the current building is very small and cannot accommodate all the artifacts accumulated in the museum.
Armeftis made two proposals to solve the problem. The first option would be to add an extension to the museum building, connect it to the public garden and build new roads. The second is to move the museum to a new, larger and more modern building to be built in the area of the new marina and the KEO factory.
The Mayor of Limassol stressed the need to immediately start serious and productive consultations with all relevant authorities and the people of Limassol regarding the new location of the Archaeological Museum. Armeftis stressed the importance of making the right choice, as the attractiveness of the museum to tourists will depend on it.
The final choice is expected to be made soon. If officials agree that a new building is necessary, the Limassol municipality will issue a call for tenders. Meanwhile, plans are underway to begin work as soon as possible on the project, which has historical significance for the city.
It should be remembered that the Archaeological Museum was founded in 1948 and was initially housed in the Limassol Castle.
The modern building was constructed in 1972-1975. It is located near the Municipal Park, in the centre of Limassol. The museum houses a rich collection of objects found during archaeological excavations carried out in the Limassol diocese by the Cyprus Antiquities Service and foreign archaeological missions. All the exhibits in the museum belong to historical periods from the Neolithic Age to the Roman Empire.
The exhibits are housed in three halls and are divided into three main categories. The first contains ceramics from different historical periods, the second contains coins, jewellery, lamps, various copper tools and objects and the third contains sculptures, tombstones, capitals, inscriptions and other marble and limestone artefacts.