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The Pierides Museum is a museum in 
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The Pierides Museum is a museum in Larnaca
Larnaca ( el, Λάρνακα ; tr, Larnaka) is a city on the south east coast of Cyprus and the capital of the district of the same name. It is the third-largest city in the country, after Nicosia and Limassol, with a metro population of 144 ...
, Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...
that was founded by the Pierides Foundation. It is the nation's oldest private museum.
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on the museum building says (as of 2013) "Perides Museum - Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation". The collection was initiated by Demetrios Pierides, in the 19th century (1811 - 1895), with the aim of protecting and preserving Cyprus' antiquities and preventing the loss of the island's history.
The collections were built by five generations of the family. The archaeological collection is housed in the old residence of the Pierides family, a colonial style building, built in 1825. The exhibits beginning from the Neolithic times through the Bronze Age, Geometric, Archaic, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine - Medieval ages.
There is also a cartography collection of old maps and charts of Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean as well as a collection of Greek and Roman glassware.
Currently the museum is managed by Peter Ashdjian, an 8th generation Pierides.
On display
The oldest objects on display are from40th century BC
During the 40th century BC, the Eastern Mediterranean region was in the Chalcolithic period (Copper Age), transitional between the Stone and the Bronze Ages. Northwestern Europe was in the Neolithic. China was dominated by the Neolithic Yangshao ...
.
Objects on display include Red Polished Ware from the early Bronze Age, Roman glassware
Roman glass objects have been recovered across the Roman Empire in domestic, industrial and funerary contexts. Glass was used primarily for the production of vessels, although mosaic tiles and window glass were also produced. Roman glass productio ...
and medieval ceramic dishes.
Halls
Hall 1: Prehistoric finds from approx. 7000 to 475 BC Chr. Hall 2: Finds from Archaic to Roman times, approx. 750 BC BC to AD 395 Hall 3: Cartography from the Venetian period to the end of the British occupation, approx. 1489 to 1960 AD. Hall 4: Hellenistic and Roman glass, approx. 325 BC BC to AD 395 Hall 5: Franconian ceramics, approx. 1191 to 1489 ADLarnaca Biennale
The Museum participates in theLarnaca Biennale
Larnaca ( el, Λάρνακα ; tr, Larnaka) is a city on the south east coast of Cyprus and the capital of the Larnaca District, district of the same name. It is the third-largest city in the country, after Nicosia and Limassol, with a metro ...
, displaying contemporary art since 2018.
See also
*Pieridis Museum
Pieridis Museum is a museum in Athens, Greece. Its collection includes items dating back almost nine thousand years, from the neolithic period to the Middle Ages. They are a part of the archaeological collection of the Pieridis Museum (Larnaca), Pi ...
References
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