Epochs
Modern Cyprus cannot be understood without independence in 1960, intercommunal conflict, the events of 1974, the continuing division of the island and the Republic of Cyprus’s accession to the European Union.
from 1960
We propose discussing this period carefully through specific places of memory, museums and urban space. Such a route helps children see that history does not end in a textbook and that different families can remember the same events differently.
How do museums and monuments shape collective memory—and why can it differ between communities?
the Republic of Cyprus · 1974 · divided cities · the European Union
This women’s monastery on a hill shows that the monastic history of Cyprus continued into the twentieth century.
We include Deryneia as a family stop where it is possible to discuss displacement, the closed district of Varosha and the memory of a lost city with care.
We include a walking route so that the island’s division can be seen not only on a map.
We include the memorial complex for a discussion of conflicts after independence and the events of 1974.
We include the museum as an ideal final stop, where the whole history of the capital is assembled once again into one continuous line.
We include this regional museum so that the history of the eastern part of the island is not lost between Nicosia and Paphos.
