Historical museum

Museum of the National Struggle

We include the museum as the principal place for learning about the anti-colonial struggle of Greek Cypriots against British rule.

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1955–1959

Documents, photographs and personal belongings move the discussion from the abstract word “decolonisation” to specific people and decisions.

We recommend discussing the museum together: where political protest ends, how underground struggle develops, and why independence resulted not only from weapons but also from international negotiation.

At the museum we focus on specific reference points: a leaflet, a pseudonym, a homemade device and a map of operations.

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Museum of the National Struggle

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