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Deryneia Folk Art Museum is housed in an old traditional house at 2 Demetris Lipertis Street.

The indoor and outdoor spaces of the Folk Art Museum, as well as the exhibition of the different household items and farming tools were arranged in collaboration with the Cyprus Handicraft Service and showing how functional the Cypriot traditional house could be.




Apart from the household equipment of a traditional Cypriot house, the Folk Art Museum also exhibits the farming tools used by a traditional rural family in the region. All items have been kindly offered by the people of Deryneia and other neighbouring areas. The presence of Mrs. Margarita and Mr. Varnavas Hadjiliassi give life to the to the functioning of the Folk Art Museum.




In the foreyard of the Museum, there is an oven, which Mrs Margarita Hadjiliassi often uses to bake bread and rolls.

Mr and Mrs Hadjiliassi donated the Folk Art and Craft Museum to the Community, in memory of their three children who they lost at an early age. The building was declared a scheduled building and was renovated by the Municipality under the supervision of the Town Planning and Housing Department.


The Folk Art Museum is opened to visitors during the following hours:
Monday-Saturday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm.
  4:00 pm - 6:00 pm.
Entrance fee: € 1, 70 for visitors over 12 years old

€ 8 for groups until 15 persons

€ 13 for groups until 25 persons

€ 17 for groups more than 26 persons