The purpose is to handle the upkeep issues of the ecclesiastical monuments of Cyprus and promote new cultural routes
The Deputy Minister of Tradition, Vasiliki Kassianidou, visited the province of Famagusta, as a part of a collection of visits she makes to museums and monuments, with the purpose of addressing the upkeep issues of the church monuments of Cyprus, in addition to selling new cultural routes within the area.
In a press release, the Deputy Ministry of Tradition states that “following the invitation of the Metropolitan of Constantia – Famagusta, Vasilios, a go to was made to the Medieval Monastery of Agia Napa, with the purpose of monitoring the upkeep work, in addition to the developments relating to the conversion of the Monastery of Agia Napa into museum area”.
It’s famous that “the Deputy Minister was knowledgeable within the presence of the Mayor of Ayia Napa, Christos Zannettos, that the Municipality of Ayia Napa, in collaboration with the Division of Antiquities, will implement the final part of the works on the Monastery with the purpose of finishing the undertaking inside a couple of months”.
The Deputy Minister identified that “vital frescoes are preserved on this distinctive monument, the preservation of which is undertaken by the Division of Antiquities in cooperation with the Holy Metropolis of Constantia-Ammochostos. As a part of the work, archaeological stays have additionally been recognized, which might be highlighted by way of a museological research that might be carried out in collaboration with the Division of Antiquities”, it states.
In a subsequent assembly with the Mayor of Ayia Napa on the Metropolis Corridor, problems with “highlighting the cultural wealth of the area, together with monuments or locations of archaeological curiosity which have not too long ago come to gentle following analysis or rescue excavations, had been mentioned. The purpose is to create cultural routes, in collaboration with the Deputy Ministry of Tourism, each to spotlight the monuments and locations of the area, in addition to the cultural panorama”.
Afterwards, the Deputy Minister of Tradition met with the Neighborhood Chief of the Frenaros Neighborhood Council, Michalis Hatzigiorkas and members of the Council. Problems with highlighting the group, problems with supporting actions by way of the sponsorship applications provided by the Division of Up to date Tradition of the Deputy Ministry and the significance of highlighting the monuments of the area had been mentioned.
The Deputy Minister visited “two extra ecclesiastical monuments which are applied within the framework of the preservation and promotion of the monuments by the Division of Antiquities. Specifically, he visited the Church of Agia Marina Frenarou, an Historic Monument Plate B, courting again to the Fifteenth-Sixteenth century, which is up to now not accessible to the general public, because it presents static issues attributable to current earthquakes”.
“With the purpose of restoring the monument, a related research was carried out, on which the restoration of the mentioned monument might be based mostly. The Deputy Minister, within the presence of the competent officers of the Division of Antiquities and the Neighborhood Council, assured that with the completion of the excavations that highlighted the historical past of the monument, to take instant motion with the purpose of implementing the required works as quickly as doable”, the announcement states.
He then visited “the Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Sotira Famagusta, which preserves frescoes from the thirteenth century, which had deteriorated to an incredible extent because of the humidity within the constructing. The Division of Antiquities undertook the restoration and upkeep of the frescoes and the purpose is to finish the associated cleanings inside 2024.”
The Deputy Minister identified “the necessity to take instant measures relating to the safety of monuments in relation to climate situations and local weather change, because the altering climate situations and excessive phenomena noticed in recent times trigger harm to monuments in a extra intense approach. By protecting 50% of the prices for the upkeep of church monuments, the state strengthens the work of communities and the Church. The purpose, he continued, is to strengthen efforts to protect our cultural heritage as a lot as doable.”
Lastly, the Deputy Minister visited “the Hatzigiorki Mills Museum, an area museum that goals to spotlight and promote the Cypriot agricultural heritage. He congratulated the corporate for the initiative to create the mentioned museum, conducting academic applications that entice numerous colleges, in addition to the superb cooperation of the museum with the Ministry of Tourism beneath the Heartland of Legends.
The Deputy Minister, after taking a tour of the Museum premises, identified “the position performed by native museums within the promotion of our cultural heritage and the actions promoted by the Deputy Ministry to improve and replace the assorted help plans provided to those our bodies”.
“The trouble is to strengthen native museums, both by way of the promotion of tax incentives to help these cultural our bodies, or by way of protecting their working or different bills with the purpose of reaching their objectives”, it states.
