One of the most important museums in the world, the Louvre Museum in Paris, on February 10 hosted the archaeological exhibition entitled ‘Cyprus at the Louvre’, as part of the Cultural Programme of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2026.

The Department of Antiquities of the Deputy Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Cyprus announced the completion of the works of the archaeological mission of the New York University (NYU) at Agios Georgios, Pegeia for the year 2025.

The Deputy Ministry of Culture, in a modest ceremony, presented the completion of the conservation project of the Famagusta Gate, one of the most emblematic monuments of the capital, with a long history and particular importance for the identity of Nicosia.

In a celebratory atmosphere, the completion of the Competition for the European Capital of Culture 2030 was recently announced that Larnaca is the winner of the competition.

The Department of Antiquities of the Deputy Ministry of Culture announces that Dr David Soren (University of Arizona) donated to the Department of Antiquities his archive from the excavations in Kourion, which were conducted in the late 1970s and in the 1980s.

The Department of Antiquities of the Deputy Ministry of Culture announced the completion of the 2024 final excavation season of the Kourion Urban Space Project (KUSP), under the direction of Dr Thomas W. Davis, Associate Director of the Lanier Centre for Archaeology at Lipscomb University, Dr Laura A. Swantek (Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Phoenix College), and Dr Lucas Grimsley (Lanier Centre for Archaeology, Lipscomb University). KUSP partners include the Australian Institute of Archaeology and the University of Cyprus.