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Nicosia is also known for its fine museums.

The Archbishop's Palace contains a Byzantine museum containing the largest collection of religious icons on the island.

Leventis Municipal Museum is the only historical museum of Nicosia and revives the old ways of life in the capital from ancient times up to our days.

Other interesting museums include the Folk Art Museum, National Struggle Museum ( witnessing the rebellion against the British administration in the 1950s ), Cyprus Ethnological Museum ( House of Dragoman Hadjigeorgakis Kornesios, 18th century ) and the Handicrafts Centre.