The Institute for Interdisciplinary Cypriot Studies is involved in an exhibtion called "WELTWEIT Unverzichtbar - Kleine Fächer für große Themen" [Worldwide indispensable - Small disciplines for large topics].
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Salamis of Cyprus – History and Archaeology from the Earliest Times to Late Antiquity
On the 14th of January 2020, the official presentation of the book "Salamis of Cyprus - History and Archaeology from the Earliest Times to Late Antiquity" took place at the premises of the Anastasios G. Leventis Foundation in Nicosia; the book contains the proceedings of a conference held in Nicosia in May 2015. During the well-attended event the volume was presented by Professor Roland Étienne and Professor Kostas Bourazelis. In addition to the three editors of the Salamis book (Sabine Rogge, Christina Ioannou and Theodoros Mavrojannis), numerous scholars, whose papers are included in that volume, participated in the festive ceremony. The famous Salamis excavator, Vassos Karageorghis (born 1929), was the guest of honour – to him the richly illustrated 778-page book (volume 13 of the Institute's publication series) is dedicated.
Waxmann publishing house
94,00 €, ISBN 978-3-8309-3479-0
E-Book: 84,99 €, ISBN 978-3-8309-8479-5
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On 25 October 2019, the Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus in Berlin, Andreas Hadjichrysanthou, paid an official visit to the Institute for Interdisciplinary Cypriot Studies, and he was impressed by this institution existing at the University of Münster since 1996. The ambassador was also received in the castle of Münster by Professor Johannes Wessels, the Rector of the University of Münster, and in Münster’s historic town hall by Mayor Gerhard Joksch. In front of members of the Rotary Club of Münster the ambassador gave a speech outlining the role and contribution of Cyprus in addressing EU challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean.
In July 2018 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands approved the funding of a sub-project in the framework of the main project "Religion and Politics – dealing with the cemeteries, places of worship and religious memorial places in Cyprus" initiated at the Cyprus Institute in Münster in 2015.
The new sub-project with the working title "The religious heritage of Cyprus: a survey in the districts of Kyrenia and Larnaca" started on 1 September 2018 and will take a total of 10 months to complete it. The main aim of the project is the detailed documentation of the condition of the religious heritage within the boundaries of the districts of Kyrenia and Larnaca. In the Kyrenia district the Greek-Orthodox heritage will be in the centre of attention - since the Greek Cypriots were and are - in most cases - not able to use their religious places and buildings after the division of the island in 1974. In the Larnaca Distrikt the religious heritage of the Turkish Cypriots will be in the focus of interest. Most of those places haven't been used for decades due to the intercommunal strife in the 1960s and the events which led to the division of the island.
On 22 August the Institute for Interdisciplinary Cypriot Studies received a donation of more than 20 boxes containing books and documents predominantly on the contemporary history of Cyprus. This special gift was sent by the Alexander Malios Reasearch Institute for Cypriot Heritage and Archaeology / Amricha located in Leipzig. In the weeks to come all books and documents will be sifted and recorded or catalogued where appropriate. Right after this process all new entries will be available to the users of our library.
Our warm thanks for this donation goes to Alexander Malios and his team.
Further information on the Alexander Malios Reasearch Institute for Cypriot Heritage and Archaeology / Amricha at: www.facebook.com/cyprusinleipzig/