Páfoksen bysanttilainen museo, Byzantine museum in Geroskipou, Cyprus

The Byzantine Museum of Paphos is a religious art museum in Geroskipou housing icons, manuscripts, and ecclesiastical objects from different periods. The collection traces the development of these artworks from early medieval times through later centuries.

The museum was established in 1983 by Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Paphos with help from Abbot Dionysios of the Chrysoroyatissa Monastery. It first occupied the Pilavakis residence on 25 March Street, moved in 1989 to the east wing of the metropolitan palace near Saint Theodore Cathedral, and in 2017 relocated to a former school building by the church of Saint Paraskevi in Geroskipou.

The exhibits display religious artworks that show how church painting evolved across different periods. You can observe how this artistic tradition shaped the spiritual life of the island's communities.

The museum occupies the old school building on the edge of Plateía Geroskípou, the village's central square, near the church of Agía Paraskeví. It is reached from Archiepiskópou Makaríou III street. The displays are indoors, so the visit does not depend on weather.

The museum's oldest icon, a small image of Saint Marina, is dated to the 7th or 8th century by some accounts and to the 9th by others; it is among the earliest icons found on Cyprus. It is painted as an orans, with her hands raised, and framed by scenes from her life.