Kyriazis Medical Museum, Medical history museum in Larnaca, Cyprus.
The Kyriazis Medical Museum is housed in the ground floor of a 1927 mansion and displays medical instruments, pharmacy tools, and anatomical models from various periods. The exhibition spans multiple rooms and covers objects from ancient times through the 20th century.
The museum was founded in 2011 and preserves medical artifacts spanning from ancient Roman times through the 1980s. The collection emphasizes items from 1850 to 1950, showing how medicine evolved during this transformative period.
The museum displays old medical documents and texts showing how people on Cyprus treated illnesses across centuries. The collections tell stories of local healing methods and how medical knowledge developed in the island's daily life.
The museum sits on Karaoli and Demetriou street in central Larnaca and is easy to reach on foot. Opening hours are limited, so visitors should plan ahead and expect free admission.
The museum's garden holds native Cypriot medicinal herbs, showing which plants were traditionally used in treatments. A dedicated room serves as a research center with a multilingual medical library for scholars and enthusiasts.
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