Lefke Mining Museum.

What to see at Lefke Mining Museum

• The museum tells the story of copper in three sections: archaeology, geology and the Cyprus Mines Corporation (CMC).
• The archaeology section is led by a Late Bronze Age ox-hide ingot, shown with copper slag from the Late Bronze Age and Roman periods.
• The CMC section has documents, photographs, miners' tools, a mine wagon and a video.

History of Lefke Mining Museum

1930s

Vasıf Palas is built as a cinema and hotel.

1919

The Cyprus Mines Corporation, founded by American investors in 1916, mines its first ore at Skouriotissa.

1975

The company's mining at Lefke ends.

2025

The restored cinema wing of Vasıf Palas opens as the Lefke Mining Museum on 24 May.

Visiting Lefke Mining Museum

Allow about half an hour. The museum is in the former Vasıf Palas in the centre of Lefke, where the LK.50 road (Atatürk Caddesi) passes beside it. The ancient city of Soli is about 4.5 km from the town centre.

Monuments near Lefke Mining Museum

• Soliabout 4 km north-westOne of the ancient city-kingdoms, with mosaics under a protective roof.
• Vouni Palaceabout 9 km north-westA hilltop palace of the fifth century BC overlooking Güzelyurt Bay.
• Güzelyurt Railway Museumabout 16 km north-eastThe Güzelyurt station of the Cyprus Government Railway, which ran until 1951.