Arts Facilities
ARUCAD’s arts facilities host collections, exhibitions, concerts, stage
performances and film screenings. Located in Kyrenia and Nicosia, these
spaces allow students to engage directly with artworks, take part in
cultural events and present their own work to audiences.
The Arkın Rodin Collection Gallery
Located in Kyrenia, The Arkın Rodin Collection Gallery is a museum and
collection space accessible to ARUCAD students, academic staff and visitors.
It houses the most comprehensive known collection of works by Auguste Rodin
in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Assembled over many years by ARUCAD Founder Erbil Arkın, the collection
brings together 33 authenticated and certified works by Auguste Rodin,
a pioneer of modern sculpture. It includes internationally recognised works
such as The Kiss, Eternal Spring and
Falling Man. Every work in the collection has been documented
and certified by the Comité Rodin.
Dating from 1880 to 1925, the works offer opportunities to study Rodin’s
artistic approach and the transition of European sculpture from Romanticism
to Modernism. The collection has been on permanent display at The Clock Tower,
the headquarters of The Arkın Group, since 2021.
The story of the collection and its educational role
Erbil Arkın’s interest in Rodin deepened when he encountered
The Kiss at London’s Tate Gallery at the age of sixteen. The
private collection he subsequently assembled was shared with the public in
2017 on the occasion of ARUCAD’s establishment.
Its permanent display enables students to study sculpture directly in a
gallery setting. The treatment of the human body, movement, emotion and
surface provides a basis for connecting art history with practical arts
education. The existing gallery page retains the full history of the
collection and information about the works.
ARUCAD Art Space
ARUCAD Art Space opened in August 2018 in Nicosia’s walled city. The
exhibition and event space connects contemporary art with the historic urban
setting and hosts Cypriot and international artists. Its programme has also
included Voices academic talks on art, design and visual
communication.
Art Rooms Gallery
Art Rooms Gallery began operating in 2012 after the lower floor of The House
Restaurant in central Kyrenia was converted into an exhibition space.
Hosting local and international artists, the gallery contributes to cultural
life in Cyprus and has a history that predates ARUCAD’s establishment.
Collaborations with the University connect its exhibitions with an
educational setting.
The 2026 exhibition Soil & Water: Mediterranean Crossing is
one example. Selected works extended from the gallery onto the ARUCAD campus,
connecting the exhibition with the University’s everyday spaces.
Bandabuliya Stage
Located at the Nicosia Bandabuliya Campus, Bandabuliya Stage is a
professional black-box venue equipped with integrated sound and lighting
systems. It is used for concerts, talks and interdisciplinary performances
as well as theatre and dance productions. Concerts and live events held
throughout the year establish the venue as an active performance and
concert hall.
Bandabuliya Stage continues to serve as a concert and performance venue
through events presenting different musical approaches. The Bandabuliya
Modern Ensemble performance on 3 June 2026 brought together acoustic and
electronic sound, improvisation and collective music-making. Events of this
kind connect students with a professional stage environment as producers,
performers and audience members.
Agora Open Stage
Agora Open Stage is located at the rear of the Bandabuliya complex and is
used for outdoor concerts, performances, film screenings and community
events. Its name comes from the inscription “Dimotiki Agora”, meaning
“public market”, on the historic building.
Stepped viewing areas bring performers and audiences together in a shared
open-air setting. Agora complements the stage facilities at the Nicosia
Bandabuliya Campus.
Conference Hall and Film Screenings
The 230-square-metre Conference Hall on the first floor of the ARUCAD
Information Centre seats 186 people and includes backstage space, a control
room, professional microphones, lighting and projection systems. In addition
to conferences, seminars and meetings, it is used as a cinema.
The Hall hosts screenings organised throughout the year by the ARUCAD
Cinematic Seeds Film Festival and the Cinema Club.
Outdoor Exhibition Areas and Student Showcase
Selected sculptures and artworks from previous exhibitions remain on
permanent display at different points across the campus.
Student Showcase exhibitions, held in the autumn and
spring semesters of each academic year, present student work in fields
including painting, sculpture, glass, ceramics, photography, graphic design,
illustration, architecture, industrial design, interior architecture and
environmental design across different parts of the campus.