This branch of the A.G. Leventis Foundation was established in 1980. A restored neo-classical house in Gladstonos Street, Nicosia, serves as its headquarters. This Foundation restricts its activities to Cyprus, and specialises in the preservation and promotion of the historical and cultural resources of the island.

    Of particular concern is the rescue of the cultural heritage of the occupied territory from looting and rading. Numerous important objects of ancient Cypriot art have been purchased by the Foundation in the antiquities market abroad and to donated the Cyprus Museum. Particularly noteworthy is the atriation of antiquities stolen and exported abroad from the Hadjiprodromou Collection in Famagusta, occupied by the Turkish army since 1974.
 

    The Foundation finances the preservation and enhancement of archaeological sites and historic monuments of all periods, as well as examples of vernacular architecture in collaboration with the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus.

     Furthermore, major contributions have been made to the restoration of ecclesiastical monuments. The architectural restoration and conservation of wall paintings have been undertaken at many monasteries, churches and chapels. The Foundation donates the greater part of the contribution that communities have to make from their own funds, before they have the right to equivalent contribution from the government.

    The Foundation is also a major contributor towards research into the history and artistic heritage of Cyprus. Financial encouragement is provided for research into archaeological and historical topics, and the Foundation also assists in the organisation of international congresses, conferences and other events which aim to promote Cypriot civilisation both at home and abroad. In recent years the Foundation has made a major contribution to the newly established "University of Cyprus".

    A neoclassical house was bought and restored in Gladstonos Street in Nicosia, and subsequently ceded to the University to house the Archaeological Research Unit.

    The Foundation has also been extremely active in the creation of new museums. It has financed the acquisition and restoration of the building which houses the "http://www.nicosia.org.cy/leventis.htm" Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia the old city, and of its subsequent organisation. The Foundation has also borne all the expenses for the creation of the Museum of Mycenaean Colonisation, built at the archaeological site of Maa-Palaeokastro. Ecclesiastical museums have been established with the Foundation's support in the Monastery of Machairas and in the village of Palaichori.

       From 1989 to 1994 the Foundation was the main sponsor, together with the European Union, of the "http://kypros.org/Projects/Laona/laona-project.hlml" Laona Project, a five year programme for the mild and sustainable development of the Laona region in the Akamas Peninsula. The Laona Project constitutes an example of alternative tourism within which twenty-six buildings were restored in five villages. On a more limited scale, social welfare projects also fall within the Foundation's domain. Since 1989 it has been one of the main supporters of "http://www.cing.ac.cy"the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics. Anastasios Leventis financed the establishment of the Home for the Aged in collaboration with Archbishop Makarios II and the foundation continues to support it. It also founded the Department of Intensive Care in Limassol General Hospital.