The prolonged and substantial lack of a modern place for cultural events, in conjunction with the creation of the Municipal Gallery in 2006, led to the creation of a cultural center in the renovated “Palia Ilektriki” (Old Powerhouse). The rationale for adopting the idea is to create an affordable and functional work of cultural infrastructure through which to regenerate and support various areas of cultural activity and development of the city.

The aim and ambition of the Municipality is that the cultural center “Palia Ilektriki” be a reference point of a new era in the cultural and social life of the city of Paphos, a city that changes and creates a new character. Discussions, seminars, art and book exhibitions, recitals and small concerts, literature nights, are examples of events that can take place here, offering vitality to the cultural and social life of Pafos.