Mdina’s ‘controversial’ neo-gothic house that’s become a museum
Casa Gourgion has been turned into a walk-through heritage home museum A landmark, stately, 19th-century house in Mdina’s main square is now accessible to the public after the family who inherited it embarked on a four-year restoration project to turn it into a walk-through heritage home museum. Anyone visiting the Silent City would have noticed […]
Discovery of Neptune painting in National Museum of Archaeology
A painting discovered behind a blocked arch at the Gran Salon within the National Museum of Archaeology in Valletta has been confirmed as an image of Neptune, the Roman God of the Sea, following a conservation project held by Heritage Malta with Bank of Valletta’s (BOV) support. The painting, which sees the god hold a trident in […]
Mdina Cathedral Museum catering for eclectic tastes
The Mdina Cathedral Museum stands out as an institution that is continuously evolving. It is housed in a magnificent baroque building on the right hand side of the cathedral, in Archbishop’s Square. This imposing edifice was built by Bishop Alpheran de Bussan, with the first stone being laid in 1733. This building was to serve […]
Free Entrance to six Heritage Malta sites on weekends
During the month of June and starting from this coming weekend, Heritage Malta will be re-opening six of its sites and museums, free of charge to the public. The six sites are: Fort St Elmo Fort St Angelo Ħaġar Qim Mnajdra Temples Tarxien & Ġgantija Temples National Museum of Archaeology The Heritage Malta CEO Noel […]