Monthly Archives: May 2012

Portulan Atlas donated to the Malta Maritime Museum

Atlas Insurance has presented funds to Heritage Malta’s Malta Maritime Museum to acquire to acquire an 18th century Portulan. This Portulan atlas is now the second artefact of its kind found within the National Collection. The Malta Maritime Museum hosted … Continue reading

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National Strategy for the Cultural Heritage

Draft for Consultation – May 2012 The Ministry for Tourism, Culture and the Environment launched the consultation process on the draft National Strategy for Cultural Heritage (NSCH). The revised national strategy replaces the 2006 strategy document that came to an … Continue reading

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Peasant Costumes: Insights into Rural Life and Society

Heritage Malta inaugurated a display of popular costumes, as interpreted in their right ethnographic and historical context, at the Exhibition Hall within the Ministry for Gozo, Victoria. This exhibition will run till the end of July. The seven costumes sets exhibited … Continue reading

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Lejlet Lapsi – Heritage Malta Museums: programme of events

Lejlet Lapsi - Notte Gozitana 2012 – from the 18th till the 20th of May                                Experience Gozo’s 7,000 years of history by visiting Heritage Malta’s Museums at the Cittadella Gozo Museum of Archaeology Come and see the latest displays in the … Continue reading

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