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Following several months of restricted opening hours and at times even complete closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Heritage Malta is now gearing up for summer with more frequent opening times [...]

The prehistoric temples of the Maltese Islands will be the centre of attention at a Dutch museum in the next few months, during an exhibition showcasing several artefacts flown over from Malta. [...]

Animal migration, particularly birds, will be the subject of Heritage Malta’s next webinar, to be livestreamed on Facebook on Wednesday, 26th May, at 6.30pm. John J. Borg, Heritage Malta’s Senior [...]

“The figures are coming back to me!” Joyce Camilleri, excitedly reported back to a friend, following a few days of experimenting with the way she handled her paintbrush. “I knew it would have [...]

Heritage Malta’s Inquisitor’s Cookalong Sessions will resume on Thursday 27th May with a webinar focusing on honey in 17th and 18th century Malta, and a recipe fit for a pope. The session is [...]

Upon the reopening of Heritage Malta sites and museums this week, the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum skulls will remain displayed at the National Museum of Archaeology in Valletta until the end of [...]

A chatty coat of arms? According to the French, it is. Known as arms parlant or ‘canting’ arms, these shorthand emblems of identification play a visual pun on the family surname. It is up to the [...]

Have you ever wondered why a lion on a coat of arms may be shown standing on all fours at times, and with only one paw firmly on the ground at others, or why some shields are angled and others [...]