What’s On

Heritage Malta is participating in this exhibition by loaning the painting of Catherine the Great with St George’s Ribbon to the Grand Palace ‘Tsaritsyno’ in Moscow. It will be the only artefact on display in ‘The Exhibition of One Painting – The Portrait of Catherine the Great with St George’s Ribbon’ organised on the occasion of the inauguration for public viewing of the Ekaterininsky Hall and its adjacent wing and the 290th Anniversary of the Great Empress birthday.

The painting by the great Russian painter Dimitri Grigorevich Levitzky (1735-1822) was painted in 1787 and was given as a diplomatic gift by Catherine the Great to Grand Master Emmanuel de Rohan Polduc in 1790 to show her gratitude for maritime services and assistance received by the Order of St John against their common enemy, the Ottoman Empire.

The painting forms part of the National Collection and is displayed in the prestigious Ambassadors Room of the Grandmaster’s Palace in Valletta.

An exhibition highlighting discoveries from this innovative underwater project

For over 10 years, the University of Malta has, in collaboration with a number of partners, used state of the art technologies to study and explore one of the most exciting underwater archaeological discoveries in the Central Mediterranean.

This exhibition, which has been extended and revised to display new archaeological material, highlights some of the innovative techniques used as well as stories of trade, exchange, production and consumption in the Archaic Mediterranean. Objects recovered from 110 meters below the surface are to be on display whilst audiovisual aids help transport the viewer into an underwater world of historical discovery.

In collaboration with the University of Malta, and with the support of the Ministry for Gozo, Malta Tourism Authority, Malta International Airport and the Honor Frost Foundation.

At the Gozo Area Office Exhibition Hall, St Martin’s Quarter Street, Cittadella, Gozo.

Opening hours: Monday to Sunday from 0900 till 1600 hours.

Admission is free of charge.

The Inquisitor is often seen just as a religious legal figure, blindly enforcing Canon law and suppressing heresy. However, Inquisitors were also learned and cultured dignitaries, living a public life.

This exhibition is an unprecedented attempt at presenting archaeological materials recovered during the 1998 excavation of a cess-pit and from later recoveries in the prison area. Specifically the exhibition highlights a group of early porcelain – artefacts from a privileged group, which allows us to explore the culturally refined habitus characteristic of the Inquisitor’s establishment in 18^th century Malta.

Opening hours: Inquisitor’s Palace opening hours, 0900 – 1700 hours (last admission 1630 hours)

Admission to this exhibition is included in the museum’s regular ticket price.

On 7 June 1919 all Maltese joined forces and stood up for their social and political rights. Mass protests were held in Valletta while Maltese leaders in a National Assembly were discussing a new constitution for Malta. The angry crowds attacked the British flag and destroyed a number of properties. Four Maltese were killed by British soldiers.

This exhibition by Heritage Malta in collaboration with the National Archives investigates the circumstances which led to the Maltese uprising against the British colonial government, and its consequences.

Opening hours: National Museum of Archaeology opening hours, 0900 – 1700 hours (last admission 1630 hours)

Admission to this exhibition is included in the museum’s regular ticket price.

Wiki Loves Monuments is the world’s largest photography competition, bringing together professional and amateur photographers in over 40 countries worldwide to capture images of the world’s historic monuments. This exhibition is being set up in collaboration with Heritage Malta. These photos are shared through an open licence, contributing to our knowledge about our shared heritage. Malta participated in this competition for the fourth consecutive year in 2019. This exhibition presents this year’s winning photographs from Malta and worldwide, as well as highlights from previous years.

Opening hours: 0900 – 1800 hours (last admission 1730 hours)

Admission to this exhibition is free of charge.

Heritage Malta is inviting you to welcome winter on the 21st of December during the Winter Solstice at Mnajdra Temples.

The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year and is the first day of winter. Part of Mnajdra, which was one of the Neolithic complexes built between the 4th and 3rd millennia BC, was built to mark the position of the rising sun on the first day of each season.

Visitors will watch the sun rise as the sun’s rays light up the very edge of a megalith found along the passage connecting the first pair of chambers to the inner chambers. Considering that the people who built these buildings were farmers and their livelihood depended on agriculture, the changing seasons probably had a special significance and they may have also been a time for gatherings and celebrations.

Time: 06.30hrs outside the Ħaġar Qim Park Visitor Centre

Price: €25 per person, €15 for Heritage Malta members.

Tickets are available from all Heritage Malta sites and museums, and ONLINE.

Join us for another series of enchanting storytelling sessions delivered by the Lignin team. Activities will be held at the National Museum of Archaeology. Are you ready to be enthralled?

Activity is open to all students holding a Heritage Malta Student Passport. A small gift will be given to each participant. Only students between the ages of 5 and 10 may apply.

Price: €5 per student

Date & Time: 
27 December at 11.00hrs – National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta

Tickets:
Tickets are available from all Heritage Malta sites and museums, and also from our website.