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.

This event will start with two short presentations: Għar Dalam Cave Deposits presented by Senior Curators John J Borg and David Cardona on the excavation on the small shed at Għar Dalam in 2019.

This will be followed by a hands-on exercise where participants will be divided into small groups to clean and sort the excavated material from the Għar Dalam shed. This will include cleaning, sorting, documentation, digitization and packing.

Drinks and snacks will be provided the event is open for attendees aged 18 years and older.

Price: €20. Tickets are available from Heritage Malta museums, sites & ONLINE

Time: 19.00hrs. The event is expected to end at around 23.00hrs.

One of the world’s best theremin players, Carolina Eyck, will be performing in Malta.

Carolina will bring music from her newest album ‘Elegies for Theremin & Voice’. This concert celebrates the album’s release and the centennial of the invention of the theremin — an instrument played without physical contact. The album features Eyck’s inventive original compositions and improvisations — a meditation on mortality and loss, it is a haunting work in which Eyck surprises us with her vocal prowess.

Event will commence with a short performance by the young Maltese singer-songwriter Yasmin Kuymizakis, better known as YEWS.

This event is organised by Electronic Music Malta in collaboration with Heritage Malta and Black Box Pro and is sponsored by the German-Maltese Circle and the Goethe Institute.

Price: €10 adults, €7 for Heritage Malta and Electronic Music Malta members and students. Tickets are available from Heritage Malta museums, sites and ONLINE

Time & place: Doors open at 1915 hours, National Museum of Archaeology in Valletta.

The temple site of Tas-Silġ has been excavated by the Missione Archeologica Italiana a Malta since 1963. These excavations have made it possible to understand the various phases of a site that has been in use from the Temple Period up to Medieval times. This open day will offer an exclusive opportunity for visitors to get to know the site with the guidance of  members of the Missione.

Programme of tours:
09.00hrs – Excavations tour in English
10.00hrs – Excavations tour in English with Maltese translation
11.00hrs – Excavations tour in Italian
12.00hrs – Excavations tour in English

This open day is being held in collaboration with the Missione Archeolgica Italiana, the Italian Embassy in Malta and the Istituto Italiano di Cultura.

Admission to this event is free of charge

Time: 09.00 to 13.00hrs

Heritage Malta Senior Passport Event

Let’s create stories!

Inspired by museums surroundings participants will be invited to create stories that reflect episodes lived throughout their lives. Specific artworks that ignite conversations will be chosen and examined. Workshop will be followed by a coffee break and a museum tour which focuses on the stories discussed.

The events will take place between 26 and 29 November at MUŻA, Valletta and on 30 November at St Paul’s Catacombs, Rabat.

Booking for these events is through the respective Local Council office until the 15 November, after which bookings will be available from all Heritage Malta museums and sites.

Price: €3 per person

Time: 09.30 to 12.00hrs