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Heritage
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Knights era wall painting confirmed as Neptune holding a trident
The painting was discovered behind a blocked arch at the Gran Salon.
Discover the story behind the world’s oldest ceremonial saluting battery
Run by Fondazzjoni Wirt Artna, the Malta Time-Gun Museum tells the fascinating history of Malta’s saluting battery, which has been consistently active since the time of the Knights.
The 300-year-old farmhouse that became a cultural centre
Discover Ir-Razzett tal-Markiż in Mosta.
International auction to help save Valletta’s skyline announced
100% of proceeds to go towards the Save The Valletta Skyline Appeal.
FAA seeks UNESCO’s intervention to protect Valletta skyline
Asks for visual disturbances to be prohibited.
Preserving local history through festa programmes
The Kollezzjoni Programmi tal-Festa archive at Junior College is preserving local history by cataloguing and scanning old and recent festa programmes.
Turning back time on a ‘Tal-Lira’ clock
Highly sought-after, the Maltese ‘Tal-Lira’ clock has some interesting stories to tell – and not just about time.
Over three millennia of Maltese history in one home
The Bir Mula Heritage House in Cospicua houses artefacts dating from as far back as the Neolithic and as recent as the 1800s
Rediscover Malta’s recent history through the eyes of Herbert Ganado
Media.Link Communications has made all 80 episodes of its Rajt Malta Tinbidel audiobook series available on streaming platforms, including Spotify and YouTube.
A house like me
This 450-year-old Birgu townhouse is a big part of its owner, Claude Zammit Trevisan. A life-long project, at once fragile and fascinating, he believes the house chose him… and is now an extension of himself.