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Curious Beauty
Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti presents Curious Beauty: An Alternative Costume Exhibition, which opens at Palazzo Falson Historic House Museum…
Take a tour through Malta’s football history
Inaugurated in 2021, the Malta Museum of Football holds a collection of unique memorabilia and artefacts dating back more than 100 years.
A Christmas gift for history buffs
Welcome to your new favourite platform, run by historians, with hundreds of documentaries, podcasts, articles, and more.
Discover the history of the Malta Railway at the Birchircara Railway Museum
Inaugurated this November, the Birchircara Railway Museum features Malta’s only surviving third-class passenger carriage, as well as tickets, pieces of luggage, and model trains.
Head back to Malta’s wartime years
Lascaris War Rooms in Valletta became integral during the Battle for Malta in the early 1940s and were later used by NATO to track Soviet submarines in the Mediterranean.
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.
Mosaics of Samson and commemorative inscriptions discovered
The discovery was made during excavations in the ancient Galilean synagogue at Huqoq.
A mystic’s life in objects
Peasant, mystic, & local religious superstar: the Karmni Grima Museum in Għarb, Gozo, tells the story of a 19th century woman whose religious experiences led to the erection of the Basilica of Ta’ Pinu.