The town remains one of the most powerful expressions of a community’s identity and shared values. More than a physical environment, it embodies collective memory, culture and social relationships. Over the centuries, Maltese towns evolved around churches, squares and streets …
In the heart of the Mediterranean, the Maltese Islands have always been shaped by both human activity and continuous atmospheric forces. Bombing, wars, coastal erosion, earthquakes, wave action, heatwaves, salt crystallisation, wind and hail all represent interacting factors that, over …
The Maltese Archipelago is the result of a geological process that took place over approximately 35 million years. The Globigerina Limestone (Franka), which has profoundly shaped Maltese architecture and the landscape, was formed over a period of around 25 million …
PRESS RELEASE In a significant step towards safeguarding cultural heritage and strengthening collaboration, the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage is pleased to announce the signing of several Guardianship Deeds. Over the past weeks, Fondazzjoni Wirt Artna and Din l-Art Ħelwa formally …
Archaeologists working at the Tal-Bidnija site have reported the discovery of what is believed to be a post-Roman burial ground consisting of at least two inhumations. These findings appear to confirm what is known from Late Medieval historical sources, namely …
The Superintendence of Cultural Heritage has added sixteen new entries to the National Inventory, a register of cultural property, assets and examples of cultural heritage pertaining to the Maltese Islands. This set of additions relate to properties selected from the …
Remembering the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage’s participation in XVI Conferenza Del Colore in September 2020. The theme of this conference centred around colour, and so the Superintendence participated by hosting a presentation on traditional colour schemes for timber balconies and …