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Folklore Museum

The Folklore Museum incorporates a wide range of exhibits illustrating the domestic, rural and traditional ways of life in the agrarian economy of the Maltese Islands in centuries past. The Folklore ...more »

Location: Victoria - Rabat
Type: National Museums
Tel: +356 21 562 034

The National War Museum

The National War Museum is located in the building known as the old Drill Hall of Lower Fort St Elmo, Valletta. The fort was built in the mid 16th century by the military engineer Pietro Pardo. It ...more »

Location: Valletta City
Type: National Museums
Tel: +356 2295 4000

National Museum of Archaeology

The National Museum of Archaeology currently houses a spectacular range of artefacts dating back to Malta’s Neolithic period; from the Ghar Dalam phase (5200 BC) up to the Tarxien phase (2500 BC). It ...more »

Location: Valletta City
Type: National Museums
Tel: +356 2123 9375

Archaeology Museum in Gozo

The Gozo Museum of Archaeology aims to illustrate the rich cultural history of the island of Gozo from prehistoric times to the early modern period. The museum incorporates themes like burials ...more »

Location: Victoria - Rabat
Type: National Museums
Tel: +356 2155 6144

Malta Maritime Museum

The Malta Maritime Museum depicts Malta’s maritime history and traditions through the exposition of various artefacts’. These highlight the importance and influence that seafaring had on the ...more »

Location: Birgu - Vittoriosa
Type: National Museums
Tel: +356 2166 0052

Palace Armoury

The Palace Armoury is one of the world’s greatest arms collections housed in their original buildings, and ranks among the most valuable historic monuments of European culture. The Knights of St John ...more »

Location: Valletta City
Type: National Museums
Tel: +356 21 249 349

National Museum of Fine Arts

The National Museum of Fine Arts presents a multifaceted overview of art and artistic expression in Malta from the late medieval period to the contemporary. It is set in a complimenting historic ...more »

Location: Valletta City
Type: National Museums
Tel: +356 2295 4341

Malta Aviation Museum

The Malta Aviation Museum is located on the ex-RAF Ta’ Qali Airfield and is spread out within two large Romney Huts and an even larger hanger. Malta’s heavy participation and air bombardment in the Se ...more »

Location: Attard
Type: National Museums
Tel: +356 2141 6095

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The Malta at War Museum

The Malta at War Museum is Malta’s best presented testimonial of its great ordeal during World War Two. The tour comprises viewing of the unique ‘Malta G.C.’ original wartime documentary; a guided ...more »

Location: Birgu - Vittoriosa
Type: National Museums
Tel: +356 2180 0992

Our Local Experts say:

Malta has no Louvre or Guggenheim, and apart from a Caravaggio, no collections of priceless works of art... however, a visit to a museum is a very much recommended option to delve deeper into local culture or periods in Malta's history.

Museums in Malta are usually situated within historic buildings which are an attraction in themselves. They cover a wide set of interests from Maltese maritime history to the years of the Knights of St John to the more recent events of World War II. Archaeology, fine arts, folklore and aviation are other topics covered by various museums around Malta and Gozo.