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JOSEPHINE

THE KIND BOOK KEEPER

Coming from a privileged family of merchants, Josephine is focused on sharing her knowledge to help the business community improve while being true and fair.

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So much to explore!

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The Inquistor that become Pope

The Inquistor that become Pope It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout. The...

15 August 2023

15 August 2023 It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout. The point of...

LIFE WITH OSCAR

LIFE WITH OSCAR It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout. The point of...

THE DEVIL’S BRIDE

On the 6th of September 1608, Betta Caloiro, a convicted heretic, passed away in her prison cell at the Inquisitor’s Palace, where she was serving an 8-year sentence, during which she allegedly had an intimate relationship with the devil.

ICE-CREAM FOR GRAND MASTER

While the Inquisitor attended to his duties in the upper floors of his grand palace, cooks were preparing ice cream in the kitchen downstairs – a cool treat in the sweltering Maltese heat!

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VILLA PORTELLI

Perched on the hillside overlooking Kalkara Creek, Villa Portelli is a stately residence imbued with…

CANDLEMASS ORATORY, ISLA

Originally a cemetery for victims of plague outbreaks, this oratory later served as a church…

MALTA DOCKYARD, KOTTONERA

From the Order’s Arsenal to the first drydocks built in the mid-1800s, French Creek has…

BIGHI COT LIFT

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HERITAGE MALTA HEAD OFFICE AND THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF MALTESE CULTURAL HERITAGE, BIGHI

Today, part of this complex serves as the Administrative Office of Heritage Malta, the national…

ST SCHOLASTICA CHURCH & MONASTERY, BIRGU

The Benedictine Nuns moved in here once the Order’s hospital moved to Valletta.

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LOUIS SHICKLUNA

Louis Shickluna, born in Isla in 1808, was a prominent shipbuilder in Canada, known for…

ANDREA DEBONO

Andrea Debono, born in Isla in 1821, was a Maltese explorer and trader who became…

SAINT EMELIE DE VIALAR

Saint Emily de Vialar, born in 1797 in Gaillac, France, founded the Congregation of Sisters…

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The Interactive Science centre is officially inaugurated2016

28 OCTOBER 2016

Announcements were made on October 28, 1994, regarding the conversion of Bighi Palace in Kalkara,…
Dock no. 1 project is inaugurated2014

27 August 2014

The area where today we find Dock No. 1, was referred to as Porto delle…
The foundation stone for a new Elderly Home was laid 1997

7 February 1997

In 1699, a Conservatory was established in Cospicua for poor adolescent girls. It was eventually…
Birgu’s new Primary School is inaugurated1976

10 April 1976

After recognising the long-standing need for a new Primary School in Birgu, a decision was…
The Dockyard is no longer under Bailey1963

14 February 1963

Throughout its long history, the dockyard has always been an important facility, providing work to…
Ferries stop operating in the Grand Harbour 1959

31 August 1959

In the past, one mode of transport in the Grand Harbour was the ferry. Yet,…

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SMOKE OVER THE HARBOURS: THE STORY OF TOBACCO IN MALTA AND THE COTTONERA REGION

Cottonera, and specifically Cospicua, played a significant role in Malta’s tobacco trade.

MEDICINE AND HEALING DURING THE 16TH-18TH CENTURIES: FAITH, FOLKLORE, AND SCIENCE

Medicine before anaesthesia, antibiotics, vaccines, and proper hygiene was often unreliable.

THE HISTORY OF HOSPITALS IN COTTONERA

Before the Knights of St John, hospitals were small and overcrowded.

BEER PRODUCTION

Although the ancient Egyptians were already drinking beer brewed from fermented barley around 5000 years…

WOOL MAKING AND WEAVING

Humans have always relied upon the fur and skin of animals to keep warm and…

THE COTTON TEXTILE INDUSTRY AND MALTESE MERCHANTS

Where does cotton come from and why is it very important?