Heritage Malta

Heritage Malta
Patrimonju Malta
Ensuring a Future to our Past
Agency overview
Formed2002
JurisdictionGovernment of Malta
HeadquartersVilla Bighi, Kalkara, Malta
Minister responsible
  • Hon. Owen Bonnici MP, Minister for the National Heritage, the Arts and Local Government
Agency executive
  • Mr Mario Cutajar, Chairman
Websiteheritagemalta.org

Heritage Malta (Maltese: Patrimonju Malta) is the Maltese national agency for museums, conservation practice and cultural heritage. Created by the Cultural Heritage Act, enacted in 2002, the national agency (along with the Superintendence for Cultural Heritage) replaced the former Museums Department.[1]

Originally Heritage Malta was entrusted with the management of museums, sites and their collections but in 2005, the agency was also charged with the take over of the former Malta Centre for Restoration to become the national agency responsible for conservation.

As the national agency responsible for museums, cultural heritage and conservation, Heritage Malta is governed by a board of directors appointed by the minister. The board is headed by a chairman and is usually appointed for successive three-year terms.

  1. ^ Gambin, Timmy; Sausmekat, Maja; Kovacevic, Darko (2021-10-13). "The Innovative and State of the Art Public Access Management of Malta's Underwater Cultural Heritage". Heritage. 4 (4): 3365–3381. doi:10.3390/heritage4040187. ISSN 2571-9408.