Superintendence for Cultural Heritage

Superintendence for Cultural Heritage
Sovrintendenza tal-Patrimonju Kulturali
Agency overview
Formed2002
JurisdictionGovernment of Malta
HeadquartersValletta, Malta
Minister responsible
  • Hon. Owen Bonnici MP, Minister for the National Heritage, the Arts and Local Government
Agency executive
  • Kurt Farrugia, Superintendent
Website[1]

The Superintendence of Cultural Heritage is the Maltese national agency for regulation, protection and accessibility of cultural heritage. Created by the Cultural Heritage act, enacted in 2002, the national agency replaced the former Museum Department along with Heritage Malta.[1]

The Superintendence is responsible for the surveillance of activities related to the control, direcrion, monitoring, regulation, investigation and recording of cultural heritage in Malta.[2]

  1. ^ Vella, Nicholas (2013). "Legislating, protecting, knowing: legal issues and cultural heritage in the Maltese Archipelago". Protecting the Cultural and Archaeological Heritage of the Mediterranean Region: Legal Issues (PDF). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  2. ^ "The Superintendence of Cultural Heritage". ASEF culture360. Retrieved 2023-10-19.