National Museum of Archaeology - Valletta, Malta - Science Museums on Waymarking.com

The National Museum of Archaeology is housed in the Auberge de Provence in Valetta, Malta.

The Auberge de Provence is a baroque building on Republic Street, Valletta, built for the Order of Saint John in 1571. It was designed by the Maltese architect Girolamo Cassar, who directed the building of most important buildings in the early days of Valletta. The building’s façade is imprinted with Mannerist characteristics usually associated with Cassar.

The Grand Salon on the first floor is the most ornate room in the building. The Knights used it for business discussions, and as a refectory and banqueting hall, where they sat at long tables according to seniority.

When Napoleon expelled the Knights from Malta in 1798 the Auberge was leased to the Malta Union Club. Though the lease was to expire in 2002, on 12 August 1955 the Auberge was assigned to house Malta's National Museum.

The Museum exhibits a spectacular range of artefacts dating back to Malta’s Neolithic period (5000 BC) up to the Phoenician Period (400 BC). On display are the earliest tools used by the prehistoric people to facilitate their daily tasks and representations of animal and human figures; elements which not only show the great artistic skills of the first dwellers of the island but also gives us an insight of their daily lives. Highlights include the ‘Sleeping Lady’ (from the Hal Saflieni Hypogeum), the ‘Venus of Malta’ (from Hagar Qim), bronze daggers (recovered from the Bronze Age layers at Tarxien Temples), the Horus & Anubis pendant and the anthropomorphic sarcophagus, both belonging to the Phoenician Period.

Source: Wikipedia, Lonely Planet, Tripadvisor & so on

Name: National Museum of Archaelogy Location/Address: Auberge de Provency Republic Street Valletta, Island of Malta Malta VLT 04 Telephone Number: +356 2122 1623 Web Site: [Web Link] Type/Specialty: Archaelogy Agency/Ownership: Heritage Malta Agency Educational programs: none Theater: none Hours of operation: 9am-6pm Mar-Dec, to 5pm Jan & Feb Admission Fee: adult/child €5/2.50 Gift Shop: yes Cafe/Restaurant: none Other Features: none

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