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MuseumsSite Name: The Malta National Museum of ArchaeologyCountry: Malta
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Island: Mainland Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Valetta Nearest Village: Valetta
Latitude: 35.897542N Longitude: 14.511340E
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
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emerald visited on 31st Oct 2022 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 In Republic Street, Valetta (pedestrian street) A fabulous smallish museum but packed with temple finds. Seating and audio guide available. Most definitely worth the 5 euro entrance fee
XIII visited on 1st Sep 2014 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 4
SolarMegalith visited on 20th Mar 2013 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5
DrewParsons Bjorn myf have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.33 Ambience: 4.33 Access: 4.33
It is on Republic Street, in the Auberge de Provence, one of the inns of the Order of the Knights of St John. The museum concentrates on Malta’s prehistory. There are reconstructions of various remains found at the UNESCO site the Sal Halflieni Hypogeum. There is fine pottery, statuettes, sculptures, stone tools and jewellery from the prehistoric, megalithic and temple-building periods, as well as some Punic and Roman tomb furniture.
The main hall is devoted to temple carvings, in particular the giant statue and altar blocks of Tarxien Temples. The collection continues with representations of animals, temple models, and the remarkable human figures. Of particular note are the exquisite figures of the ‘Sleeping Lady’ from the Hypogeum, and the ‘Venus’ of Hagar Qim.
The last room exhibits some pottery from the temple period, together with tools of flint and obsidian, beads and other ornaments, all of which illustrate the remarkable artistic skill and sophistication of the prehistoric dwellers of the Islands.
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