Malta Maritime Museum
Maritime museum in Birgu, Malta / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Malta Maritime Museum (Maltese: Mużew Marittimu ta' Malta) is a maritime museum in Birgu, Malta. It is housed in the former Royal Naval Bakery, which was built in the 1840s as the main bakery for the Mediterranean Fleet. The museum has a collection of over 20,000 artifacts, and it is the largest museum on the island.
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Mużew Marittimu ta' Malta | |
Established | 24 July 1992 |
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Location | Birgu, Malta |
Coordinates | 35°53′15″N 14°31′15″E |
Type | Maritime museum |
Collection size | over 20,000 artifacts |
Curator | Liam Gauci[1] |
Owner | Heritage Malta |
Website | Heritage Malta |
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The museum's aim is to illustrate Malta's maritime history, starting from prehistory to the present. The museum shows this within a Mediterranean and a global context.[2]