Heritage Malta’s National Museum of Archaeology in Valletta will be extending its opening hours till 7pm during the month of June. This initiative will hopefully attract more visitors, both foreign and local, to one of Malta’s most important heritage museums.

After this trial period Heritage Malta will consider whether to extend the museum’s opening hours for a longer period of time. The museum’s shop will also remain open till 7pm. Admission fees remain the same.

The National Museum of Archaeology displays an exceptional array of artefacts from Malta’s unique prehistoric periods, starting with the first arrival of man in the Ghar Dalam phase (5200 BC) right up to the Tarxien phase (2500 BC).

The collection is housed in the Auberge de Provence, one of the first and most important buildings to be erected in Malta’s baroque capital city, Valletta, after the Great Siege of the late 16th century.

Work is currently going on to extend the museum’s permanent exhibition to the upper floors.