The site of the Marija Reġina Marsa Musical Society A.D. 1977 has been acquired by the government for a sum of €250,000. This raises the number of Musical Society properties purchased by the government to six; another six properties currently under a promise of sale agreement/.

The Ministry for National Heritage, Arts and Local Government finalised the purchase of these properties due to a shared "serious risk of eviction" that all 12 Musical Societies faced due to a legal situation linked to pre-1995 rental laws, the government said.

For all 12 properties, the government is expected to invest a total of €19 million; this estimate factors in the investments already carried out in six of the properties and the amount that still needs to be paid for the remaining six properties that still require a final contract.

The headquarters of the Marija Reġina Marsa Musical Society A.D. 1977 joins five other headquarters of Musical Societies which the government now principally owns: the headquarters of the Stella Levantina Musical Society in Attard (€1,100,000), the headquarters of the Circolo San Giuseppe Filarmonika Sagra Familja of Kalkara (€750,000), the headquarters of the St. Helen's Duke of Connaught's Own Society of Birkirkara (€4.5 million), the Antoine de Paule Musical Society of Paola, and the headquarters of the Stella Maris Musical Society in Sliema (€450,000).

Arts Minister Owen Bonnici said that the government took the initiative to save these musical societies because they are the foundations of Maltese feasts in all communities. While explaining the government's belief in their value in supporting local feasts, Bonnici added that it is "crucial" that these Musical Societies can continue to function and remain accessible to their respective communities.

Bonnici said that the government's decision to intervene and purchase these band clubs facing imminent risk of eviction was important in strengthening the cultural sector, especially when considering the recent recognition granted to Maltese feasts by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage.

The Director for Corporate Affairs within the Maltese Arts Council, Eric Fenech Sevasta, said that "this investment is one of a series of investments made to ensure that the Maltese identity and traditions stay alive and continue to be given life in our communities."