Image: MUŻA, Valletta
Heritage Malta will stage an evening public workshop at the National Museum of Archaeology in Valletta on Tuesday, 28 July, pairing prehistoric artefacts with contemporary artworks in a guided visit that begins at 6:00 pm and runs until 7:30 pm. The event is presented as an exclusive experience that moves from the museum’s Neolithic Halls to the Gran Salon, where Heritage Malta says it will show previously unseen contemporary works alongside archaeological material for the first time.
The programme is structured as a curated tour rather than a conventional exhibition opening. According to the event listing, the experience starts in the Neolithic Halls to give participants a deeper visual and contextual understanding of Malta’s prehistoric heritage before continuing through the museum spaces. The route then shifts to the Gran Salon, where the combination of art and archaeology is intended to connect Malta’s past and present within a single evening visit.
The session will be led by the curator of the National Museum of Archaeology. The museum is one of Heritage Malta’s major national institutions, and the event uses its collections to frame a discussion of Malta’s cultural identity through two different lenses: archaeological discovery and artistic production. The listing says the tour will first highlight prehistoric heritage through archaeological finds, then move into the world of artist Giorgio Preca.
Preca’s work is the focus of the second part of the evening. Heritage Malta describes the programme as exploring how the artist’s bold works of the early 1970s transformed Malta’s landscapes, traditions and everyday life into artistic expressions that helped shape the island’s modern identity. The event title, 'Giorgio Preca - Where identity and Heritage intersect', signals that the workshop is conceived as a meeting point between historical inheritance and artistic interpretation.
The evening will end with a creative hands-on activity. Heritage Malta says this final section is designed to invite participants to reflect on the themes introduced during the tour and create their own interpretation of Malta’s evolving cultural identity. The organisation also lists the event as a public workshop, with tickets available online and at Heritage Malta museums and sites.
The event page identifies the venue as the National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta, and gives the date as 28 July 2026. The ticket listing on Heritage Malta’s store shows pricing options for adults, seniors and students, and the museum description positions the event within the organisation’s wider public programme of tours, workshops and site-based cultural activities.
