| LC control no. | no2012103762 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Malta Maritime Museum |
| Variant(s) | Malta. Maritime Museum Muzew Marittimu ta' Malta (Birgu, Malta) |
| Biography/History note | The Malta Maritime Museum is a cultural heritage institution located in Birgu (Malta). Plans to establish the Malta Maritime Museum began in 1988. The Museum officially opened on July 24, 1992 in the building of the old Royal Naval Bakery in Birgu, Malta. The bakery was built between 1842 and 1845, and later served as the British Admiralty Constabulary from the end of World War II until 1979. By 2020, the museum's collections included more than 20,000 artifacts illustrating Maltese maritime history. |
| Beginning date | 1992 |
| Associated country | Malta |
| Located | Birgu (Malta) |
| Field of activity | Museums Heritage tourism |
| Special note | Data contributed by the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. |
| Found in | German Malta maps, 2011: t.p. verso (Malta Maritime Museum) Heritage Malta (online), viewed on May 21, 2020: Malta Maritime Museum (housed within the Old Naval bakery in Birgu, Malta; founded in 1988, went from 0 to 20,000+ artifacts by 2020) <https://heritagemalta.org/malta-maritime-museum/> Conversation between Daniel Gullo and Curator Liam Gauci, on April 18, 2020 (Muzew Marittimu ta' Malta) Wikipedia (online), viewed on May 21, 2020: Malta Maritime Museum (planning began in 1988, officially opened on July 24, 1992; housed in former Royal Naval Bakery, which was built between 1842 and 1845 and served as the bakery for the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem; converted into the headquarters of the Admiralty Constabulary after WWII) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta_Maritime_Museum> |
| Associated language | eng mlt |
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