What to do and see in Valletta, Island of Malta: The Best Museums

This state of the art building is spread over four floors and is not your typical Postal Museum. It offers a run through of Maltese history from the 15th century. The Museum also boasts of two temporary gallery spaces, a large audio-visual room and merchandising store. The temporary gallery spaces currently offer a collection of photographic prints by Richard Ellis, and what is arguably the finest collection of works by Emvin Cremona, regarded by many as one of the best Maltese artists of the 20th century.

Iniala5 Gallery Valletta hosts high end contemporary art exhibitions by local and international established Artists. The space is located in the heart of the capital and caters for exclusive opening night events which are considered a gathering place for the art community and art lovers on the island. The gallery has a character of its own, designed to keep the buildings original aesthetic appeal.

A Small Curiosity Shop in the heart of the island’s Baroque Capital City. We do our utmost to exhibit a diverse range of Antiques, Collectables, and Curiosities, with the aim of bringing the past to the present. Everyone is welcome and we would love to discuss what you collect or what you dream of having. We are constantly changing to suit all tastes and our items range from the smallest curiosity to some of the greatest masters.

Blitz Valletta is a contemporary art space founded in 2013 in a typical Valletta townhouse, which was originally a family home. As a reference institution for international and Maltese art, Blitz Valletta organizes solo and group shows, conferences, workshops, and talks. Between 2015-18 it launched a residency project mentioned by ArtBasel and Tate Art Exchange Programme. Our latest exhibitions included solo shows of Rossella Biscotti, Sara Cwynar, Ahmet Ogut, Adelita Husni-Bey and Tobias Zielony; and a group show with nine international artists whose work delved into the challenges of language in a globalised world and the increasing role of emojis, gifs, memes, social media and video games in our lives. Free entrance.

An innovative museum concept based on Augmented Reality, housed in one of the most iconic buildings in Valletta - The Sacra Infermeria. A visit to the museum will transport you back in time, whereby you can interact with the main characters and be part of history. A fun and educational experience for everyone.

If you fancy seeing something a little bit different when visiting Valletta go to Casa Rocca Piccola. Often described as a ‘living museum’ it is the only privately owned palace open to the public in the city. Built over 400 years ago for a Knight of Malta, Don Pietro La Rocca it is now the ancestral home of a Maltese Noble family. On your tour the guides will point out interesting things to see such as an 18th Century golden Sedan Chair. There are literally hundreds of magnificent objects to see including modern paintings interspersed with the ancestral portraits of the Marquises de Piro and the Barons of Budach. You will also see a network of tunnels cut out from the rock under Casa Rocca Piccola which were used as Bomb Shelters in World War 2. Over 100 people sheltered here from the Nazi bombs that poured on Valletta. To finish your tour in the cellars of the house there is a delightful Sicilian restaurant called La Giara.

Visitors at Fort St Elmo can experience the impressive grounds of the fort, including the splendid architecture of the two chapels dedicated to St Anne. Among the most notable artefacts inside the museum one finds the military armour of the Order of St John and the Ottoman Turks, the Gloster Sea Gladiator N5520 FAITH, Roosevelt’s Jeep ‘Husky’, and Malta’s award for gallantry, the George Cross.

The Lascaris War Rooms consist of an underground complex of tunnels and chambers that housed the War Headquarters from where the defence of Malta was conducted during the Second World War.This secret complex contained operations rooms for each of the fighting services from where not only the air defence of Malta was coordinated, but also some of the greatest battles fought in the Mediterrean during the war. In July 1943, the Lascaris War Rooms served as the advance headquarters for the Invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky)by Generals Eisenhower, Montgomery, Alexander and Clark and Air Marshal Tedder and Admiral Cunningham. It went on being used under different forms by both the British services and Nato up to 1977.

The Saluting Battery is one of Malta's most vibrant visitor attractions where history is brought to life daily! Located high along Valletta's eastern historic ramparts it enjoys unrivalled spectacular views of the Grand Harbour and its surrounding fortified towns. It is also perhaps the oldest saluting battery still in operation anywhere in the world. Here one can see a fully restored gun powder magazine, an artillery side-arm store, a handsome collection of original muzzle-loading artillery , ammunition and equipment and get a close-look at the saluting guns. The battery is equipped with audio-guides but guided torus in English are also available three times a day at 11.00, 12.30 And 15.00Hrs.