Housed in the elegant Auberge de Provence, this museum showcases extraordinary prehistoric artifacts spanning 7,000 years, including finds from Malta's famous megalithic sites like Tarxien and Haġar Qim.
“The National Museum of Archaeology charts 7 000 years of human history, as evidenced by the world's oldest megalithic remains dotted across the archipelago.”
– Michelin Guide
Fodor's
"Housed in the Auberge de Provence (the hostel of the Knights from Provence), the museum has an excellent collection of finds from Malta's many prehistoric sites—Tarxien, Haġar Qim, and the Hypogeum at Paola." Full review
Lonely Planet
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"The National Museum of Archaeology is housed in the impressive Auberge de Provence." Full review
Independent
"Pop to Valletta’s National Museum of Archaeology afterwards to check out the mind bogglingly old artefacts found during the excavations"
"My city's best museum is the National Museum of Archaeology because it houses original artifacts from our megalithic temples, which are considered the oldest free-standing monuments in the world"
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National Geographic
"Many temple altars still stand, perhs once decorated with the rotund figurines I'd seen at the National Museum of Archaeology in Valletta"
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Lonely Planet
"If your focus is on exploring indoor attractions such as the National Museum of Archaeology, the Hal Saflieni Hypogeum or St John's Co-Cathedral, it's a good time to visit. Standout..."
"Simple displays in glass cabinets belie the irreplaceable treasures within: artefacts recovered from Malta's numerous neolithic sites. As I move from room to room in the museum, I learn..."
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National Geographic
"In Malta's baroque capital of Valletta, visitors stop by the National Museum of Archaeology to see several of the so-called 'Fat Ladies,' the curvaceous figurines unearthed from Malta's..."
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