Christmas on Campus Cultural Tours are back!

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The group will visit the Notarial Registers Archive, located within a Baroque palazzo in St Paul Street, Valletta.

This visit will offer an opportunity to learn about and appreciate the valuable work carried out by the Notarial Registers Archives staff, who safeguard and preserve priceless historical documents.

Among the many treasures housed within the Archives is Il-Kantilena, the oldest known literary text in the Maltese language, which the group will have the privilege to view.

Through the dedicated efforts of the Archives team, the collective memory of the Maltese nation is not only protected but also made accessible to present and future generations.

Maximum amount of persons: 15 (Van leaves at 12 -noon- from Carpark 5 near Maltapost)

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The group will join guide Giacomo Muscat for an entertaining tour of Mdina, discovering secrets and mysteries from the Medieval period that one might not have ever heard before.

The engaging commentary will allow participants to start looking at the old capital city from a completely new perspective, putting themselves in the shoes of the Medieval inhabitants, and learning about the multiple dangers and intrigues they experienced. 

Maximum amount of persons: 35 (Small coach leaves at 12 -noon- from Bus Terminus opposite Campus Hub)

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The group will visit Ta’ Bistra Catacombs, the most extensive set of tombs and catacombs as yet discovered beyond the limits of ancient Melite.

First excavated in 1933, more recent studies carried out in the 21st century have provided us with new discoveries and made possible exciting interpretations about Malta's underground heritage. 

Maximum amount of persons: 20 (Van leaves at 12 -noon- from Carpark 5 near Maltapost Office)

Construction works on the Parish Church of Cospicua, dedicated to the Immaculate Conception of our Lady, started in 1680.

Works had to stop numerous times, especially due to the plague outbreak of 1676.

The church was eventually completed in 1735 and is now a beautiful sacred space boasting a number of masterpieces including works by Giuseppe Cali, Abram Gatt, and Pietro Paolo Caruana.

The group will be able to appreciate the church at its best since during the visit as it will be fully adorned for the local feast taking place on the 8 December. 

Maximum amount of persons: 50 (Coach leaves at 12 -noon- from Bus Terminus opposite Campus Hub)

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The Public Abattoir is the only provider of services related to the slaughter for bovines, swine, equines and small ruminants in Malta.

It provides such services in the cleanest and most hygienic manner, in line with rigorous animal welfare standards whilst ensuring full traceability of such products.

Increasingly, it has been working on research and development to help re-discover traditional foods which risked being lost to history.

At the same time, the Public Abattoir has been working on reducing its food-waste foot-print by diverting by-products into a range of secondary products ranging from mazzit and kirxa for human consumption to parchment for manuscript restoration.

Visitors will be able to tour the swine slaughterline, the mazzit production plant and, time permitting, also a brief demonstration on parchment making.

Maximum amount of persons: 15 (Van will leave at 12 -noon- from Carpark 5 near Maltapost Office)

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Villa Francia is a beautiful baroque residence situated in Lija.

Built by the Preziosi family in 1757, the property was in due course passed on to the Francia family, hence its present name.

In 1987 Villa Francia and its surrounding gardens were given to the Republic of Malta, and the property is presently the Prime Minister’s official residence, thus not generally open to the public.

The group will be able to learn more about the architecture and history of this fascinating structure.

Maximum amount of persons: 50 (Coach will leave at 12 -noon- from the bus terminus opposite Campus Hub)

• These visits are open to all students and members of staff at the University of Malta. 
• All groups will leave the University of Malta, Msida Campus at 12:00 (noon) and all tours will commence at the respective venues at 12:30.
• Please ensure you have your ticket at the meeting place.
• Tickets are limited and therefore are on a first-come, first-served basis and may be obtained from Room 216A, Office for Human Resources Management & Development, First Floor, Administration Building. We advise you to purchase your tickets early to avoid disappointment.
• HRMD is unable to reserve places by phone or by email and tickets will be available only against payment.
• The tours will be against a donation of EUR5, which will all be donated to MCCFF (Malta Community Chest Fund Foundation) and Id-Dar tal-Providenza. Please ensure you are able to make it on the date you have booked your visit.

The Cultural Tours are being coordinated by the Conferences & Events Unit.