Malta 1.3.2
Aug 07

Malta 1.3.2

  • August 7, 2019

Table 1: Cultural institutions, by sector and domain

Domain

Cultural institutions (subdomains)

Public sector

Private sector

 

 

Number (year)

Trend last 5 years
(In %)

Number (year)

Trend last 5 years
(In %)

Cultural heritage

Cultural heritage sites (recognised) *

n/a

n/a

2,361 (2021)

stable

 

Archaeological sites * *

25 (2022)

stable

19 (2021)

-9.5% (vs 21 in 2016)

Museums

Museum institutions

22 (2024)

+4.8% (vs 21 in 2019)

n/a

n/a

Archives

Archive institutions

2 (2024)

0%

n/a

n/a

Visual arts

Public art galleries / exhibition halls

2 (2024)***

+100% (MICAS added 2024)

n/a

n/a

Performing arts

Scenic and stable spaces for theatre

28 (2017)

+12% (vs 25 in 2012)

50 (2017)

+6.4% (vs 47 in 2012)

 

Concert houses

0

0

0

0

 

Theatre companies

1 (2024)

0%

n/a

n/a

 

Dance and ballet companies

1 (2024)

0%

n/a

≈53 (2013)

 

Symphonic orchestras

2 (2024)

0%

0

0

Libraries

Libraries

57 (2021)

+1.8% (vs 56 in 2017)

n/a

n/a

Audiovisual

Cinemas

1 (2021)

0%

5 (2021)

0%

 

Broadcasting organisations

2 (2024)

0%

6 (2024)

0%

Interdisciplinary

Socio-cultural centres / cultural houses

2 (2024)*****

+100% (Valletta Design Cluster operational 2021)

n/a

n/a

Source(s): Superintendence of Cultural Heritage, Heritage Malta, National Statistics Office Malta, Malta Libraries, Broadcasting Authority, and the Spazji Teatrali mapping exercise (Valletta 2018 Foundation, later transferred to Arts Council Malta).

* National Inventory of Cultural Heritage; figures include sites in state, private and ecclesiastical ownership. ** Public-sector figure refers to state-owned archaeological sites managed by Heritage Malta. Private-sector figure refers to state-owned archaeological sites entrusted to private organisations through guardianship deeds; the Superintendence estimates a total of approximately 1,353 archaeological sites across the islands. *** Refers to dedicated public art exhibition halls: MUŻA (operational 2018) and MICAS (operational 2024). **** Number of theatre venues, not theatre companies; 2017 data from the Valletta 2018 Foundation Spazji Teatrali mapping exercise. ***** Spazju Kreattiv at St James Cavalier and the Valletta Design Cluster.