Malta’s public cultural infrastructure is anchored by the network of Public Cultural Organisations established under the Arts Council Malta Act (Cap. 542, 2015) and operating at arm’s length under ACM oversight, alongside Heritage Malta, the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage, Malta Libraries, the National Archives, the Malta Film Commission, PBS Ltd and the Broadcasting Authority (see 1.2.2 for the full institutional map).
The network was initially constituted with seven PCOs and has since expanded to eleven through the addition of KorMalta, Teatru Malta and MICAS, and the 2023 reorganisation of the three performing-arts companies under the National Agency for the Performing Arts (NAPA). Public cultural institutions interact with a substantial private and non-governmental sector — commercial galleries, independent theatres, film production companies, voluntary cultural organisations, band clubs and festa associations — which collectively shape Malta’s cultural offer. Cooperation between public and independent actors is supported through ACM funding schemes (see 7.2.3), guardianship deeds for state heritage sites managed by NGOs, and the 150% tax deduction on corporate donations.
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