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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 21 MARCH 2021 5 CULTURE Heritage Malta's website substitutes physical visits during temporary closure of museums and sites HERITAGE Malta's website www.heritagemalta.org will be temporarily substituting physi- cal visits to museums and sites, which are closed as of today until the 11th of April, follow- ing yesterday's announcement of further mitigation measures against Covid-19. "Part of our mission as the national agency for museums, conservation practice and cultural heritage is to ensure accessibility to our cultural patrimony. During the next few weeks, as we did last year, we will fulfil this mission by providing virtual accessibility through our website and social media platforms," said Noel Zammit, Heritage Malta Chief Executive Officer. The website offers tai- lor-made experiences for the current circumstances, aiming to meet the tastes and needs of vari- ous audiences. The Museums section, for instance, offers virtual tours, information and photos of the selected sites. Other virtual experiences offer insight into photographic collections, clas- sical sculpture and Villa Guar- damangia, among others. Our underwater cultural her- itage may also be visited, via the section dedicated to the various wrecks lying on the seabed around our islands. Under "Resources", on the other hand, one finds useful information about topics rang- ing from Maltese costumes to coinage, coats of arms, tradi- tional games and auberges. Children have a whole sec- tion dedicated to them, where they may learn about our nat- ural and cultural heritage, download pictures and colour them. Adults may purchase books, souvenirs and other items from Heritage Malta's online shop, keep updated through the News section, or watch past lectures they may have missed. Heritage Malta's You Tube channel is also a treasure trove of productions, updated fre- quently with new material, as are all other social media plat- forms.