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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 30 MAY 2021 7 CULTURE Heritage Malta gears up for summer with more frequent opening times FOLLOWING several months of restricted opening hours and at times even complete closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Heritage Malta is now gearing up for summer with more fre- quent opening times at its sites and museums from the begin- ning of June until the end of Oc- tober. "The pandemic was a direct challenge to Heritage Malta's mission of accessibility, forc- ing the agency to twice close its doors entirely to the public and to reopen with restrict- ed admissions and opening hours. However, the agency was proactive and foresighted enough to rise to the occasion and adapt to the new circum- stances. We now feel more pre- pared than ever before for the busiest season of the year and look forward to welcoming our visitors throughout a fruitful summer," said Noel Zammit, Heritage Malta's Chief Execu- tive Officer. Besides more fre- quent opening times, during the summer months Heritage Malta will also be regularly or- ganising open days at sites that are normally kept closed to the public, and will be issuing vari- ous special offers to further en- hance the visitor's experience. As has been the practice dur- ing the past months, all visits to Heritage Malta sites and museums will be conducted in strict adherence to Public Health regulations related to Covid-19. Here is the full list of the opening times of Heritage Mal- ta museums and sites from the beginning of June until the end of October: Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum: Open daily from 09.00 to 17.00hrs. Last minute tickets for the Hy- pogeum can only be purchased on site. On Tuesdays, Fridays, Satur- days and Sundays, the follow- ing museums and sites will be open from 10.00 to 16.30hrs: • Għar Dalam and Borġ in-Nadur • Tarxien Temples Inquisi- tor's Palace • Domvs Romana • National Museum of Nat- ural History • The Citadel museums and sites • All week except Tues- days, the following muse- ums and sites will be open from 10.00 to 16.30hrs: • The National Museum of Archaeology MUŻA • The Palace Armoury • Fort St Elmo and the Na- tional War Museum • Ħaġar Qim and Mnajdra Temples Fort St Angelo • St Paul's Catacombs • Skorba and Ta' Ħaġrat Temples • Ġgantija Temples Ta' Ko- la Windmill • The following museums and sites are temporar- ily closed until further notice: Ta' Bistra Cata- combs • Fortress Builders Inter- pretation Centre • The Malta Maritime Mu- seum • The Palace State Rooms For further information, visit www.heritagemalta.org