MUŻA
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MUŻA is an art museum located at Auberge d'Italie in Valletta, Malta. It was formerly located at Admiralty House between 1974 and 2016, when it was known as the National Museum of Fine Arts ().
Key facts
- Museum.name
- MUŻA
- Museum.native_name
- Mużew Nazzjonali tal-Arti
- Museum.native_name_lang
- mt
- Museum.image
- Auberge d'Italie, Valletta 002.jpg
- Museum.caption
- Façade of Auberge d'Italie in 2020
- Museum.former_name
- National Museum of Fine Arts
- Museum.location
- Auberge d'Italie, Valletta, Malta
- Museum.type
- Art museum
- Museum.website
- Official website
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Official website
Heritage Malta
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- muza.mt
- Image
- Auberge d'Italie, Valletta 002.jpg
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- inception
- 2018-00-00
- Commons Institution page
- MUŻA
- native label
- MUŻA - Mużew Nazzjonali tal-Arti u l-Komunita'
- street address
- Auberge D’Italie, Merchant Street, Valletta VLT 1170, Malta
- date of official opening
- 2018-11-01
- Commons category
- National Museum of Fine Arts, Malta
- phone number
- +356 21 220 006
- postal code
- VLT 1170
- fee
- 0
- short name
- MUŻA
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
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13 sectionsContents
- History
- National collection prior to 1974
- National Museum of Fine Arts (1974–2016)
- MUŻA (since 2018)
- Location
- Collections
- Fine arts
- Furniture and silverware
- Temporary exhibitions
- See also
- Further reading
- References
- External links
MUŻA is an art museum located at Auberge d'Italie in Valletta, Malta. It was formerly located at Admiralty House between 1974 and 2016, when it was known as the National Museum of Fine Arts ().
It houses a collection of works by Maltese and foreign artists mainly representing the major European artistic styles. The museum was inaugurated on 7 May 1974, and it was located at Admiralty House, an 18th-century palace which was formerly the official residence of the Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet. The museum was closed down on 2 October 2016. In 2018 the national collection of fine arts was moved and put on display in the new National Community Art Museum, MUŻA (from the Maltese acronym Mużew Nazzjonali tal-Arti), located at Auberge d’Italie in Valletta.
Gallery (5)
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