National Archives of Malta

In 1988, the Legal Documentation Section of the National Archives of Malta was opened, after records of court and tribunal hearings and decisions had been transferred to a Mdina facility beginning the previous year.

All of the Archives' locations feature a reading room, with facilities for researchers open to those over the age of sixteen who produce valid identification.

It was decided that a stand-alone National Archives of Malta would be established, to be headquartered in Rabat in a building that once housed a hospital.

This facility is located in an old bank building and houses court and tribunal records dating back to those decisions made under the Knights Hospitaller.

The National Archives' reading rooms contain a reference library, printed catalogues, photocopying facilities, an information desk featuring a number of publications and fact sheets and tools for preserving Malta's records.

[5] In addition, the National Archives of Malta offers a group and school visit program to increase public awareness of the records held there.

[6] The National Archives of Malta, like its counterparts in other areas of the world, has been moving to increase the availability of its services on the Internet.

The Archives releases many of its publications, including periodical newsletters, its annual report and the State of the Archives report, on its web site, and maintains an 'e-shop' to facilitate the sale of copies of some of its text and image holdings to interested members of the public.