Ta' Ganu Windmill

[1] It was built in 1724 by the António Manoel de Vilhena Foundation.

[2] "Maħlut", the alternative name also used for it historically, is the Maltese word for a mixture of wheat and hops used for making bread.

[2] By the end of the 1920s, the windmill was no longer in use for its originally intended purpose and served only as a place of residence.

[3] During World War II it was used as an air raid shelter, and it became a blacksmith's workshop in the 1970s.

[3] After a period of abandonment, the windmill was entrusted to Maltese artist Gabriel Caruana who renovated it and turned it into a venue for art exhibitions that was inaugurated in 1990.