An Island in Transition – 700 to 1700 AD: The Archaeology of Medieval Gozo, is the title of an exhibition currently taking place at the Ministry for Gozo, which is open until the end of October.

This exhibition is the result of a close collaboration between Heritage Malta’s National Museum of Archaeology and its Gozitan counterpart, the Gozo Museum of Archaeology. The exhibition has also benefitted greatly from the additional collaboration of the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage and the Sannat Local Council.

It provides an overview of Gozo’s medieval heritage as seen from an archaeological perspective.

Nathaniel Cutajar, Principal Curator at the National Museum of Archaeology, explained that this exhibition aims to draw the public’s attention to Gozo’s medieval millennium history, which is in many ways uncharted territory.

He went on to say that in fact, no secure historical information exists on Gozo before the mid-13th century. After that date information starts becoming sporadically available, but only for limited aspects of social life. Gozo irretrievably lost most of its medieval archives and artistic heritage in the dramatic invasion of 1551.

Cutajar said that, “it was as if a millennium had been erased from the historical record. Archaeology therefore plays an important role in filling out some of these historical gaps.”

Entrance to the exhibition is free of charge. A booklet on this exhibition is available for sale.

Opening times are; from Monday to Friday 8:30am – 4:00pm (last admission at 3:30pm); Saturdays and Sundays 9:00am – 1:00pm.

Photograph: Heritage Malta

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