Previously inaccessible parts of Grand Master's Palace open to public

The public will be given free entrance to previously inaccessible areas of the Grand Master’s Palace after months of renovations by Heritage Malta, Culture Minister Owen Bonnici said on Tuesday. 

The open day, taking place on December 11, will allow entrants to explore the palace and many rooms that have never been accessible to the public such as the halls that serve as the president’s office and the newly restored state rooms. 

“The public will be able to follow the restoration project in its various phases by visiting halls where works are still being carried out, areas where works are yet to commence, and rooms where restoration has been completed,” Bonnici said. 

The restoration works will cost around €30 million. Photo: Jonathan Borg.

Guests will be allowed to explore the areas either by themselves or as part of a tour group, tours starting every hour from 9.30am until the last guided shift at 4.30pm. 

This event will be the final time the public will be able to see the palace with ongoing works, the project also modernising the building with TVs and projections showing historical trivia. 

Bonnici said that the project, which is Heritage Malta’s most extensive renovation,...