Introduction
We aim to provide an excellent service to all visitors and continually strive to improve. We are a volunteer run museum and have made changes so that many people as possible can enjoy our history.
Pre-Arrival
We have a website: www.maltaaviationmuseum.com
Information can be provided in large text.
We have an email available.
Email address: info@maltaaviationmuseum.com
Telephone No. 00356 21416095.
There is a bus stop opposite the Museum for No. 186 from Bugibba to Mdina, Bus 202 from Sliema and 56 bus from Valletta to Dingli. The bus stop on the opposite side of the road is serviced by Bus Nos. 56, 186 and 202 to Valletta, Bugibba and Sliema Ferries.
The museum can also be reached by a Hop on Hop Off Bus Service provide by Malta Sightseeing and City Sightseeing, both on the North Route.
Arrival & Car Parking Facilities. We have a car park with parking facilities for 24 cars including 3 parking bays for the disabled.
Main Entrance & Reception
The museum is divided in two main sections. On the right hand side of the main gate there are two Romney huts which are joined together. The Main Entrance and Reception are in the first of these two Romney Huts and the entrance is an aluminium door 1060mm wide which is normally kept open. There is a slight slope with an embedded rubber mat to reach the reception desk. The other section is a hangar dedicated to The Air Battle of Malta during World War II. The third hangar is the main exhibition Hangar in which aircraft from the 1950’s to the 1980’s are exhibited.
Entrance Fees
Entry is €9.00 for adults, €7.00 for student and AOP’S, Groups over ten €5.00 each and children under 10 years €3.00.
There are also two wheelchairs available free of charge for visitors in the reception area. Please ask at Reception for the use of these wheelchairs if required
Public Areas
Flooring throughout is levelled concrete with a ramp from one Romney hut to the other. The Air Battle of Malta Memorial Hangar, which is reached by walking across the hard standing opposite the Romney huts, is levelled concrete throughout. No ramps are needed to enter this hangar, but a steel sheet ‘bridge’ is found across the sliding door rails of the hangar to facilitate wheelchair access. The main Exhibition Hangar is accessed in the same manner.
There is seating provided at intervals around the museum.
Lighting is mainly natural except in the late winter hours.
Public Areas –WC
The are two separate toilets adjacent to the Air Battle of Malta Memorial Hangar. The first is the Gents which has got two lockable toilets and three urinals, and three wash hand basins. The Ladies has four lockable toilets and three wash hand basins.
Also incorporated in the Ladies block is a unisex toilet for the disabled. The height of the toilet for the disabled (floor to seat) is 48cm. There is a horizontal rail next to the toilet and two vertical rails on the opposite side.
There is also a baby changing unit within the unisex toilet.
Rest Room
We have a rest room situated in a Nissen hut which is between the two Romney huts and the other Hangar. The rest room is equipped with three vending machines, one for cold drinks, one for hot drinks and the other for snacks. There are also a dozen tables and twenty four chairs.
Shop
There is a souvenir shop in the reception area which sells books, magazines, model aircraft kits and souvenirs related to the subject of aviation.
The museum has three outdoor resting areas equipped with benches. The first is situated near the restroom and has four benches. The second is situated between the office and the Gents toilets and has two benches underneath the shade of a tree. The third is situated to the rear of the Air Battle of Malta Memorial Hangar and has seven benches underneath the shade of eight pine trees. There is also a grassed area in front of the benches of the Henrietta Chevalier Memorial Garden. There is also a small play area with two swings, a merry go round and two bouncing horses.
Attractions
The Museum’s main exhibits are aircraft, aero-engines, vehicles related to aviation, uniforms and other aviation memorabilia. The aircraft and memorabilia are being displayed according to clearly defined groups e.g. Second World War, passenger aircraft, Post War Jets and Malta Air Squadron aircraft.
In the Air Battle of Malta Memorial Hangar we have a video playing, normally showing documentaries on World War II in Malta.
Interpretation boards in front of the exhibits are in large text and have pictorial representation where applicable. All are at a maximum top height of 84cm.
The museum also incorporates a Memorial Chapel, which is dedicated to Our Lady of Loreto, the patron Saint of Fliers and honours the RAF personnel that died defending malta during World War II. The Memorial Chapel has a ramp access for wheelchair users.
Contact Information
Telephone : 00356 21416095
Email: info@maltaaviationmuseum.com
Website: www.maltaaviationmuseum.com
Address: Malta Aviation Museum Ta’ Qali ATD 4000
Hours of Operation:
Winter:
Monday to Sunday 9.00 -17.00
Last entry at 16.00
Summer:
Monday to Saturday 9.00 – 17.00
Last entry at 16.00
Sunday 9.00 – 13.00
Last entry at 12.00
We are closed on 10th February, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, 29th June, 15th August, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day Christmas Day, New Year’s Day,
We welcome your feedback to help us continuously improve. If you have any comments please phone 0356 21416095 or email info@maltaaviationmuseum.com