Malta at War Museum
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 Couvre Porte Counterguard | |
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| Location | Birgu, Malta |
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| Coordinates | 35°53′7.5″N 14°31′21.6″E / 35.885417°N 14.522667°E |
| Type | War museum |
| Owner | Fondazzjoni Wirt Artna |
| Website | www.maltaatwarmuseum.com |
The Malta at War Museum is a museum in Birgu, Malta, which is dedicated to Malta's role in World War II. The museum is housed within a barrack block and a rock-hewn air-raid shelter within Couvre Porte Counterguard.
The museum is housed within the Couvre Porte, a 17th-century counterguard forming part of the fortifications of Birgu.[1] In the 18th century, casemates were built within the counterguard, and these were later converted into the barracks. During World War II, the barracks were used as a police headquarters, and later as a civil defence centre. At this point, air-raid shelters for the population of Birgu were dug in the rocks beneath the counterguard. Today, the barracks and shelters all form part of the museum.[2]
