Malta, the island back in time

Collection title

UNESCO mandate

ID

INA00700

Source

INA (FR)

First broadcast date

01/01/1979

Production year

1979

Abstract

Documentary as part of the international campaign launched by UNESCO in order to restore historic sites of Malta, a crossroads of cultures and civilizations of the Mediterranean. The history of the archipelago is evoked through images of various temples and monuments as well as archival footage of World War II, with an original music. The interview with the director of museums and monuments offers an insight into the collapse, due to a landslide,of the Vihena Palace, housing the National Museum of Natural History.

Type

video

Production companies

• UNESCO - Own production

Broadcaster

INA

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Primary theme

Historical heritages

Secondary themes

• Art, Culture and Knowledge / Writing, graphic culture
• Tourism and cultural sites / Architecture
• Tourism and cultural sites / Museum
• Tourism and cultural sites / Urbanism and cities
• Art, Culture and Knowledge / Fine arts / Painting
• Landscapes and environment / Risks and disasters / Natural

Period of events

• From 1500 to 1800

Map locations

• Malta - Malta island
• Malta - Gozo island

Original language

French

Media running time

26m44

Additional information

UNESCO mandate entrusted to INA