Natural History Museum and Clay Making

The National Museum of Natural History, situated inside the fortified city of Mdina, deals with the acquisition, collection and conservation of natural history material, with an emphasis on local biota. Display areas cover various topics including local geology and palaeontology, human evolution, exotic mammals, marine fauna, insects, shells and birds. Dioramas are used to showcase different Maltese habitats such as the local cliff habitat of birds, traditional rubble walls and diversity of animals found in the Islands’ valleys. The young visitors will then have the opportunity to take part in a clay-making activity.