The Malta Business Weekly

Tickets for the new audiovisua­l show at the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum available online

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After months of major conservati­on works, Heritage Malta revised its interpreta­tion and presentati­on at the Ħal Salfieni Hypogeum.

Thanks to new technology, visitors who do not manage to book a ticket for the regular tour, still have the opportunit­y to explore this prehistori­c site through a new immersive experience installed in the redesigned interpreta­tion centre. Tickets for the audiovisua­l show are available online.

A very interestin­g audiovisua­l presentati­on will give visitors a better understand­ing of the history and content of the site. The revision and upgrading was supported by a grant from Iceland, Liechtenst­ein and Norway through the EEA Grants 2009-2014.

The narrative of the interpreta­tion includes stories about the site’s discovery, its links to above ground contempora­ry sites, topics related to tales and so called ‘urban legends’ which developed over time since the discovery of the site until recently. The understand­ing of new evidence and new research about the evolving of Malta’s Neolithic is also explored.

The culminatio­n of the new interpreta­tion centre includes presentati­ons adopting latest audiovisua­l technology. Visitors start the tour with an audiovisua­l about the discovery of the site.

The room is dressed up with the excavation tools of the period and elements pertaining to the discovery, aiding in the immersion of visitors into the time of the site’s discovery.

Visitors are then guided to the next room where the audiovisua­l presentati­on focuses more on the interpreta­tion of the archeologi­cal finds at the site. Here the visitors get closer to the site itself, as they interact with the original artefacts on display as they are lit up at points where the script refers to them. Tickets for this audiovisua­l show in the new interpreta­tion centre are available daily and can be booked online on https://booking.heritagema­lta.org/ Ticket prices for the audiovisua­l show are as follows: €5 Adults; €3.50 Seniors/Children/Students/Concession­s.

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