{"id":16015,"date":"2026-03-18T09:44:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T08:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artscouncilmalta.gov.mt\/?p=16015"},"modified":"2026-03-18T14:10:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T13:10:14","slug":"14-projects-benefit-from-funding-through-the-restoration-funding-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artscouncilmalta.gov.mt\/en\/14-projects-benefit-from-funding-through-the-restoration-funding-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"14 projects benefit from funding through the Restoration Funding Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Minister for Culture, Lands and Local Government, Dr. Owen Bonnici, Arts Council Malta and the Restoration and Preservation Department have announced the list of projects which have received funding under the Restoration Funding Scheme whereby 14 projects will receive a total of \u20ac190,000 in investment as financial support for the restoration and conservation of immovable cultural heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fund was open to cultural and voluntary organisations requiring support in the conservation of internal or external cultural property within parish churches, such as altars, doorways, architectural d\u00e9cor, gold-plating, as well as paintings and decorative surfaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Dr. Owen Bonnici stated, \u201cInvestments such as the Restoration Funding Scheme are testament to the importance we give to our cultural and artistic heritage. Our commitment to supporting those involved in traditional activities and creative practices formed part of our electoral promise. We are here today holding true to our promise through the provision of substantial investment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThrough these schemes and initiatives, we continue to strengthen our cultural infrastructure through a more robust mechanism that supports the dynamic development of all the cultural and traditional elements that characterise the Maltese,\u201d concluded Dr. Bonnici.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arts Council Malta&#8217;s Executive Chairman, Dr. Luke Dalli\u00a0 said, \u201cThese projects are testament of our artistic heritage\u2019s richness and variety. From baroque works of art to more contemporary architectural expressions, these projects also remind us of the important role that local communities and voluntary organisations carry out in protecting this heritage. This initiative reflects Arts Council Malta\u2019s continuous commitment to protecting and preserving cultural heritage that forms such an essential part of our Maltese identity. \u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arts Council Malta\u2019s Director of Funds, Rita Falzon said, \u201cThis scheme was purposefully created to address the real needs identified within the sector, especially where conservation work requires a specialised knowledge and long-term maintenance planning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information and to see all the projects that received funding, please visit Arts Council Malta\u2019s website at <a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http:\/\/www.artscouncilmalta.gov.mt\/&amp;data=05%7c02%7cryan.bezzina.1%40gov.mt%7c85bb4efecc2b4d9f421808de842cafad%7c34cdd9f55db849bcacba01f65cca680d%7c0%7c0%7c639093525060250528%7cUnknown%7cTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7c0%7c%7c%7c&amp;sdata=1Rrig1tkmpvRJL3xV7dYIS0nhzWoo8lKM9apDr8N6io%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><strong>www.artscouncilmalta.gov.mt<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/artscouncilmalta.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ACM_Skemi_Restawr_by-Vince-Piscopo_58-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artscouncilmalta.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ACM_Skemi_Restawr_by-Vince-Piscopo_58-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/artscouncilmalta.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ACM_Skemi_Restawr_by-Vince-Piscopo_58-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/artscouncilmalta.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ACM_Skemi_Restawr_by-Vince-Piscopo_58-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/artscouncilmalta.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ACM_Skemi_Restawr_by-Vince-Piscopo_58-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/artscouncilmalta.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ACM_Skemi_Restawr_by-Vince-Piscopo_58-2048x1366.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minister for Culture, Lands and Local Government, Dr. Owen Bonnici, Arts Council Malta and the Restoration and Preservation Department have announced the list of projects which have received funding under the Restoration Funding Scheme whereby 14 projects will receive a total of \u20ac190,000 in investment as financial support for the restoration and conservation of immovable [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16026,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artscouncilmalta.gov.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artscouncilmalta.gov.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artscouncilmalta.gov.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artscouncilmalta.gov.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artscouncilmalta.gov.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16015"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/artscouncilmalta.gov.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16023,"href":"https:\/\/artscouncilmalta.gov.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16015\/revisions\/16023"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artscouncilmalta.gov.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artscouncilmalta.gov.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artscouncilmalta.gov.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artscouncilmalta.gov.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}