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Promoting the Crafts Sector in the Maltese Islands, thereby contributing to the revival, preservation, and long-term sustainability of local artisan skills.

Set up in 2021, the Malta Crafts Foundation embarks on wide-ranging initiatives that seek to generate interest and awareness not only among visiting tourists, but also among the local population especially among students and young people.

It also seeks to stimulate innovation in Maltese crafts and provides assistance to artisans to help them implement the necessary changes in order to transform challenges into opportunities and survive in the 21st century.

The Malta Crafts Foundation is also responsible for the promotion of artisans in facilities such as the artisan villages in Ta’ Qali, Malta and Ta’ Dbieġi, Gozo: two main hubs for the creation and promotion of artisanal crafts and their development in the Maltese islands.

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MCF Learns: Content Marketing

Several artisans actively participated in the latest edition of MCF Learns, which offered valuable insights into content marketing, with particular emphasis on two of today’s most influential platforms, Instagram and TikTok. Delivered by Davinia Mallia Pule’ from GRO, the workshop explored how compelling storytelling and engaging digital content can capture audiences’ attention, ultimately helping artisans…

Artisan internships for young people

The Malta Crafts Foundation facilitated the placement of a number of young people with different artisans operating at the Ta’ Qali Artisan Village for a two-week internship, during which they had the opportunity to experience first-hand how businesses operate by assisting the artisans in the manufacturing aspect and running of their business. On the last…

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Craftspersons Registry

Find a Craftsperson

Find an Artisan from the Malta Crafts Register maintained by the Commerce Department within the Ministry for the Economy, Enterprise and Strategic Projects.

Register as a Craftsperson

Register as an Artisan on the Malta Crafts Register maintained by the Commerce Department within the Ministry for the Economy, Enterprise and Strategic Projects.