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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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Meet the Artisans: Clay Modelling

For the final Meet the Artisans session of the season, we visited Antonio Mifsud at his studio in Mosta to explore clay modelling from a different perspective. During the session, Antonio introduced participants to his distinctive technique of modelling clay directly onto canvas, combining form, texture and colour to create three-dimensional artworks that blur the…

Red List of Endangered Crafts selected as Melitensia Book of the Month

The Malta Crafts Foundation’s Red List of Endangered Crafts – 2026 Edition has been selected as the University of Malta Library’s Melitensia Book of the Month for September 2026. The publication documents the current state of traditional Maltese crafts, identifying those at greatest risk of disappearing and the challenges affecting their continued practice, while helping…

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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.