Scale Ship Models

This collection highlights Malta’s important role in sea trade, military history, and shipbuilding. It consists of anything from traditional Maltese boat models, like the dgħajsa and luzzu, to a wide variety of warships and trading or merchant vessels

Some models were made as teaching tools, gifts, or commemorative displays. A few of these are a few hundred years old! Others were built by skilled craftsmen using historical records to make accurate renditions, but the museum collection also boasts many creative works by enthusiasts in the community. The Maritime Museum also has models which were made as part of an examination process, by Dockyard School students, for example. Other select models were made in recent years specifically to facilitate museum learning in key areas.