Palace museum
Inquisitor’s Palace
The former seat of the Roman Inquisition in Malta for over 224 years, now a historic house museum and the national ethnography museum.
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Practical information
- Opening hours
- Check Heritage Malta’s current timetable: https://heritagemalta.mt/opening-hours/.
- Age & height
- Child and infant ticket categories are listed. No additional minimum-age or family-suitability recommendation is stated.
- Indoor / outdoor
- Indoor palace and museum with courtyards.
- Price guidance
- Adults 18+ €6; youths 12–17, seniors 60+, concessions and students €4.50; children 6–11 €3; infants 1–5 free. Check current prices with Heritage Malta.
- Accessibility
- Partial accessibility. Heritage Malta notes uneven flooring, low lighting and low doorways; consult the official access statement.
- What to expect
- Built around the 1530s as a civil tribunal, then the Inquisitor’s seat. Rooms include the Inquisitorial Tribunal, the Inquisitor’s bedroom, a punitive cell, the historic kitchen, the Cancelleria and the Grand Staircase.
From the provider's official website. Check with Heritage Malta before you go.