Heritage Malta is to hold an exhibition of maritime graffiti found around the Maltese islands.

Scattered around Malta, graffiti are found on megalithic stones, medieval prisons, and on modern buildings such as wayside chapels, parish churches, public buildings and private homes.

"The more historians delve into this subject, the more we learn that this is a nationwide phenomena lost somewhere in time," Heritage Malta said.

The exhibition will be held at the Maritime Museum  between this month and March 2014.

The exhibition is based on the pioneering research work by the Museums Department former employee Joseph Muscat and his recent donation of various casts of ship graffiti to the museum. A number of salvaged original graffiti will also be displayed, including a large ship graffito and legend dating to 1766 salvaged from a demolished residence in Zurrieq.

The exhibition will be inaugurated on November 28 and will be open to the public as from Friday November 29.

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