Works have started on Admiralty House, with an investment of €4.4 million which will turn the former fine arts museum into offices for the Attorney General and the State Attorney’s offices.

The project should be complete by the first quarter of next year, and is in the hands of the Restoration Directorate, which falls under the Ministry for Culture.

The relocation of the Office of the Attorney General and the Office of the State Attorney to Admiralty House from the Grandmaster's Palace will mean the current premises can be fully renovated and given back to the public.

The works on Admiralty House include the restoration of both façades of the building, the restoration of ceiling paintings, original apertures and other historic elements within the building, the installation of mechanical and electrical services to offer the comfort and commodities of modern offices, all finishing works and furniture.

The building is a 17th century palazzo with two floors and a basement level, with an impressive grand staircase leading to the piano nobile. The palazzo was one of the earliest to be built in Valletta and was originally a residence of several knights.

By the 1820s, the palace became known as Admiralty House and was the seat of the Commander-in-Chief of the British Mediterranean Fleet until 1961. The palazzo was then inaugurated as the National Museum of Fine Arts in 1974.

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