Set the scene.
The voluntary, non-profit organisation formed to safeguard Malta’s historic, artistic and natural heritage. Its interests reached beyond famous monuments to ordinary townscapes and countryside.
Here’s the twist.
Restoring and managing sites became one practical part of its work. Another was arguing for stronger protection and enforcement when development threatened heritage.
Why it still matters.
Its name is familiar from signs beside restored buildings. Behind a sign are fundraising, conservation decisions and volunteers: preservation has a working history too.
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