Software engineering and national heritage rarely overlap, but in his role as CEO of Malta’s national agency for museums, conservation, and cultural heritage, Noel Zammit has discovered just how powerful this combination can be.

Mr Zammit’s journey began in Malta as a software engineer and continued in the UK, where he helped multinationals gain a competitive edge through innovative digital solutions. Upon returning to Malta, he joined the Malta Centre for Restoration – now part of Heritage Malta – and progressed through various leadership roles in IT, finance, marketing, and business development. In 2017, he was appointed CEO.

Since then, Mr Zammit has led a wide-reaching transformation at Heritage Malta, drawing on more than 20 years of cross-disciplinary experience. This transformation has included strategic restructuring, rebranding, and a clear commitment to accessibility, operational excellence, and community impact. Amongst other recent measures, the agency has implemented a cutting-edge Collections Management System and Enterprise Resource Planning platform, ensuring streamlined operations and greater access to digitised heritage.

Under Mr Zammit’s leadership, the agency’s mission to make cultural heritage more accessible has delivered tangible results. In 2025, Heritage Malta’s cultural sites and museums welcomed more than 1.9 million paying visitors – the highest number ever recorded since the agency’s foundation. This represents an 18 per cent increase over the previous year, when admissions stood at 1.6 million. When combined with the 132,824 non paying visitors who entered through schemes such as the Senior and Student Passport, the total visitor count surpassed two million people.

These figures are not merely statistics; they are a powerful affirmation of the Maltese public’s growing engagement with national heritage, and of the international appeal of the local cultural landscape. They reinforce its belief that heritage is not something static or fossilised. It is a living, breathing, evolving presence woven into daily life, that continues to shape national identity. This is the powerful message at the heart of Heritage Malta’s 2026 campaign – Heritage Alive/Ħaj.

In 2026, Heritage Malta is determined to keep building on this momentum. With ambitious projects, renewed spaces, and a vision that celebrates heritage as a living force, Heritage Malta is ready to lead the country into a future where the past continues to inspire, connect, and enrich us all. The focus remains clear: to preserve, promote, and share Malta’s cultural heritage with both local and global audiences, ensuring it continues to be, as Heritage Malta's motto proudly states, ‘Part of Us’.

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