Palazzo Falson Historic House Museum

Palazzo Falson Historic House Museum The 13th century palazzo, set in the heart of the Medieval city of Mdina, Malta, was the home of Captain Olof Frederick Gollcher OBE (1889-1962).

The Olof Gollcher Collection comprises artefacts such as paintings, furniture, carpets, silverware and more. Palazzo Falson Historic House Museum is managed by Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti, a non-profit heritage foundation aiming to spread awareness about our heritage through museums, publications, exhibitions and events.

๐Ÿ‘‹ Introducing our guest speakers โ€“ Matt and Sofia Matt and Sofia are the creative duo behind THISS Clay. Coming from dif...
26/05/2026

๐Ÿ‘‹ Introducing our guest speakers โ€“ Matt and Sofia

Matt and Sofia are the creative duo behind THISS Clay. Coming from different design backgrounds, they eventually found their way to ceramics. Working from their studio in Malta, they are drawn to both perfection and imperfection, combining their contrasting design styles to creating ceramic pieces which are functional, quirky, and whimsical.

During ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ, we will explore contemporary ceramic practice and the experimentation behind creating unique works within a craft deeply rooted in history.

Check out the details below:
๐Ÿ“ง Booking required as limited spaces available - send us an email on [email protected]
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ 5 euro non-refundable fee, free for members of Palazzo Falson (booking still required)
๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ Tuesday 2 June at 18:30 - Doors open at 18:00
๐Ÿ“ Palazzo Falson Historic House Museum, Mdina

More info here ๐Ÿ‘‡
https://www.palazzofalson.com/news-events/dusk-dialogues-conversations-on-ceramics

๐Ÿค This event is in collaboration with Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti

Special thanks to Marsovin for supporting this series of events. Marsovin - The Culture of Wine

๐Ÿ•› ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐‹๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ก๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ: ๐‘๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ณ๐ณ๐จ ๐…๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ‘‹ Join us throughout the month of June as we explor...
21/05/2026

๐Ÿ•› ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐‹๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ก๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ: ๐‘๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ณ๐ณ๐จ ๐…๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง

๐Ÿ‘‹ Join us throughout the month of June as we explore religious themes, symbols, and objects found across Olof Gollcherโ€™s collection. It highlights paintings inspired by biblical stories, devotional furnishings, liturgical silver, religious books, icons, and objects linked to both Christian and Islamic traditions. Rather than focusing on personal faith, the tour examines how religion shaped artistic production, domestic spaces, and material culture across different centuries and regions. Participants will also discover details that may often be overlooked during a regular visit to the historic house museum.

Date: throughout June 2026 (excluding Mondays)
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Booking suggested: send us an email on [email protected]
Ticket Price: 12.50 euro non-refundable
Venue: Palazzo Falson Historic House Museum, Mdina

๐Ÿ“ท Pictured from the collection at Palazzo Falson: Silver cased verge watch, Frรจres Wiss & Menu, Geneva, c.1840, The Small Collections Room.

๐Ÿ Take a look at the depiction of Adam and Eve with a serpent holding an apple in its mouth depicted within the chapter-ring. The rest of the dial space is a depiction of the Garden of Eden amongst animals. ๐Ÿ‘

Head to our Facebook story for a fun fact about this watch!

Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti

๐Ÿ‘‹ Introducing our guest speaker โ€“ Huw Groucutt Huw Groucutt is an archaeologist and lecturer in Mediterranean prehistor...
21/05/2026

๐Ÿ‘‹ Introducing our guest speaker โ€“ Huw Groucutt

Huw Groucutt is an archaeologist and lecturer in Mediterranean prehistory in the Department of Classics and Archaeology at the University of Malta.

He has been engaged in archaeological research from West Africa to North Wales, with a particular focus on the way environmental change impacted early human societies in the Saharo-Arabian arid belt and in Malta. Groucutt currently leads the โ€˜TerraFormโ€™ project funded by the European Research Council, which is exploring the origins, evolution, and impacts of agricultural terracing in the Maltese islands, as well as being involved in a variety of other projects, such as at Latnija Cave.

During ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ, we will explore the stories these objects reveal that can sometimes reshape our understanding of the past.

Check out the details below:
๐Ÿ“ง Booking required as limited spaces available - send us an email on [email protected]
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ 5 euro non-refundable fee, free for members of Palazzo Falson (booking still required)
๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ Tuesday 2 June at 18:30 - Doors open at 18:00
๐Ÿ“ Palazzo Falson Historic House Museum, Mdina

More info here ๐Ÿ‘‡
https://www.palazzofalson.com/news-events/dusk-dialogues-conversations-on-ceramics

๐Ÿค This event is in collaboration with Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti

Special thanks to Marsovin for supporting this series of events. Marsovin - The Culture of Wine

โœจ From slabs of clay to head sculptures!๐Ÿ‘‹ During last Saturdayโ€™s workshop,๐‚๐ซ๐š๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ: ๐‡๐š๐ง๐๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‡๐ž๐š๐๐ฌ, we welcomed...
20/05/2026

โœจ From slabs of clay to head sculptures!

๐Ÿ‘‹ During last Saturdayโ€™s workshop,๐‚๐ซ๐š๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ: ๐‡๐š๐ง๐๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‡๐ž๐š๐๐ฌ, we welcomed a small group of participants to Palazzo Falson for a very special opportunity to learn from Francesca Balzan as she demonstrated her clay head making process with us. Participants also had the opportunity to create their very own unique head pieces! The session included a short tour of the historic house museum, with a special focus on heads and busts from the collection to spark creativity!

๐Ÿ“ง We thank you for joining us! You may sign up for our emails to get the latest news about forthcoming events at Palazzo Falson by sending an email to [email protected]

โœจ Dusk Dialogues: Conversations on Ceramics๐Ÿ‘‹ Join us for ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ, featuring special guests ๐‡๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐œ๐ฎ๐ญ...
19/05/2026

โœจ Dusk Dialogues: Conversations on Ceramics

๐Ÿ‘‹ Join us for ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ, featuring special guests ๐‡๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐œ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ญ and Sofia and Matt from ๐“๐‡๐ˆ๐’๐’ ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ. Bringing together perspectives from an archaeologist and two creatives as we reflect on the materials and techniques in ceramics.

Huw Groucutt, an archaeologist engaged in research from West Africa to North Wales, with a particular focus on the way environmental change impacted early human societies in the Saharo-Arabian arid belt and in Malta will join Sofia and Matt, founders of THISS Clay, a creative duo emerging from different design backgrounds who now craft whimsical and quirky pieces through their pottery practice.

๐Ÿ—ฏ This talk aims to spark a conversation around ceramics, exploring the materials, techniques, and craftsmanship that have survived from archaeological traditions into contemporary practice.

More info here ๐Ÿ‘‡
https://www.palazzofalson.com/news-events/dusk-dialogues

๐Ÿค This event is in collaboration with Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti

Special thanks to Marsovin for supporting this series of events. Marsovin - The Culture of Wine

19/05/2026

Throwback to Hidden Details, a video series from .falson, during which we invite you to take a closer look at the Gollcher Collection.

In this series, museum hosts, curators and volunteers choose items from the collection and reveal the surprising history and craftsmanship behind them.

For the 8th episode, Chantelle Debattista, has dedicated her Hidden Details feature to a Mirror belonging to Olof Gollcher. This mirror is found in the Sitting Room at Palazzo Falson.โœจ

19/05/2026

Throwback to Hidden Details, a video series from .falson, during which we invite you to take a closer look at the Gollcher Collection.

In this series, museum hosts, curators and volunteers choose items from the collection and reveal the surprising history and craftsmanship behind them.

For the 9th episode, Martin Banks, a long time volunteer, shares some words about the collection of Fans at Palazzo Falson. This brisรฉ fan decorated in chinoiserie style decoration, is found in the Orientation room of the museum.โœจ

๐ŸŒ For this yearโ€™s ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ, we celebrate the theme ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž๐ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ by inviting you to pa...
15/05/2026

๐ŸŒ For this yearโ€™s ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ, we celebrate the theme ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž๐ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ by inviting you to participate in a game where you will guess the country associated with different artefacts.

๐Ÿ  This game can accompany your visit through the rooms of the historic house museum as it highlights the vast and colourful collection which once belonged to Olof Gollcher, the last owner and resident of Palazzo Falson. Each question invites you to identify the country connected to the object.

More info here:

https://www.palazzofalson.com/news-events/international-museum-day---museums-uniting-a-divided-world



๐Ÿ“ท Pictured: W & T M Bardin, Globe (detail), Landing at Palazzo Falson Historic House Museum.

14/05/2026

โœจ We were delighted to have such an engaged audience for ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ค ๐ƒ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ: ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐…๐š๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ง, featuring dress historian Caroline Tonna, and seamstress Maria Muscat .

๐Ÿ—ฏ๏ธ This talk sparked dialogue around fashion, highlighting the historical significance of the stories behind the garments, and the traditions that risk being lost from one generation to the next. This event included a special show-and-tell , where a selection of garments and haberdashery items from the past were displayed.

๐Ÿ”ˆ Join us for ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ค ๐ƒ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ: ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ, the next talk from this series on 2nd June at 6:30pm.

๐Ÿ“ง More details will be out soon. Space is limited so be sure to book your place by sending an email on [email protected]

Booking is open for all talks in this series. More info here๐Ÿ‘‡
https://www.palazzofalson.com/news-events/dusk-dialogues

๐Ÿค This event is in collaboration with Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti

Special thanks to Marsovin for supporting this series of events Marsovin - The Culture of Wine

๐Ÿฅณ Celebrating museums as spaces of dialogue, inclusion and peace! The International Council of Museums (ICOM) is organis...
13/05/2026

๐Ÿฅณ Celebrating museums as spaces of dialogue, inclusion and peace!

The International Council of Museums (ICOM) is organising ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ (๐ˆ๐Œ๐ƒ), a global event highlighting the transformative role of museums in society on the theme ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž๐ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐.

๐Ÿ‘‹ Join us on this occasion at Palazzo Falson as we celebrate on Sunday 17th May, by participating in a game (accessible via mobile phone or tablet) where you will guess the country associated with different artefacts. This game can accompany your visit through the rooms of the historic house museum as it highlights the vast and colourful collection which once belonged to Olof Gollcher, the last owner and resident of Palazzo Falson.

Entrance tickets can be purchased at the door. This game is suitable for ages 6 + (accompanied by an adult) and normal ticket prices and policies apply which can be found here www.palazzofalson.com

๐Ÿ“ง Further information is available on our website and kindly send an email to [email protected] should you have any queries.

Learn more here:
https://icom.museum/en/news/museums-uniting-a-divided-world/


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