The maintenance and development of cultural heritage is an important theme for exchanges between Malta and Utrecht. During their intensive work visit in Utrecht Martin Spiteri and Luisana Damato (Heritage Malta) discovered the city both above as underground. In meetings with their colleagues a follow up was given for the ongoing cooperation.
In the programme cultural heritage was discussed in its broad manifestations. Martin and Luisana looked at the tiniest glass fragments at Dep. Archaeologie and visited the Mansion Oud-Amelisweerd that's being restored commissioned by the Centraal Museum. And in between they enjoyed the Utrecht Caravaggist paintings, visited the underground visitors centre at Domplein and several fortresses. They experienced a lot of enthusiasm and involvement and it's obvious that several ideas for cooperation and exchanges popped up. For example about the climate control of the Hypogeum which is of great importance for the second visitors centre at Domplein.
The visit to the National Museum for Religious Art St Catharine Convent and the exhibition 'Pilgrims, on the way to Santiago de Compostela' ended the visit to Utrecht. Filled with inspiration and business cards the visit almost felt like a successful pilgrimage itself.
