MICAS Tours

The Malta International Contemporary Art Space (MICAS) opened its doors to the public in late 2024, strengthening Malta’s cultural infrastructure with a platform for contemporary art and internationalisation. Marrying contemporary architecture with the historical fabric of the 17th century Floriana fortifications, MICAS enabled Malta to take a great step forward to become a proactive player in the world of international contemporary art. The opening exhibition was by the Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos, whose works joined other acquisitions on display at MICAS, by Ugo Rondinone and Conrad Shawcross. In the six years running up to its opening, MICAS’s annual art weekends also hosted international artists Pierre Huyghe, Cristina Iglesias, and Michele Oka Doner, setting the tone to the institution’s ambitions. A sculpture by the renowned Maltese artist Ray Pitrè, greets visitors upon entrance to the complex.

MICAS’s mission is to energise Malta’s cultural ecology and impact that of the Euro-Mediterranean region it inhabits. As an advocate of contemporary art, MICAS seeks to raise public awareness to the significance of the visual arts in contemporary life, bringing to the forefront the way art and artists help interpret the world we live in.