Important Artefact

An equisite life size white marble bust of the Honourable Joseph Howard OBE is presently being prepared for placing on permanent display at The Malta Time-gun Museum in Valletta. Joseph Howard was Malta's first Prime Minister between 1921 - 23 during the Self-government of 1921. During his premiership the Saluting Battery was linked to the Upper Barracca and the time-gun and morning guns ceased firing.

The bust is currently being cleaned and studied. So far no authorship has emerged.