Atlas Insurance traces its roots back to several small insurance agencies, some dating back to the 1920s. Over the course of the last century, these have merged to form what Atlas is today. To mark this centenary, we are showcasing and celebrating Malta’s remarkable commercial history through this exhibition.

Exhibition Dates: 18th April till 28th May 2024 | Monday to Friday 8.00 till 16.30
Location: The Malta Chamber of Commerce, Republic Street, Valletta.

Through a curated collection of clients’ anecdotes and artefacts, we pay homage to some key commercial narratives that have helped to shape Malta’s economic and social landscape today.

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Further reading:

Feature on the Times of Malta: “A 100-year legacy is a momentous one. It embodies the intertwining narratives of countless lives traversing the corridors of time, the stories that speak volumes of human endeavour, the march of progress and myriad events.”   Read more

Explore six vignettes of Malta’s commercial history. Read more

Artefacts & Snippets:

• A Gift from the Chamber: Walter Camilleri’s Inkwell
• Herbert Ganado’s Valletta
• Carmela Attard’s Music Hall
• Albert V. Mallia and Northern Assurance
• Post-War Industry
• A Protected Economy
• Road to EU: Value Added Tax in 1995

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Acknowledgements

Curator
Justine Balzan Demajo

Archivist and Researcher
Nikolai Debono

Atlas Executive Director and Project Lead
Catherine Calleja

Exhibition Design
Tracey Sammut
Andrew Borg Wirth

Graphic Design & Photography
Lisa Attard

Historical Consultant
Dr Mario Brincat

Atlas Exhibition Team and Key Collaborators

Leo Busuttil
Catherine Calleja
Purdey Fava
Robert Micallef
Matthew von Brockdorff

Vinay Aarohi
Gordon Camilleri
Jake Cauchi
Mattea Cauchi
Ann Miceli Farrugia
Jesmond Farrugia
Gaetano Mifsud
Stacey Said Sarreo

Contributors and Lenders

Actavis Ltd
Alf Mizzi & Sons Ltd
Alfred Gera & Sons Ltd
Allied Newspapers Ltd
APS Bank plc
Attard & Co Ltd
Autosales Ltd
Mr Leonard Azzopardi
Mr Joseph Bajada
Baxter Ltd
Marquis Nicholas de Piro
Judge Giovanni Bonello
C Camilleri & Sons Ltd
Mr Keith Camilleri
Mr Walter and Mrs Patricia Camilleri
Central Bank of Malta
Charles de Giorgio Ltd
Chiswick House School
Mr Roger de Giorgio
Mr Nikolai Debono
Mr Matthew Demarco
Ms Becky D’Ugo
Eden Leisure Group Ltd
Faculty of ICT, University of Malta
Mr Alfred Falzon Sant Manduca
Fimbank plc
Dr Olga Finkel
Mr Albert Formosa
Foster Clark Products Ltd
Mr George and Mrs Joyce Grech
Mr Anthony Guillaumier
Halmann Vella Ltd
Heritage Malta – Malta Maritime
Museum
Ignazio Anastasi Ltd
International Hotel Investments plc
Jolly Ltd
Kindred Group plc
Lombard Bank Malta plc
Mr Michael Lowell
Magna Zmien
Magro Brothers Ltd
Mdina Metropolitan Chapter
Michael Attard Ltd
Mr Robert Micallef
National Archives of Malta
National Library of Malta
Notarial Registers Archive
P Cutajar Ltd
Mr Lawrence Pavia
PBS Malta Ltd
Playmobil Malta Ltd
Russell’s Antiques
Dr George Said
Mr Julian Sammut
Raċanċ
Sigma Coatings (Malta) Ltd
Simonds Farsons Cisk plc
Società Filarmonica Maria Mater
Gratiæ Żabbar
St James Hospital
St Michael School
Testaferrata Group
The Malta Chamber
The Phoenicia Malta Ltd
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Malta Ltd
Vassallo Group Malta
Vee Gee Bee Ltd
Mr Sergio Vella
Mr Robert von Brockdorff
Xara Collection
Żabbar Sanctuary Museum
Mr Benjie Zammit
Zaffarese Signs + Display Ltd