There is no documentation recording the construction of the third Auberge d'Italie, but work began in 1574 and the building was inaugurated in September 1579. The original designs of both Valletta auberges were made by the Maltese architect Girolamo Cassar. This building was eventually incorporated into the Grandmaster's Palace, and the present auberge began to be built in Strada San Giacomo (now Merchants Street).
Following the transfer of the capital city from Birgu to Valletta, a second auberge was built in the centre of the new city in 1570–71. The first auberge was built in Birgu in the 1550s, on the site of an earlier building which had been used by the Langue of Italy. History Hospitaller rule Īuberge d'Italie was the third Italian auberge to be built in Malta. In 2018 it became the new National Community Art Museum, MUŻA (from the Maltese acronym Mużew Nazzjonali tal- Arti). It is now converted to host the national collection (previously at National Museum of Fine Arts). Until recently, it housed the Malta Tourism Authority, and there are undergoing works of restoration. Īfter the Order was expelled from Malta in 1798, the auberge was used for a number of purposes, housing a military headquarters, an officers' mess, a museum, a school of arts, a courthouse, the General Post Office and various government departments. The building continued to be modified throughout the course of the 17th century, with the last major renovation being carried out in the 1680s during the magistracy of Gregorio Carafa, giving the building a Baroque character. It was built at various stages in the late 16th century to house knights of the Order of Saint John from the langue of Italy, and it originally had a Mannerist design by Girolamo Cassar and several other architects. The Auberge d'Italie ( Maltese: Berġa tal-Italja, Italian: Albergo d'Italia) is an auberge in Valletta, Malta.
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