Norbert Gatt is Director General of the Restoration and Preservation Department within the Ministry for the National Heritage, the Arts and Local Government since May 2023. He graduated as an Architect from the University of Malta in 1992 and went on to specialise in Architectural Monument Restoration at La Sapienza in Rome, completing his studies in 1996. Since then, he has been very active in Malta’s architecture restoration scene and was directly involved in the setting up of the Restoration Unit in 1997. Perit Gatt is presently a Member of the National World Heritage Technical Committee; the National Council for Cultural Heritage; and the Board of Warrants – Conservators and Restorers.