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History
Ta' Ganu windmill, or as they called it Tal-Maħlut, is an eighteenth century windmill in Birkirkara, Malta. It was built in 1724 by the António Manoel de Vilhena Foundation. . The word "Maħlut" translates to the mixture of wheat and hops that were used in the recipe for bread.

The windmill was operational until 1929, for over two hundred years. Most of the windmills on the Maltese Islands were closed down because of lack of demand. . The word "Maħlut" translates to the mixture of wheat and hops that were used in the recipe for bread. Ta' Ganu Windmill was left abandoned for a number of years, until 1986 when the authorities decided to restore the windmill.

The Mill as an Arts, Culture and Crafts Centre
On the 22nd of June 1990 it was inaugurated as an Arts, Culture and Crafts Centre, under the direction of Gabriel Caruana and his wife Mary Rose Caruana.

In 2016, it became the home of the Gabriel Caruana Foundation set up by Gabriel Caruana, his daughter Raffaella Zammit, Professor Richard England and Umberto Buttiġieġ.