Fort Rinella Today
Since 1991, the Fondazzjoni Wirt Artna - Malta Heritage Trust has been restoring the fort and has opened it to the public as a Museum, though the steam engine and hydraulic machinery have not yet been replaced. Once a year, on the 5th of May, a crew of volunteers fires the gun (using only black powder) to keep it active, and also to attract more visitors.
Throughout the year, at 13.00pm, re-enactors dressed as 19th Century British soldiers provide a tour of the fort that combines lecture, demonstration and live re-enactment. This includes the firing, without shot, of a Victorian-era muzzle-loading fieldpiece.
In the 1960/70s, the Fort was used as a location in the films, Zeppelin, Shout at the Devil, and Young Winston.
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