Silence and Enlightenment: a residency in two colours
“The figures are coming back to me!” Joyce Camilleri, excitedly reported back to a friend, following a few days of experimenting with the way she handled her paintbrush. “I knew it would have [...]
Malta Oskura: Judicial Hanging
Participants are requested to register beforehand via these links: 13th April – CLICK HERE 15th April – CLICK HERE Frightful tales dotting the long history of judicial hanging in [...]
A far-sighted vision beyond a jam-packed year
2020 may well have been a nightmarish year on various levels for cultural heritage agencies worldwide, but Noel Zammit, hands firmly at the helm of Heritage Malta, has braved the storm and ridden [...]
Triple anniversary for the Domvs Romana in Rabat
Stepping into the fauces, it is cool and dark after the harsh sunlight outside. The client blinks and adjusts his eyes, and guided by the flickering candles of the candelabra makes his way to the [...]
You Cannot Cancel Time
There are literally skeletons in the closet upstairs at the Mainguard on Misrah San Ġorġ in Valletta. Two crouching painted skeletons prop up either end of a door frame leading to offices [...]
‘Crown Jewels’ of the National Collection on display in a new Gallery at MUŻA
Some of the foremost artists in the 17th and 18th centuries were lured and secured by the prestige and contacts made possible by the presence of new patrons such as the Order of St. John. [...]
