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. [...]
A Giant Anniversary for UNESCO listed Temples
In Gozitan folklore, the Neolithic temples of Ġgantija were actually believed -on account of the size of their enormous megaliths- to have been constructed by a giantess fed on a diet of broad [...]
The Hypogeum skulls on display at the National Museum of Archaeology
The Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum skulls, which have captured popular imagination since they were unearthed, are currently on display at the National Museum of Archaeology in Valletta, in an exhibition [...]
Debunking Urban Legends -The Hypogeum Myths-
Sealed and forgotten from prehistory to the dawn of the 20th century and then alternatively an animal pen, a wartime shelter, a playground for children, and a museum, the Hypogeum has yet to [...]
