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Alessia’s musical journey

Sunday, 12 April 2026, 08:00 Last update: about 5 months ago Marie Benoît

On Sunday 15th March I went to Isouard Hall to listen to Alessia Bonnici who was playing the piano at a concert, Music Speaks. I had heard her play briefly at the Cavalieri Art Hotel a couple of weeks...

Memoirs of an armchair

Sunday, 12 April 2026, 08:00 Last update: about 5 months ago

Back at il-Kamra ta' Fuq, our Andrew E. Zarb returns with a new collection of photographic works titled Memoirs of an armchair, curated by yours truly. Starting with the usual, mandatory...

Italian Cuisine Enters UNESCO’s Intangible Heritage

Saturday, 11 April 2026, 08:05 Last update: about 5 months ago Marie Benoît

There are evenings that feel like a collective embrace - moments when culture, memory, and conviviality gather around a single table. Such was the atmosphere at the Picasso restaurant, where a dinner...

AFRICA CALLS

Saturday, 11 April 2026, 08:00 Last update: about 5 months ago Marie Benoît

Following the successes achieved here in Malta by our "adopted" Sicilian artist Salvatore Montanucci, specifically last May and June 2024 at an art gallery in Senglea, on the 6th October of the same...

MICAS: Malta’s new lighthouse of contemporary art

Thursday, 9 April 2026, 09:18 Last update: about 5 months ago Marie Benoît

The MICAS book which has just been published, is edited by Marco Mulazzani. The two forewords are by Minister Owen Bonnici and Executive Chairman Phyllis Muscat. There are essays by Konrad...

Gaulitana celebrates Verdi

Wednesday, 8 April 2026, 15:37 Last update: about 5 months ago

The 2026 edition of Gaulitana pays homage to Giuseppe Verdi as commemorations around the world tribute the 125th death anniversary of Italian opera master. Aptly, the festival joins the celebratory...

Easter reflections: Ration books and Haiti

Sunday, 5 April 2026, 08:20 Last update: about 5 months ago Marie Benoît

  Wherever we go, there is talk of war - and mostly of Trump. Speculation seems to circle the globe these days. As I was clearing two drawers of my desk, I came across two small relics of...

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