I am an admirer of Villa Frere, of its creator the Rt Hon John Hookham Frere, and now of the handful of volunteers who are slowly trying to return the gardens and the buildings into something of their...

"We used to build temples, and museums are about as close as secular society dares to go in facing up to the idea that a good building can change your life and a bad one ruins it" - Alain de Botton...

Like other female writers who were brought up in a (probably single sex) Catholic school (another writer who comes to mind is Karen Armstrong who had also been a nun) Marina Warner was brought up in a...

On the occasion of the twinning of Valletta and Cortona, the Italian Embassy invited the award-winning pianist Francesco Attesti to give a concert in Malta. The maestro also happens to be the deputy...

NB: You may need a translator for this week's column   "Listen, it's not me you must shout with... u le! Jien, just I am Leli from Mqabba, try to make money for my "femily" is it. Ara,...

Masquerade Malta is opening its 2022-2023 season at Blue Box with Animal Farm, George Orwell's classic. Re-imagined by Youth Theatre Masquerade and directed by Ian Moore, this brand-new...

A new chapter for Spazju Kreattiv officially commences with the launch of the 2022/2023 programme. The season will comprise over 560 events, including 400 collaborators and 19 creative...

Until quite recently I had no really strong feelings about zoos. And then I watched a TV documentary that blew the whole issue of captive wild animals wide open. We can even claim local relevance...

One of the most impressive traits of the Maltese national psyche is that during times of wars, pandemics and other trials and tribulations, the Maltese people rose to the occasion demonstrating...

In 2019, famous Italian writer Roberto Saviano spoke and wrote many times about Malta and its connections with organised crime. He was speaking and writing in the aftermath of the murder of...