Since Dido and Aeneas was written by English Baroque composer Henry Purcell in the 17th century, the face of the world has changed radically through multiple moments of triumph and tragedy. Yet, the...

John Bosco's birth in 1815 saw Napoleon defeated at Waterloo, the Congress of Vienna and temporary peace restored in Europe. In 1820, John Bosco, when only five, was already teaching catechism to his...

Recent studies by international education authorities, who continuously monitor how academic formation is impacting the economy show that the more a country invests in science education, the more...

On the 29th of January 2021, MaltaPost will issue a set of  three stamps  paying  tribute to Malta's healthcare workers. The issue is in appreciation of the sterling work performed...

January and February 2020 were hectic months. They seemed to be one interminable cycle of meetings, engagements, deadlines, committees, conferences, dinners, lectures and public talks - and then some....

Development of progaganda The first large-scale organised exercise in government propaganda came as a result of the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. Propaganda material was greatly...

This publication is the first to delve in depth into the artistic and cultural achievements of different members of the Bellanti family. Michele Bellanti (1807-1883) was a major Maltese artist,...

The Civil Court (Commercial Section) presided over by Hon. Judge Joseph Zammit McKeon (the “Court”) on 15 December 2020, in the case “APS Bank p.l.c. vs. Registrar of...

On 4 March 1859, Archbishop of Malta Gaetano Pace Forno wrote to the Accademia di San Luca in Rome and explained that the (British colonial) government wanted to restore Mattia Preti's paintings on...

Love it or hate it, many of us just don't 'get' it. More than a century since this enigmatic outlaw stormed the castle and claimed the throne, abstract art still manages to cause a stir. As three of...