Bank of Valletta is backing the Summer 2006 edition of the Malta Arts Festival. The three-week cultural bonanza that will run daily from 28 July to 20 August is being organised by the Malta Council for Culture and the Arts.

Apart from being a main sponsor of the Malta Arts Festival, Bank of Valletta will also be taking an active role this summer by supporting a number of important cultural and artistic events that will take place around the festival.

A full programme of events and more details about the concept of the BOV Streets Alive initiative will be announced shortly.

Bank of Valletta is supporting these initiatives under the Arts and Culture pillar of its Community Programme.

This year, the Malta Arts Festival – Summer 2006 boasts a package of cultural events including light orchestral music, chamber music, dance, theatre, visual arts, multimedia performances and literary evenings along with street entertainment in the capital city, Valletta.

The main events will in fact be held on the site of the Old Opera House and Freedom Square, which will be appropriately transformed for the occasion. Other venues will include the Mediterranean Conference Centre, the MITP theatre and St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity.