In October, an exhibition entitled Around Europe in 27 Picture Books was inaugurated as part of the Cultural Activities under the French Presidency at the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Site Francois Mitterand. The Maltese Embassy in Paris had proposed different books in Maltese but the one that was selected was Bongi Wongi u l-Avventuri Tieghu by Jesmond Grech with illustrations by Marisa Attard, and published by Klabb Kotba Maltin. The exhibition was opened by Christine Albanel, the French Minister for Culture and Communication and Bruno Racine, the Chairman of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France.