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  • Citta\' Magica

    Posted on Wednesday December 30th, 2009 at 14:45 in Culture, entertainment, exhibitions

    The 9th of January holds a few surprises to those visiting or staying in Valletta. Citta Magica follows the events of Notte Bianca and Notte Magica. The only difference is the event caters for creatures of the day as well as those of the night. Citta...

  • Malta Arts Festival and Censorship

    Posted on Sunday July 12th, 2009 at 10:51 in Culture, music, entertainment, exhibitions

    .It does not augur well for the annual Malta Arts Festival when the Arts Council decides to exclude an installation by artist Raphael Vella from a collective at 68 St Lucy Street. It is not the first instance that the Maltese islands have been in the...

  • The new entrance to Valletta

    Posted on Saturday June 27th, 2009 at 02:34 in architecture, exhibitions, valletta

    Great expectations in Valletta today as this evening world renowned architect Renzo Piano himself will unveil his plans for City Gate. A hand-built model of the project plans will be the main attraction in this long awaited launch outside the Museum ...

  • Mingle with a medieval mob

    Posted on Wednesday April 15th, 2009 at 13:04 in Culture, entertainment, exhibitions, history

    .Mdina is a superb city. I've frequently compared it to Joan Collins - It's so well preserved it looks the same as it did in it's heyday, but without the smut. Most Valletta G-House guests love it (Mdina, not the smut), while some complain it is too ...

  • Square

    Posted on Monday April 6th, 2009 at 06:47 in Culture, exhibitions, valletta

    .I can safely say that last Friday's exhibition opening at 68 St Lucy Street was a hit. Square is a collective exhibition of works, the common theme of which is the 10 x 10 inches size of each work. I usually find that the absence of a brief results ...

  • Half price entry to museums next Saturday

    Posted on Sunday March 22nd, 2009 at 16:14 in Culture, tips, exhibitions, valletta

    .A visit to the National Museum of Archaeology in Republic Street, the National Museum of Fine Arts in South Street and the Palace Armoury will only cost half price on Saturday 28 March on the occasion of Valletta day. Tickets from Heritage Malta.....

  • An evening with two

    Posted on Saturday March 21st, 2009 at 08:13 in Culture, exhibitions, valletta

    .My sister invited me to go watch a Unifaun Theatre play yesterday at the St James Cavalier Centre. Unifaun have featured in the news lately for challenging the absurd censorship of a Nielson play by the local Censorship Board. I have been wanting to...

  • 68 St Lucy Street

    Posted on Tuesday November 4th, 2008 at 11:22 in Culture, exhibitions, valletta

    A fascinating new exhibition space in Valletta has brought new life into the city. Alexandra Pace and her partner Nadine who are the creative minds behind the agency LAB1977 have transformed an empty property in Valletta (a heirloom) into this amazin...

  • Chefs-d'oeuvres de l'Armurerie de Malte

    Posted on Tuesday November 4th, 2008 at 10:47 in Culture, exhibitions, valletta

    An exhibition of Maltese armoury is presently being held at the Musée de l'armée in rue de Grenelle in Paris. Here is what Napoleonica magazine writes about the exhibition that will create new interest in the islands of Malta, in particular Vallett...