Join us for Highlighting a National Treasure – an event celebrating the national treasure, the Kantilena, and the bespoke artwork created by Marie Louise Kold. Speaker: Marie Louise Kold, Metal Artist Language: English About the Lecture: Marie Louise Kold will share the creative journey behind her bespoke artwork, designed as a pedestal for the Kantilena […]
Ingħaqad magħna għat-taħdita 'L-Ilsien Malti tan-Nutara u tal-Komunità Medjevali.' Kelliem: Dr Olvin Vella Lingwa: Malti Dwar it-Taħdita: Minħabba li n-nutara ma kinux jitgħallmu l-Malti fl-edukazzjoni formali tagħhom, ilsienna kienu jiktbuh fonetikament u bis-saħħa ta' hekk l-ilsien Malti tan-Nutara miktub jwasslilna tagħrif imprezzabbli. Ngħidu aħna, nafu fiċ-ċert li kellhom regoli tal-pronunzja differenti minn tal-lum, u xi […]
Speakers: Prof. Eleanor Scerri & Prof. Nicholas Vella (University of Malta) Language: English About the Lecture: Last April, the announcement of the results of archaeological excavations at the Latnija Cave received acclaim for rewriting the narrative about the earliest human presence on Malta. This lecture will consider the evidence uncovered by an international team of archaeologists […]
Speaker: Liam Gauci Language: English About the Lecture: Join Liam Gauci this November as he takes you on a journey through the Notarial Archives of Malta. What began as a serendipitous discovery in 2009 soon turned into a quest through centuries-old, uncatalogued documents, covered in dust and bearing the marks of history. Some pages were stained […]
Speaker: Dr Anna Borg Cardona Language: English About the Lecture: The 19th century was a time of significant change and innovation. Lithography was introduced into Malta and embraced by local artists, including the Brocktorffs. Improvements in the pianoforte led to the impressive increase in music outlets in Valletta, and the growth of the amateur performer. At […]
Speaker: Dr Charles Paul Azzopardi Language: English About the Lecture: The male-dominated business history of Maltese photography until now states that photography had no female protagonists in Malta until the Second World War, with the first Maltese female photographer, erroneously deemed Carmela Meilak, in Gozo. This is a significant lacuna, as new research has shown the presence […]
Kelliem: Raymond Saliba, Kuratur tal-Kumpless ta' Sant'Agata Lingwa: Malti Sommarju: Il-kumpless storiku ta' Sant'Agata, jikkomprendi (i) Il-Knisja prinċipali; (ii) Mużew b'riperti arkejoloġiċi, ġejoloġiċi, artistiċi u folkloristiċi, fost oħrajn; (iii) firxa kbira t'Ipoġej, Puniċi, Pagani/Rumani u Kristjani; (iv) żewġ Knejjes sotterranji; (v) Shelters tat-Tieni Gwerra Dinjija u (vi) Il-Kunvent MSSP u l-Kulleġġ SPCM. Hawn qed insemmu […]
Speaker: Simon Salafia Language: Maltese Summary: Wettinger’s Militia List (published in 1969) provides a valuable sample of the personal names and surnames of people living in Malta in the early fifteenth century. While family names have been analysed by several local scholars, including Wettinger himself, the personal names of our ancestors living in Malta some […]
Speaker: Adam Peter Fretwell Language: English Summary: This lecture examines European fighting manuals produced between approximately 1380 and 1700, focusing on Italian and German traditions and treating these sources as pedagogical artefacts rather than merely repositories of technique. Beginning with late medieval manuscript traditions - most notably Fiore dei Liberi’s Fior di Battaglia and the […]
Taħdita speċjali għall-anniversarju tal-iskrizzjoni tal-Kantilena fir-Reġistru tal-Memorja tad-Dinja tal-UNESCO. Bi sħab mad-Dipartiment tal-Malti fl-UM. Kelliem: Dr Olvin Vella Taqsira: Nitolbukom taqraw il-Kantilena minn qabel, jekk qatt ma qrajtuha. U mbagħad ħalluna nġorrukom aħna u nsemmu l-karigi politiċi fil-Medjuevu, kemm waqa' bini għax ma kinux jagħmlu t-testijiet tal-blat, x'erba' espressjonijiet kellhom, kemm il-kliem jibdel it-tifsira tiegħu, […]
Contested Images: Women’s (Mis)representations in Malta, c. 1960s–1980s Speaker: Dr Simone Azzopardi Abstract: As post-independence Malta grappled with cultural friction between Catholic conservatism and features of secularisation, debates about decency, morality, and the image of women surfaced in censorship battles, public scandal, and the pages of the commercial press. Advertising, film, radio and print media […]
Grand Harbour Revisited Speaker: Joanna Spiteri Staines Language: English Abstract: In the light of the recently published plans for the Grand Harbour Revival by the GHRC, it is opportune to talk about another part of Grand Harbour which is in great need of attention. The lecture will centre around the area immediately beyond Victoria Gate, […]
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