Speaker: Caroline Tonna, Dress Historian Language: English About the Lecture: Fashion shops reflect the spirit of their time, embodying societal aspirations and shaping our social and cultural identity. Lost Fashion Shops of Valletta: The Untold Stories delves into the commercial activities of 19th- and early 20th-century fashion retailers in Valletta, drawing from notarial archive documents. This […]
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 […]
Serata ta’ Qari b’Solidarjetà ma’ Gaza L-Erbgħa, 10 ta’ Settembru 2025, 7:00 PM L-Arkivju tar-Reġistri Nutarili, 217 Triq San Pawl, il-Belt Valletta Fid-dawl tal-vjolenza u l-għaks li għadhom sejrin f’Gaza, qed norganizzaw serata ta’ qari b’solidarjetà ma’ Gaza u ħutna Palestinjani. Se jinqraw siltiet minn kitbiet ta’ awturi Palestinjani tradotti għall-Malti, kif ukoll riflessjonijiet minn […]
Overview The Notarial Archives Foundation is proud to announce the upcoming Malta-Sicily archival symposium.Title: Inter Insulas: Archives as Bridges Between Malta and Sicily Date: Wednesday, 15 October 2025 Location: Aula Magna, University of Malta, Valletta Campus | Online (Zoom) This one-day Malta-Sicily symposium marks the first formal collaboration between the Notarial Registers Archive in Valletta […]
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 […]
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