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ARTICLES
Auberge de Castille – discussing some of its interesting pieces of furniture
Joseph Galea Naudi and Denise Micallef describe and assess the Auberge de Castille’s more important and valuable items of furniture
Faces from Valletta’s Colonial Past: A Collection of Figurines by Pawlu Scicluna
Pawlu Scicluna (1855-1933) was a gifted maker of clay figurines unknown to most. Catherine Tabone gives a lively account of the man and of his large opus that can be viewed at the Inquisitor’s Palace, Vittoriosa
From the Albert Ganado Collection
The Architecture Award (1936-9)
Malta’s Architecture Award in the late 1930s drew public attention to notable buildings erected in that period. George E Camilleri’s pioneering study reminds us of this long-forgotten, and never reported award
St Mary Tower – Comino
In this, the sixth and last in the series of pull-out drawings with commentaries, Dr Stephen Spiteri gives an account of the history and of the structural characteristics of St Mary Tower on the island of Comino
Giuseppe Hyzler and Malta’s medieval artistic heritage
Antonio Espinosa Rodriguez examines the efforts of Giuseppe Hyzler to make known Malta’s medieval heritage, encouraged by the English intellectual, Mrs Sarah Austin
From Private Collections
An Interlude in Capri
Chris Grech gives a vivid account of the part played by the Royal Malta Regiment in the disastrous defence of Capri against the French in 1808
Palazzo Falson Historic House Museum
A Visit to Malta by a 17th Century English Naturalist – Part I
John Ray (1627-1705) is a great name in the history of British science. David Diandra gives a detailed account of his visit to Malta in 1664, of which this is the first part
Philatelic
An Unrecorded Mattia Preti Drawing
Giovanni Bonello enthuses over a recently discovered drawing which he attributes to Mattia Preti
Caring for works of art on paper
The importance of lapel badges in Maltese politics – 1921 to present day
Robert Thake traces the evolution of the lapel badges in Maltese politics
Cultural Calendar
Heritage Malta Exhibition
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