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Klabb Kotba Maltin is set to celebrate the 50th anniversary since the publication of its first book on April 9, 1971. To herald this occasion, Joseph Mizzi speaks to Klabb Kotba Maltin published its first book 50 years ago. How did it all happen? In the early 1960s, Malta was going through an identity resurgence which paralleled the country’s move towards political independence. Young literary figures were also moving towards new vibrancy and finding a more modern way of expressing themselves. However, very little was being done to foster the country’s literary legacy. The number of new...

Il-Ħaġar museum, in Victoria, was the venue for the launch of a quality publication – Mattia Preti: Life and Works by professor Keith Sciberras. Preti expert and researcher, Sciberras gave a most interesting talk about his book. Accompanied with projected photos, Sciberras highlighted new discoveries which can now be included in the updated oeuvre of this 17th century Italian artist. Il-Ħaġar has a set of four bottega ovals on permanent display. Copies of Mattia Preti: Life and Works can be obtained from Il-Ħaġar at a special limited discount. Currently at Il-Ħaġar one can also view...

Keith Sciberras, head of the Art and Art History Department at the University and an expert researcher in baroque painting, will on Saturday present new insights about Mattia Preti at Il-Ħaġar Museum in Victoria. The Italian 17th-century artist left many important works across the Maltese islands, including those adorning the ceiling of St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta. A set of four ovals by the Preti bottega are among the range of permanent exhibits at the Gozitan cultural centre. The occasion will also serve to launch Sciberras’s latest publication, Mattia Preti: Life and Works. Th...