Malta - Finestre sull'Arte

Twenty-six Maltese nativity scenes on display at the Basilica of SantAndrea della Valle in Rome

Until February 7, 2024, an exhibition of twenty-six Maltese nativity scenes is set up around the Basilica of Sant'Andrea della Valle in Rome, organized by Malta Tourism Authority (VisitMalta) and H.E. Frank Zammit, Ambassador of Malta to the Holy See...
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Caravaggio's masterpiece in Malta: the "Beheading of St. John the Baptist"

It is known to all, even to those without a deep knowledge of art history, for being the only signed among the known works by Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi; Milan, 1571 - Porto Ercole, 1610), as well as the largest: it is the Beheading of St. Joh...
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Caravaggio and Mattia Preti: two Italian geniuses in Malta, in the Oratory of Alof de Wignacourt

Among the few portraits executed by Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi; Milan, 1571 - Porto Ercole, 1610), one of the most interesting is a nearly two-meter-high canvas in the Louvre depicting Alof de Wignacourt (Flanders, 1547 - Valletta, 1622), Gr...
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Malta's new MUŻA, a Mediterranean and cosmopolitan museum. Interview with curator Sandro Debono

On December 15, 2018, the new MUŻA (MUŻew Nazzjonali tal-Arti), Malta's National Museum (official website here), opened on the occasion of the Maltese capital Valletta's year as European Capital of Culture. More than 20,000 ...
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