Warren J Bugeja
Photography Exhibition by Claus Goedicke
Quick pop-in last week to see the vernissage of ‘Dinge’ by the Berlin-based artist Claus Goedicke at the exquisite Jo Borg Gallery in Manoel
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Warren J Bugeja
Jan 272 min read
Aphrodisiacs
Celebrate the magic of love this Valentine’s Day in two unusual locations with an eclectic concoction of spells and delectable morsels.
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Warren J Bugeja
Nov 29, 20235 min read
The Summer of Blood
Early in the morning of 1st February 1748, the lateen sails of an impressive Ottoman galley were spotted sailing past the Grand Harbour,...
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Warren J Bugeja
Nov 11, 20234 min read
Roofing the past – The Mnajdra Graffito
Any visitor walking in Neolithic Malta’s landscape or approaching its shores by seacraft would have been awed upon first sighting the...
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Warren J Bugeja
Mar 10, 20233 min read
White Gold - The Inquisitor's Porcelain
Items of crockery, porcelain tableware that we take for granted every day, were once considered ‘white gold’.
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Warren J Bugeja
Dec 1, 20223 min read
A Stone Pillow for Eternity - Tomb 24
Above an unassuming doorway in a residential quarter of Rabat lies a plaque bearing the words‘ Ad Catacumbas’. Rather than being invited...
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Warren J Bugeja
Nov 4, 20222 min read
Ġgantija Temples and the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum: Monumental Echoes of the Neolithic
Contemplate the infinite timelessness of two peerless Stone Age masterpieces and journey back in time to a world shrouded in myth and...
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Warren J Bugeja
Nov 3, 20223 min read
Old Masters Get a New Lease of Life
A Getty Foundation grant gives online exposure to a little-known collection of 150 Old Master drawings at MUZA, Malta.
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Warren J Bugeja
Oct 21, 20223 min read
The Piglet Cremation
Funerary practices change over time. However, the practice of placing the cremated remains of loved ones into an urn has its roots in...
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Warren J Bugeja
Oct 17, 20222 min read
Aida Opera elicits interest in Egyptian artefacts within the National Collection
For many religions, the afterlife is often represented as an eternal vacation from the toil and strife of mortal existence. You wouldn’t...
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Warren J Bugeja
Jul 22, 20222 min read
Maritime Museum Celebrates 30th Anniversary
The furrows on fishermen’s foreheads, the cavernous coves of our coastline, the marauding galleys of the Knights of St John. The...
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Warren J Bugeja
Jun 1, 20223 min read
Common Territory
'Only connect!' is the leitmotif that runs through E.M. Forester's masterpiece novel 'Howard's End'. Forester's cry to forge links based...
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Warren J Bugeja
May 31, 20223 min read
Foreword to Heritage Malta Rebranding Exhibition Catalogue
Heritage Malta is going places. In a sense, we have always been travelling. Straddling the trade routes between Europe and North Africa,...
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Warren J Bugeja
Mar 24, 20223 min read
Spring at MUŻA
This spring, three different spaces play host to four overlapping exhibitions in MUŻA’s jam-packed 2022 creative calendar. Lithography...
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Warren J Bugeja
Feb 7, 20225 min read
Faded but not Forgotten
In the respectful silence that pervades the Memorial building, an integral part of the National War Museum at Fort St Elmo, a solitary...
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Warren J Bugeja
Dec 27, 20214 min read
From Rome with Love
An avant-garde spirit and early exponent of modern art, Giorgio Preca was born in Malta in 1909 but lived a great deal of his life in...
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Warren J Bugeja
Dec 27, 20212 min read
Rewinding Time
Flying low over Malta's bleached and arid landscape with its sparse vegetation, it is almost inconceivable to imagine that small-sized...
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Warren J Bugeja
Dec 14, 20213 min read
The hand behind the wall
Walled in for centuries, a Greek god may be waiting eagerly to see the light of day again. Whilst cleaning and repointing the detached...
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Warren J Bugeja
Dec 14, 20215 min read
A Passion for Swords
“I’m a jack of all trades but a master of two,” jokes Franco Davies, author of ‘Swords of the Religion’, Heritage Malta’s latest...
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Warren J Bugeja
Dec 1, 20213 min read
A Legacy Acknowledged
Largely unknown outside art circles, Giorgio Preca is widely considered to be one of the foremost pioneers of Maltese modern art. His...
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