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Walled in for centuries, a Greek god may be waiting eagerly to see the light of day again. Whilst cleaning and repointing the detached...
Warren J Bugeja
- Dec 14, 2021
- 5 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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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Warren J Bugeja
- Nov 28, 2021
- 4 min
Rabbit Stew and Barley Bread
On a warm August morning in 1760, an hour before sunrise, a motley group of friends slipped out of the Grand Harbour to spend a few days of
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Warren J Bugeja
- Nov 1, 2021
- 1 min
Flavours of Spring
as featured in Sunday Circle of November 2021
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Warren J Bugeja
- Sep 9, 2021
- 4 min
Nature without humans, humans without nature
“La Luz no absuelve ni condena, no es justa ni es injusta” − light does not absolve or condemn, nor is it just or unjust, Mexican...
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Warren J Bugeja
- Sep 9, 2021
- 3 min
Pursed Lips for eternity: If these Portraits could talk
There is more than meets the eyes behind two Renaissance portraits that greet visitors to ‘Masterpieces at MUŻA,’ the remarkable must-see...
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Warren J Bugeja
- Jul 30, 2021
- 3 min
Out of the Shadows: Masterpieces at MUŻA
In the top left-hand corner of an otherwise intensely illuminated Renaissance painting, a brooding St Joseph occupies a shadowed arcade....
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Warren J Bugeja
- Jul 29, 2021
- 5 min
Contested Borders & Personal Publics : No Ordinary Terrain
A broom hovers hesitantly around the perimeter of a mound of confetti-like paper on the floor of one of the corridors of MUŻA – the Malta...
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Warren J Bugeja
- Jul 28, 2021
- 3 min
New Displays on Ancient Roman Food at the Domvs Romana
Delicacies such as dormice in honey, flamingo tongues, peacocks, and the ‘pastry eggs stuffed with unborn bird embryo’ served during Trimalc
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Warren J Bugeja
- Jul 28, 2021
- 3 min
A Tragedy Foretold
In a large, placid Renaissance painting, an infant Jesus holds a seemingly innocuous early-spider-orchid in his left hand. The serene and...
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Warren J Bugeja
- Jun 26, 2021
- 3 min
Back in the Limelight
After years of waiting patiently in the silent vaults of a Geneva storage facility, 13 old master paintings will once again fulfil the...
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Warren J Bugeja
- Jun 14, 2021
- 2 min
Guido Reni’s masterpiece holidays in Italy
Guido Reni’s painting of the ‘Risen Christ’ has been selected by the prestigious Uffizi Galleries to participate in a national exhibition...
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Warren J Bugeja
- May 19, 2021
- 4 min
A History Of Heraldry
A chatty coat of arms? According to the French, it is. Known as arms parlant or ‘canting’ arms, these shorthand emblems of identification...
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Warren J Bugeja
- May 14, 2021
- 4 min
Silence and Enlightenment: a residency in two colours
“The figures are coming back to me!” Joyce Camilleri, excitedly reported back to a friend, following a few days of experimenting with the...
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Warren J Bugeja
- Apr 20, 2021
- 2 min
Staring the Past in the Face
On the 22nd August 2013, previously unexcavated tombs at St Paul's Catacombs yielded an extraordinary find. A skeleton surrounded by a...
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Warren J Bugeja
- Apr 10, 2021
- 2 min
A Date With The Gallows
Prepare to be chilled to the bone as the noose lowers over the heads of terrified criminals pleading their innocence to the very last....
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Warren J Bugeja
- Mar 15, 2021
- 4 min
Mattia Preti: the Crown Jewels of the National Collection
MUŻA in Valletta has put together what is the most extensive public gathering of the famous Mattia Preti’s work. This area, one of five...
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Warren J Bugeja
- Mar 11, 2021
- 5 min
‘Homebody’ an exhibition of oil paintings by Maria Borg at MUŻA
Maria Borg might be something of a clairvoyant, and MUŻA has definitely got its fingers on the pulse. The Museum, conceived as a catalyst...
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Warren J Bugeja
- Mar 11, 2021
- 6 min
Triple anniversary for Rabat Domvs Romana
Stepping into the fauces, it is cool and dark after the harsh sunlight outside. The client blinks and adjusts his eyes, and guided by the...
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