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18/09/2025

A year since its grand opening last October, the Malta International Contemporary Arts Space (MICAS), is set to host a new exhibition, Beyond the Bastions, that looks inwards with a curated display of photography and documentation on the genesis and development of this cultural destination. From the process behind the choice of historical site to architectural interventions and its innovative gallery spaces, discover the intricacies behind the making of MICAS.

Beyond the Bastions will trace the history of what was once the Floriana Lines into the new home for contemporary art.

15/09/2025

“Creating a space that resonates emotionally while still working practically is where the real design lives,” says Angie Sciberras, architect and founder of Angie the Architect studio who chats with about her serendipitous introduction to the world of architecture - and how Richard England played a part in it - her design ethos rooted in creating spaces that spark emotion – and the advice she’d give her younger self.

This interview forms part of our ongoing series Studio Talks. Watch the video here: https://tinyurl.com/cd2ss4e9

Studio Talks is sponsored by MAPFRE MSV Life | ESS - Electrical Supplies & Services | Vivendo Projects | JoinwellFxb | Form | Banju Boutique | Domestica Ltd

Shot on location in a Madliena penthouse for which Angela Sciberras is the interior architect │ Chair courtesy of Vivendo Projects.

The founder of Angie the Architect Studio chats about her serendipitous introduction to the world of architecture, her design ethos – and the advice she’d give her younger self.

10/09/2025

An exhibition a day? Almost⏳ September is brimming with visual art events - from captivating displays by portrait photographer Lorenzo Agius and wildlife photographer Johan Siggesson Photography to the return of URNA - Malta's winning pavilion at the London Design Biennale 2025 - to our shores, discover a diverse range of visual art exhibitions opening throughout September.

From Lorenzo Agius and Johan Siggesson's captivating photography exhibitions to URNA's return from London to Malta, discover visual art exhibitions on this month.

09/09/2025

The Malta Pavilion at the Osaka, Japan Expo 2025 showcased a fashion project commissioned by Arts Council Malta and created by LUKE AZZOPARDI that explores the deep cultural and historical significance of the Maltese Għonnella with six striking looks, "blurring the lines between costume history and contemporary design, and commenting on how yesterday’s dress informs that of tomorrow.”

The fashion project, titled The Black Garment, featured six striking interpretations of the Għonnella

05/09/2025

“These awards belong to all Periti,” says Andre Pizzuto, President of the Kamra tal-Periti while announcing a new approach for the 2025 edition of Premju Galizia – an annual fixture in the profession’s calendar – that sees it evolve from a prize-giving ceremony to a cultural platform with a week-long programme under the artistic direction of studio I+A. From the Studio’s vision to the Kamra’s ambition, discover how the awards “are a platform for discourse as much as a competition.”

The annual event for Periti has evolved from a prize-giving ceremony to a cultural platform with a week-long programme.

04/09/2025

“Blue Lagoon is the heart of our Maltese Islands. Comino is our child, and like any child, it needs to be protected,” says Jonathan Mizzi, Director and Founder of Mizzi Studio that announced the completion of a 'digital twin' of the Blue Lagoon - an advanced, photoreal 3D map of the Natura2000 site - that is at the heart of the Studio's proposals for the Blue Lagoon Ecological Restoration and Tourism Plan for the Malta Tourism Authority. Watch the process 👇

The ambitious project is at the heart of the Studio’s proposals for the site’s ecological restoration and tourism plan for the Malta Tourism Authority.

02/09/2025

"Serendipitous moments are part of your history, even if you haven’t lived that history. In that sense, I’ve accomplished a lot of the goals I’ve set out to accomplish,” says eminent portrait photographer Lorenzo Agius, whose celebrity subjects span from Mohammed Ali to Diana Ross. In this exclusive interview, he chats about his early years and the job that changed it all, a lifetime capturing magical moments, and his first ever exhibition in Malta, opening on 12th September at Spazju Kreattiv.

In this exclusive interview, he lets us in on his early years and the job that changed it all, his first exhibition in Malta – and a lifetime capturing magical moments.

01/09/2025

“Preca’s vision was contemporary in its time, and revisiting his works now allows us to ask what still life – and life itself – can mean today,” says artist Ryan Falzon whose still life paintings hang in conversation with those of modernist master Giorgio Preca within the halls of the Malta Society of Arts in Valletta in an exhibition that explores the still life genre as a bridge across time.

The exhibition, Still Life | Life, Still at the Malta Society of Arts, explores the still life genre as a bridge across time.

27/08/2025

“It is liberating to have a house that requires minimal maintenance and contains only the rooms and furniture that are truly needed,” says Eliza Costabel, director of Studio Nomad Interiors, who turned a one-storey farmhouse in Marsaskala into an elegant space for her client who traded the bells and whistles of a high-tech home for one that is rooted in the principles of wabi-sabi living.

Interior designer Eliza Costabel, Director of Studio Nomad Interiors, says the design direction was shaped by her client’s transition “to a new phase of life”.

25/08/2025

“This conservation project serves as an important reminder that even relatively recent works of art require proper care,” noted Valentina Lupo, Director at Atelier del Restauro Ltd. on their interventions to preserve Emvin Cremona's titular painting of the Annunciation inside the Dominican church in Birgu, bringing back its vivid colours and expressive details.

The painting, restored by Atelier del Restauro, was cleaned to bring back its clarity and vibrancy.

22/08/2025

Wall decorations dating back to the French period were discovered in a balcony at the Grand Master's Palace overlooking Archbishop Street in Valletta. The painted decorations, unveiled during restoration works carried out by Heritage Malta, were discovered beneath several layers of paint, likely hidden when the walls and balcony were whitewashed in the early British period.

The decorations were discovered on the walls of a balcony overlooking Archbishop Street depicting classical mythology.

20/08/2025

In 's main shop window at the heart of Oxford Street in is a mannequin that's a first of its kind - a female, seated in a wheelchair, that was co-designed with disability advocate and wheelchair user Sophie Morgan. Now present in over 20 of the brand's flagship stores across nine countries, the mannequin features physical characteristics that reflect the strength and posture of manual wheelchair users - making "a powerful statement that disabled people exist."

The retail giant collaborated with British TV presenter and disability advocate, Sophie Morgan.

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