Il-Ħaġar Museum is organising a number of cultural events to mark the eighth anniversary of the museum’s opening and the third anniversary of the demise o
Il-Ħaġar museum of Victoria has announced the programme prepared for the February 26-28 weekend to celebrate the eighth anniversary of the official inauguration
Il-Ħaġar museum in Victoria will be celebrating the eighth anniversary with a programme of events between February 26 and 28. The anniversary programme also coincides with the third year from the death of Mro Joseph Vella.
An exhibition highlighting connections between Mro Vella and Oliver Friggieri, who died recently, will open on Friday, February 26. On Saturday, February 27, three events will occur – the third Joseph Vella memorial lecture by Rev. Prof. Saviour Caruana on St Augustine’s De Musica, followed by the opening of an exhibition of sacred art by Aaron Formosa and a recital by the Laudate Pueri choir at St George’s Basilica in the evening.
PAINtings
by George Scicluna,
edited by Joseph Borg & Maria Frendo
“Pain is God’s megaphone to rouse a deaf world”. This is what renowned British author C. S. Lewis of Narnia fame wrote in his famous book The Problem of Pain and this is what came to mind as I visited Il-Ħaġar Museum in Victoria (Gozo) for the inauguration of George Scicluna’s exhibition PAINtings.
The choice of the name for the present exhibition has a history of its own. Scicluna, together with our common friend and fellow painter Aaron Formosa and myself, were visiting Venice for a short holiday and both friends wanted to make the best of the time we had together by visiting as many art galleries as possible.