Ta\u2019 Bistra Catacombs will be welcoming the general public every last Sunday of the month. <\/p>
Located half way between the ancient town of Melite and the once-important harbour of Salina, Ta\u2019 Bistra Catacombs are, so far, the largest set of tombs and catacombs beyond the confines of the ancient city of the island. They were first recorded in the late 1800s but were only investigated in 1933 by Captain Charles Zammit, before part of the site was covered over by a new road leading down to Burmarrad. Further studies in 2004, 2013, and 2014, have brought the site back to life with new discoveries and hence, new interpretations.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ta\u2019 Bistra Catacombs will be welcoming the general public every last Sunday … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7146,"featured_media":100845,"template":"","event-types":[102,103],"accessibility":[],"class_list":["post-100831","events","type-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event-types-open-day","event-types-event"],"acf":{"page_watermark":false,"components":[{"acf_fc_layout":"core_-_event_single","import_checkbox":true},{"acf_fc_layout":"carousel_-_related_events","title":"You may also like","events":[{"ID":100818,"post_author":"7146","post_date":"2024-02-07 08:50:31","post_date_gmt":"2024-02-07 07:50:31","post_content":"\n The blissful silence in the gardens of Villa Frere is broken only by the lapping of water in the ponds, birds chirping and insects buzzing among the blooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Villa Frere was created by British diplomat, poet, scholar, and philanthropist John Hookham Frere, after the demise of his wife in 1831, as a means of comfort for his sadness. From this garden, which enjoyed wide-open views spanning from Mdina to Valletta, he could also look out at the Msida Bastion Cemetery, where his wife reposed. Villa Frere became a sanctuary for numerous academics, most famously Mikiel Anton Vassalli who reportedly discussed with Frere how to establish Maltese as a written and taught language. This romantic story and Villa Frere\u2019s garden faded away with Frere\u2019s death in 1846. The site fell into neglect until forty years later when the villa became the residence of Captain Edward Price. A notable garden enthusiast, he gave life back to the property, earning it the title of a botanic garden. The place became a prominent attraction, both to locals and foreigners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Today, just over a third of the original area survives (including the house), yet the mystique is still there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NGO Friends of Villa Frere has been working hard to protect what remains and to restore the gardens with life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud835\udde3\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf2: \u20ac\ud835\udff1 \ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb. \ud835\uddd6\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfb \ud835\uddd9\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf2. \ud835\uddd4\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf9 \ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf1\ud835\ude00 \ud835\ude04\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf9 \ud835\uddf4\ud835\uddfc \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude04\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf1\ud835\ude00 \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf1 \ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb \ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf3 \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddf4\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Parking inside St Luke\u2019s hospital grounds behind Karen Grech hospital. Please follow the signs from the gates of St. Lukes.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude00 \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddf4\ud835\uddf5 \ud835\udde6\ud835\ude01 \ud835\udddf\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddf8\ud835\uddf2\u2019\ud835\ude00 \ud835\udddb\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf9, \ud835\udde3\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddee`<\/em><\/p>\n","post_title":"Villa Frere Open Days","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"villa-frere-open-days","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-14 13:52:08","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-14 11:52:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/heritagemalta.mt\/?post_type=events&p=100818","menu_order":0,"post_type":"events","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":96547,"post_author":"5211","post_date":"2024-01-29 15:55:01","post_date_gmt":"2024-01-29 14:55:01","post_content":"\n Marking the completion of the first phase of the the Malta Maritime Museum project in Birgu, partly financed through the EEA Norway Grants 2014-2021, Heritage Malta has set up an impressive, one-of-a-kind temporary exhibition for a whole year inside the museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Malta is an island nation, its destiny dictated by the waves that have battered its shores for centuries. Its people have ventured beyond those shores to the ends of the world, turning their biggest natural barrier into a bridge. A bridge that has brought them into contact with the whole world. A world that has delivered to the island war, famine, riches and prosperity: creating in the process \u2018An Island at the Crossroads.\u2019 The result of curators past and curators present, \u2018An Island at the Crossroads\u2019 is our attempt to read between the lines and uncover the identity of this island nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2018An Island at the Crossroads\u2019<\/strong> delves into Malta\u2019s strategic location in the Mediterranean, revealing a tapestry of tales shaped by the sea\u2019s impact on the island nation and its identity. The artefacts on exhibit, tell a compelling story about love, conflict, and the difficulties experienced by those who crossed the sea for a fresh start. They range from ex-voto paintings to antique seafaring instruments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This year-long immersive and state-of-the-art exhibition, opened on the 9th of February 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Admission fee is at \u20ac8 for adults, \u20ac6 for seniors\/students\/concession and \u20ac4 for children. The exhibition will open daily (except on Tuesdays) from 9 am to 5 pm throughout February, and from March to December, it will be open every day from 10 am to 6 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For more information, please refer to this page: Malta Maritime Museum - Heritage Malta<\/a> Keep updated with our opening hours here: Opening Hours - Heritage Malta<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n This immersive, state-of-the-art exhibition is open every day from 10am till 6pm and runs till 31 May 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n Admission fee is at \u20ac8 for adults, \u20ac6 for seniors\/students\/concession, and \u20ac4 for children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Please note that the admission ticket only grants access to this exhibition, since the rest of the Malta Maritime Museum is currently closed for major restoration works.<\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"An Island at the Crossroads","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"an-island-at-the-crossroads","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-15 10:22:21","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-15 08:22:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/heritagemalta.mt\/?post_type=events&p=96547","menu_order":0,"post_type":"events","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":78904,"post_author":"5211","post_date":"2023-10-10 13:34:50","post_date_gmt":"2023-10-10 11:34:50","post_content":"\n In this exhibition, entitled The Maltese Bride: 19th \u2013 20th century bridal wear in Malta<\/em>, five wedding dresses from the national textiles collection are being exhibited at the Inquisitor\u2019s Palace \u2013 National Museum of Ethnography, in Birgu. The gowns date back to the 19th and 20th century and one of them, worn first in 1979, was donned for a second time in 2001 by the original bride\u2019s daughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The earliest exhibit is a silk lam\u00e8 handmade wedding dress from the first half of the 19th century. A black blouse and skirt bought in 1917, a 1952 satin wedding dress sewn by the bride\u2019s mother and embroidered by the bride herself, and a 1965 wedding dress complete with veil, created by a dressmaker, are also on display. The fifth gown is a 1979 creation, complete with a hooded cape, designed and sewn by the bride and her mother. This dress was worn again by the bride\u2019s daughter on her own wedding day 22 years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The exhibition is further enhanced through two interviews \u2013 one with the son of the 1917 bride and another one with the bride whose dress was worn by herself and her daughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wedding dress styles and fabrics varied considerably over the years, as attested by this exhibition. Telecommunications, the advent of photography, printing of fashion and needlecraft books, magazines and patterns, as well as the manufacture and production of various fabrics and haberdashery items, all left their mark. Besides fashion trends, other factors that influenced bridal preferences included the bride\u2019s family\u2019s socio-economic, religious and financial status, or the bride\u2019s personal situation, such as being orphaned or widowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The exhibition runs until July 2024. Its launch coincides with Birgufest, happening on the 13th and the 14th of October in Birgu. On Saturday 14th, as part of Birgufest, the Inquisitor\u2019s Palace and Fort St Angelo will be offering extended opening hours and a combo ticket for both sites will be available at only \u20ac3. The ticket may only be bought at the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L-aktar libsa antika n\u0127admet mill-\u0127arir fl-ewwel nofs tas-seklu 19. Hemm g\u0127all-wiri wkoll dublett u blouse suwed mixtrijin fl-1917, libsa tas-satin tal-1952 mag\u0127mula minn omm l-g\u0127arusa u rrakkmata mill-g\u0127arusa stess, u libsa tal-1965 kompluta bil-velu, li n\u0127ietet minn \u0127ajjata. Il-\u0127ames libsa n\u0127admet fl-1979, u fuqha ntlibset kappa bil-barnu\u017ca li hija esebita wkoll. Din il-libsa n\u0127ietet mill-g\u0127arusa u minn ommha, u 22 sena wara re\u0121g\u0127et intlibset \u2013 din id-darba mit-tifla tal-ewwel g\u0127arusa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Il-wirja tinkludi \u017cew\u0121 intervisti interessanti \u2013 wa\u0127da mat-tifel tal-g\u0127arusa li libset il-libsa tal-1917 u l-o\u0127ra mal-g\u0127arusa li l-libsa tag\u0127ha ntlibset kemm minnha stess kif ukoll minn bintha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n L-istili u l-materjal tal-ilbiesi tat-tie\u0121 varjaw \u0127afna matul is-snin, kif tixhed din il-wirja. It-telekomunikazzjoni, il-mi\u0121ja tal-fotografija, l-istampar ta\u2019 kotba u rivisti dwar il-moda u l-\u0127jata, kif ukoll il-produzzjoni ta\u2019 drappijiet differenti u o\u0121\u0121etti li jintu\u017caw fil-\u0127jata, ilkoll \u0127allew l-impatt tag\u0127hom. Minbarra x-xejriet tal-moda, kien hemm fatturi o\u0127ra li influwenzaw il-preferenzi tal-g\u0127arusa, fosthom il-qag\u0127da so\u010bjo-ekonomika, reli\u0121ju\u017ca u finanzjarja tal-familja tag\u0127ha kif ukoll is-sitwazzjoni personali tag\u0127ha, b\u0127al jekk kinitx orfni jew armla. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Il-wirja tibqa\u2019 miftu\u0127a sa Lulju tal-2024. It-tnedija tag\u0127ha ta\u0127bat mal-Birgufest, li se jsir fit-13 u fl-14 ta\u2019 Ottubru fil-Birgu. Is-Sibt 14, b\u0127ala parti mill-Birgufest, il-Palazz tal-Inkwi\u017citur u l-Forti Sant\u2019An\u0121lu se jkunu miftu\u0127in sat-tard u min jixtieq jista\u2019 j\u017curhom it-tnejn b\u2019biljett wie\u0127ed li jiswa biss \u20ac3. 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F\u2019din il-wirja, bl-isem, The Maltese Bride: 19th \u2013 20th century bridal wear in Malta<\/em>, \u0127ames ilbiesi tat-tie\u0121 mill-kollezzjoni nazzjonali tat-tessuti qed ji\u0121u esebiti fil-Palazz tal-Inkwi\u017citur \u2013 il-Mu\u017cew Nazzjonali tal-Etnografija, fil-Birgu. L-ilbiesi jmorru lura sas-seklu 19 u 20 u wa\u0127da minnhom, milbusa g\u0127all-ewwel darba fl-1979, intlibset mill-\u0121did fl-2001 minn bint l-g\u0127arusa ori\u0121inali.<\/p>\n\n\n\n