George Camilleri

This author Tony Cassar has created 11 entries.

01 Aug

A NEW LIFE FOR MATTIA PRETI’S ST ROQUE AT SARRIA CHURCH

Following the restoration of Mattia Preti’s splendid titular painting of the Immaculate Conception and of the St Sebastian, St Roque is the third painting by this renowned baroque artist to be given a new lease of life thanks to Din l-Art Helwa’s ambitious project of saving the Preti paintings at Sarria Church in Floriana. The painting was found to be...

21 Jul

A HOLIDAY WITH A DIFFERENCE

A Holiday with a difference: The Delimara Lighthouse, Delimara Point, Malta for a unique get-away experience. A British Lighthouse built on the southernmost tip of Malta in 1856 this historic property enjoys marvelous views of Marsascala Port and is close to the fishing villages of Birzebbugia and Marsaxlokk. It is also a few minutes’ walk from...

12 Jul

This Wasted Land of Ours

The construction industry has a poor image. Reports of large-scale corruption involving contractors and governments are commonplace. The manic clatter clatter of jack hammers drives people insane. Clothes, cars, trees, windows, furniture are coated with a fine dust film. We are dominated by monster trucks on the road, slowing traffic down to their pace and subjecting deafened road users to...

29 Jun

50 YEARS PROTECTING MALTA’S HERITAGE

Since 1965 Din l-Art Helwa has saved 40 national sites like Our Lady of Victory Church, Valletta, The Red Tower in Mellieha, St Mary’s Tower, Comino with restoration.  We have helped establish areas of natural beauty such as Foresta 2000 and Il-Majjistral Nature and History Park preserving them for future generations.     Our work...

18 Apr

Programme – Bir Miftuħ lnternational Music Festival 2015.

Programme – Bir Miftuħ lnternational Music Festival 2015. First Concert – Friday, 15th May 2015 Piano, Violin and Horn Performance by the ‘Conrads in Concert’ composed of  Elizabeth Conrad – Piano, Maria Conrad – Violin and José Garcia Gutierrez – Horn. This concert is being made possible with the support of the ADRC Trust, which was founded by the Chalmers family to commemorate...