George Camilleri

For the third consecutive year Din l-Art Helwa is organizing a photographic competition for the marine environment in order to raise awareness about the importance and state of the coastline and surrounding waters of the Maltese islands. This initiative constitutes part of the Blue Campaign undertaken by the heritage and environmental organization and is open to all diving schools, clubs,...

Times of Malta, 1st August 2009, by Fiona Galea Debono – The board of Majjistral Park has voted in favour of restricting hunting in the area although the NGOs that manage it would have preferred a total ban. The decision was not unanimous, with the three government representatives on the board and its government-appointed chairman opting to restrict hunting on the site...

22 July 2009   The Din l-Art Helwa Award for Architectural Heritage for 2009 is now open for entries. The Award has been designed to encourage better architecture by rewarding any building project which made an outstanding and significant contribution to architectural excellence in a Maltese context and that the project sends a clear message that old buildings can be successfully restored...

Times of Malta, 24 April 2009 Letter to the Editor, from Simone Mizzi, Communications Officer, Din l-Art Helwa   Din l-Art Ħelwa wishes to thank Edward Said for his letter (April 6) regarding the sad plight of It-Torri ta’ Ciantar, also known as Għajn Żnuber, and wholly shares his concerns. The Torri ta’ Ciantar, which is not actually a coastal watchtower but a farmstead...

The Malta Independent on Sunday, 12 April 2009 Din l-Art Helwa’s exquisite Garden of Rest on the bastions in Floriana will be open for its annual fund-raising Spring Fête on Sunday 26 April from 10am to 3pm. Dr Alexander N. Welsh highlights some interesting facts about this delightful bit of Malta. One of Malta’s lesser-known jewels is the Garden of Rest in...

3rd April 2009   Over 1,000 signatures have already been collected in an online petition that was recently launched to call for a ban of hunting in the Majjistral Nature and History Park in the north-west of Malta. The Majjistral Park is managed by 3 NGOs – Din l-Art Helwa, Nature Trust and the Gaia Foundation. The petition...

The Malta Independent, 31 March 2009 – ‘Modernist Malta: The Architectural Legacy’, a publication capturing the meaning and beauty of 20th Century Modernist architectural movement in Malta, was presented to President Edward Fenech Adami by the Chamber of Architects and Din L-Art Helwa. Vincent Cassar, President of the Chamber of Architects, Simone Vella Lenicker and Alberto Miceli Farrugia represented the Chamber of...

The next cultural presentation organised by Din l-Art Helwa will be that by Adrian Strickland on Thursday 16th April. Adrian Strickland, who is passionate about insignia, will be sharing his findings of the study he has made of the Guardia della Piazza or ‘Main Guard’, a historic site that has witnessed many of Malta’s finest historical moments.   During his illustrated presentation...