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31 Mar 2017

Heritage Malta, Din l-Art Ħelwa, with the collaboration …

Heritage Malta and Din l-Art Ħelwa, with the collaboration of the Mqabba Local Council, will be opening two historical sites to the general public this Sunday 2nd April 2017.   Heritage Malta will open Tal-Mintna Catacombs while Din l-Art Ħelwa  will open the church of the Annunciation at Ħal Millieri.   Tal-Mintna Catacombs, managed by Heritage Malta, are a group of three small catacombs...

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29 Mar 2017

Comino Tower……. is open again!

Din L-Art Ħelwa is pleased to announce that the Santa Marija Tower, Comino will be open again as from Saturday 1st April for the season until the end of October. So do come along with family and friends to not only enjoy the experience of stepping back to the time of Grand Master Wignacourt, who built the tower in...

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26 Mar 2017

A dazzling guitar recital by Liat Cohen

Critique by Dr Abraham Borg and Pics by Joseph Chetcuti. The audience at Our Lady of Victory Church in Valletta was regaled with a dazzling Classical Guitar Recital by the Franco-Israeli classical guitarist Liat Cohen, a rare treat by a musician rightly hailed as ‘the princess of the classical guitar’. The concert, presented by

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18 Feb 2017

Sparkasse Bank Malta plc supports Din l-Art Helwa in salvaging Mattia Preti’s St Nicholas of Bari

                    Mattia Preti’s St. Nicholas of Bari, another masterpiece returned to its previous glory Giuseppe Mantella Restauri have completed their painstaking work on this painting which is the fourth that they have restored at the historic Sarria Church. This place of worship was commissioned by Grand Master Nicholas Cottoner to Mattia Preti, il Cavalier...

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16 Dec 2016

Membership Renewal/Gift idea

Dear Valued Members and friends, Please accept our thanks for the financial and moral support that you provide to Din l-Art Ħelwa.  We can only continue to look after our built and natural heritage with our members’ and sponsors’ support. We would like to invite you to renew your membership for 2017 to continue your membership for the coming year.  This may...

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08 Dec 2016

Restoration of Mattia Preti’s Santa Rosalia

On Friday 2nd December, Rotary District 2110, Sicily and Malta, Governor Nunzio Scibilia, accompanied by his assistant Ian Decesare, incoming Governor John Degiorgio, District Secretary Alfredo Nocera and Rotary La Vallette Club President David Dingli, visited the church of Sarria, Floriana, to view the restored painting depicting Santa Rosalia by Mattia Preti. Saint Rosalia, Patron Saint of Palermo, is believed to...

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06 Jul 2016

Mriehel is not legitimate zone for high-rise

The Mriehel Industrial Area as a zone for high-rise buildings was included in the government’s high-rise policy by stealth, after the public consultation period had ended. This zone was never included in the draft policy in 2014, and was only added afterwards for approval by the Minister. The environmental NGOs Din l-Art Helwa, Flimkien ghall-Ambjent Ahjar and Friends of the Earth...

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