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DLĦ and BOV announce winners of photography competition Competition aimed at encouraging environmental awareness  The four winning photographs in the Din l-Art Ħelwa and Bank of Valletta photography competition will be put on display in the Majjistral Park’s Visitors’ Centre as well as on the Bank’s social media channels. The photographic competition – the 7th organized by Din l-Art Ħelwa – was...

H.E. the Maltese High Commissioner to Australia Mario Farrugia Borg used his current trip to Malta to schedule a visit to the ongoing Din l-Art Helwa project to restore the Australian Bungalow. This century-old structure was sent to various Commonwealth countries to help familiarise emigrants with the way of life in Australia – as well as with building methods used. “I was...

Din l-Art Ħelwa and The Archaeological Society Malta have filed an appeal to the Environment and Planning Review Tribunal to overturn the approval of an apartment block which would overlook the Ġgantija Temples in Gozo. The UNESCO World Heritage Site is a megalithic temple complex from the Neolithic era (c. 3600–2500 BC). The NGOs are basing their appeal on the argument that during...

Trident Park and The Brewhouse has won the overall prize in the XVII Din l-Art Ħelwa Architectural Heritage Awards Competition, for its project in Mrieħel. The entry won the ‘Judge Maurice Caruana Curran Award’, named after DLĦ’s founder, which is awarded to the best winner overall in all categories.   Three other awards were announced at the ceremony on Wednesday 5th December...

Din l-Art Ħelwa will be able to continue caring for 11 heritage sites whose guardianship was today renewed for a further 10 years by the Government. Most of the sites were first granted to the NGO by government in 2003 making this the third 10-year renewal. Over that time, the NGO has spent millions of euro to restore and maintain the sites, using a veritable army of volunteers to...

Electrical and lighting solutions companies ESS & Elektra, in collaboration with two of their most innovative brands, SLV & Bega are sponsoring the XVII Architectural Heritage Awards Competition, one of the many initiatives by the NGO to encourage and motivate architectural best practice. The companies decided to sponsor the awards as they felt that they reflected their own values of innovation,...