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We are now accepting collections of any items suitable for sale during the fund raising Spring Fete which is to be held at the Msida Bastion Historic Garden of Rest on Sunday 26th April 2009. You may donate suitable bric a brac, confectionery, pictures and frames, books, jams, toiletries, and anything you would wish to buy for yourselves.   All funds raised...

3 March 2009   Din l-Art Helwa stepped up its spend on restoration projects for built heritage to a total of Euros 131,395 in 2008, an increase of 21% over the previous year, no easy task for the heritage organisation as all funds are raised entirely through volunteer activity, and the generosity of individual donations, memberships and corporate sponsorships.   During the recent Annual...

At the next cultural lecture organised monthly by Din l-Art Helwa, architect Edward Said will be discussing the highly topical subject of Subterranean Valletta, currently a most relevant issue in view of the discoveries now taking place below Piazza San Giorgio, Palace Square.   With the assistance of various entities, particularly the Valletta Rehabilitation Committee, architect Edward Said has made Subterranean Valletta...

Times of Malta, 1st March 2009 Walking at Xaghra il-Hamra is one of nature’s best attractions. The majjistral, the fresh wind that blows from the northwest, is very welcome as it brings with it a feeling of wellbeing. One of the best views in our islands can be gained near the tabletop edge of the park’s sheer cliffs, which provide a...

Din l-Art Helwa members are advised that the Association’s Annual General Meeting will take place on Saturday 28th February 2009 at 11.00 am, at 133 Melita Street, Valletta. All members are strongly encouraged to attend. The meeting should not take longer than 1 hour and will be followed by refreshments. ...

Malta Independent on Sunday, 8 February 2009, by Noel Grima As far back as 1583, a legend existed in Gozo about Ghar ix-Xih, literally The Cave of the Old Man, but possibly also The Cave of the Sheik. The legend is about a popular judge who used to sit in judgement on people accused of thefts. For a long time the legend was...

Next in the autumn series of cultural presentations organized by Din l-Art Helwa is a presentation by Martina Caruana on Thursday February 12th, covering educational programmes in Malta for conservation and restoration. The presentation will take a look at the Cultural Heritage Act in terms of the citizens’ and institutions’ obligations in relation to the preservation of cultural heritage and will...

A presentation on The Mgarr ix-Xini Valley Regional Park Project organised by Din l-Art Helwa is being given by Dr. Nicholas Vella, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Classics and Archaeology at the University of Malta on the 4th February, at the Gozo Ministry, St. Francis Square, Gozo, at 6 p.m.   The lecture will cover the current findings resulting from the...

On Thursday 11th December, Dr Stephen C. Spiteri will be giving a talk entitled ‘The Medieval Defences of Mdina’, as one of Din l-Art Helwa’s monthly public lectures.   With its bastions and ramparts, Mdina comes across largely as a fortess from the gunpowder age – a Baroque fortified city with its triumphal entrances, sleek ramparts and outer works. Only a few...