Board and Management of the Malta Biennale Foundation Appointed
The Minister for the Arts, Culture and National Heritage, Dr Malcolm Paul Agius Galea, and the Board of Directors of Heritage Malta have appointed the Executive Board of the Malta Biennale Foundation; this board will spearhead preparations for the upcoming third edition of this international contemporary art festival. The next edition of the Malta Biennale will take place between March and May 2028 at Heritage Malta’s historic sites and museums.
The Executive Board will be chaired by Mario Cutajar, with Noel Zammit, Kenneth Gambin, and Pierre Bonello serving as board members.
The Malta Biennale Foundation was officially established through a notarial deed signed at MUŻA last May, coinciding with the closing of the Malta Biennale 2026. This development follows the government’s decision in March of the same year to create the Foundation with the aim of strengthening the Biennale, which has garnered international success during its first two editions. The Malta Biennale Foundation now forms an integral part of Heritage Malta.
Meanwhile, the Foundation’s leadership team has also been appointed: Anthony Gatt will serve as Director General, while Melanie Erixon and Michelle Delceppo will act as Director of Operations and Administration Manager, respectively. Preparations for the third edition of the Malta Biennale, scheduled to take place between March and May 2028, are currently underway. The first international calls, including the call for the next edition’s Artistic Director, will be issued in the coming weeks.
Since its inception in 2024, the Malta Biennale has attracted significant international attention across its two editions. It has received thousands of artistic proposals from numerous countries for participation in the exhibitions, alongside extensive coverage from international newspapers and magazines, which have highlighted Malta as a prime destination during the event. The first two editions of the Malta Biennale were held under the patronage of the President of Malta and UNESCO. Notably, the Malta Biennale is the only biennale in the world to have been granted UNESCO patronage.
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Jinħatru l-Membri tal-Bord u t-Tmexxija tal-Fondazzjoni
għall-Malta Biennale
Il-Ministru għall-Arti, il-Kultura u l-Wirt Nazzjonali, Dr Malcolm Paul Agius Galea, u l-Bord tad-Diretturi ta’ Heritage Malta, ħatru l-Bord Eżekuttiv tal-Fondazzjoni għall-Malta Biennale, li se jkun qed imexxi t-tħejjijiet għat-tielet edizzjoni ta’ dan il-festival internazzjonali tal-arti kontemporanja. L-edizzjoni li jmiss tal-Malta Biennale se tittella’ bejn Marzu u Mejju 2028 fis-siti storiċi u l-mużewijiet imħarsin minn Heritage Malta.
Il-President tal-Bord Eżekuttiv huwa Mario Cutajar, u l-membri l-oħra huma Noel Zammit, Kenneth Gambin u Pierre Bonello.
Il-Fondazzjoni għall-Malta Biennale, imħabbra mill-Gvern Malti f’Marzu li għadda, twaqqfet b’att notarili ffirmat fil-MUŻA waqt l-għeluq tal-Malta Biennale 2026, f’Mejju. L-għan tal-Fondazzjoni hu li ssaħħaħ dan il-Biennale li s’issa, bl-ewwel żewġ edizzjonijiet tiegħu, diġà kiseb suċċess internazzjonali. Il-Fondazzjoni għall-Malta Biennale taqa’ fi ħdan il-ħidma ta’ Heritage Malta.
Mal-Bord, inħatru wkoll il-membri fit-tmexxija ta’ din il-Fondazzjoni. Anthony Gatt se jkun qed iservi r-rwol ta’ Direttur Ġenerali, filwaqt li Melanie Erixon u Michelle Delceppo se jkunu d-Direttur tal-Operat u l-Maniġer għall-Amministrazzjoni, rispettivament.
It-tħejjijiet għat-tielet edizzjoni tal-Malta Biennale, li se tittella’ bejn Marzu u Mejju 2028, diġa bdew. Fil-ġimgħat li ġejjin se jkunu qed joħorġu l-ewwel sejħiet internazzjonali, fosthom is-sejħa għad-Direttur Artistiku tal-edizzjoni li jmiss.
Il-Malta Biennale ilu jsir mill-2024 u fiż-żewġ edizzjonijiet li saru s’issa ġibed lejh attenzjoni kbira. Apparti l-eluf ta’ proposti artistiċi li jaslu minn għadd kbir ta’ pajjiżi biex jipparteċipaw fil-wirjiet tal-Biennale, bosta gazzetti u rivisti internazzjonali qiesu lil Malta bħala destinazzjoni ideali fiż-żmien li matulu tkun għaddejja l-Malta Biennale. L-ewwel żewġ edizzjonijiet saru taħt il-patroċinju tal-President tar-Repubblika ta’ Malta u tal-UNESCO. Dan hu, fil-fatt, l-uniku biennale fid-dinja li ngħata l-patroċinju tal-UNESCO.