Malta Ranked Among Top 7 Destinations During Malta Biennale 2026
Malta has been ranked among the top 7 destinations to visit during the Malta Biennale 2026. The New York-based digital platform Artsy, one of the most followed art platforms worldwide, placed Malta alongside other well-established and renowned destinations that are also hosting major art events this year, including the 61st edition of the Venice Biennale – widely recognised as the most prestigious art platform in the world – and the 25th edition of the Biennale of Sydney in Australia. Internationally, some 30 major art exhibitions are being held this year, including 16 biennials or triennials.
The second edition of the Malta Biennale is receiving considerable attention in international media fora, particularly from art-focused magazines and digital platforms such as Artforum and South West Contemporary, together with the Germany-based eTN, which stated that the Malta Biennale 2026 positions Malta as a unique destination during the spring season.
Mario Cutajar, President of the Malta Biennale 2026 and Chairman of Heritage Malta, expressed satisfaction, on behalf of all those involved in the organisation of this edition of the Biennale, on receiving such media attention for the contemporary art platform. “Not only is the Malta Biennale achieving the objectives for which it was established just two years ago, but it is also placing our country on the global art calendar and, moreover, positioning it as a leading destination during the biennale period, shoulder to shoulder with other long-established and highly renowned events,” said Mr Cutajar.
The second edition of the Malta Biennale will open its doors across 11 Heritage Malta museums and historical sites in Valletta, Birgu, Xagħra, and Ċittadella in Gozo, between March 11 and May 29, this year. Under the artistic direction of internationally renowned curator Rosa Martínez, the Malta Biennale 2026 will bring together over 100 artists from 39 countries in a main exhibition that is spread across Malta and Gozo, as well as 29 national and thematic pavilions in Valletta and Birgu.
The Malta Biennale 2026 will also present an extensive programme of over 80 educational activities for audiences of all ages, in addition to 12 satellite events. The Malta Biennale 2026 is held under the distinguished patronage of Her Excellency the President of Malta.
The Malta Biennale is organised by Heritage Malta in partnership with Arts Council Malta and Visit Malta, and in collaboration with the Ministry for Culture, Lands and Local Government, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, and the Ministry for Gozo and Planning.
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MALTA MEQJUSA MAL-AQWA 7 DESTINAZZJONIJIET WAQT IL-MALTA BIENNALE 2026
Malta tqiegħdet mal-aqwa 7 destinazzjonijiet li wieħed għandu jżur waqt li f’pajjiżna jkun għaddej il-Malta Biennale 2026. Il-pjattaforma diġitali fost l-iktar segwiti fid-dinja u bbażata New York, Artsy, qiegħdet lil Malta ma’ destinazzjonijiet oħra stabbiliti ta’ fama li wkoll għandhom wirjiet tal-arti din is-sena, fosthom il-61 edizzjoni tal-Biennale ta’ Venezja, meqjus l-aqwa fid-dinja, u l-25 edizzjoni tal-Biennale ta’ Sydney fl-Awstralja. Din is-sena internazzjonalment qed jittellgħu qrib it-30 wirja tal-arti kbar, fosthom 16-il biennale jew triennale.
It-tieni edizzjoni tal-Malta Biennale qed tingħata importanza notevoli fil-media internazzjonali, l-iktar f’rivisti u siti elettroniċi b’interess artistiku fosthom Artforum u South West Contemporary kif ukoll l-eTN bażata fil-Ġermanja, li qalet li l-Malta Biennale 2026 iqiegħed lil Malta bħala destinazzjoni unika għal matul ir-rebbiegħa
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Mario Cutajar, il-President tal-Malta Biennale 2026 u Chairman ta’ Heritage Malta, esprima s-sodisfazzjon ta’ dawk kollha involuti fl-organizzazzjoni u t-tħejjija għal din l-edizzjoni tal-Malta Biennale għal dak li qed jingħad dwar dil-pjattaforma internazzjonali tal-arti kontemporanja. “Mhux biss il-Malta Biennale qed jilħaq l-għanijiet li għalih beda jsir sentejn ilu biss, imma qiegħed lil pajjiżna fil-kalendarju dinji tal-arti u iktar minn hekk bħala destinazzjoni ewlenija għal waqt il-Biennale – spalla ma’ spalla ma’ oħrajn stabbiliti sew, u ta’ fama kbira,” qal is-Sur Cutajar.
It-tieni edizzjoni tal-Malta Biennale tiftaħ il-bibien tagħha fi 11-il mużew u sit storiku ta’ Heritage Malta fil-Belt Valletta, fil-Birgu, fix-Xagħra u fiċ-Ċittadella t’Għawdex bejn il-11 ta’ Marzu u d-29 ta’ Mejju ta’ dis-sena. Bid-Direttur Artistiku ta’ fama internazzjonali Rosa Martínez, il-Malta Biennale 2026 se jiġbor ’il fuq minn 100 artist minn 39 pajjiż f’wirja ewlenija mifruxa ma’ Malta u Għawdex kif ukoll 29 padiljun nazzjonali u tematiċi fil-Belt Valletta u fil-Birgu.
Il-Malta Biennale 2026 se joffri wkoll programm vast ta’ iktar minn 80 attività edukattiva għal persuni ta’ kull età kif ukoll 12-il attività oħra abbinati mal-istess Biennale. Il-Malta Biennale għandu l-patroċinju tal-Eċċellenza Tagħha l-President ta’ Malta.
Il-Malta Biennale huwa mtella’ minn Heritage Malta bi sħubija mal-Kunsill Malti għall-Arti u Visit Malta u bil-kollaborazzjoni tal-Ministeri għall-Kultura, l-Artijiet u l-Gvern Lokali, għall-Affarijiet Barranin u t-Turiżmu, u għal Għawdex u l-Ippjanar.
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