The Malta Biennale 2026 Bulletin // No. 10
As we enter the last week of the Malta Biennale, we look back at the myriad events that have marked the journey of the second edition of this international contemporary art platform.
The Malta Biennale 2026 unfolded across 11 weeks, with the international exhibition and the national and thematic pavilions hosted in 11 Heritage Malta historic sites and museums. With more than 130 artists participating from over 50 countries, the Biennale also included a strong public programme of events for audiences of all ages. This included satellite events, artist-led activities, performances in public spaces, hands-on workshops, and more.
There were over 80 events scheduled as part of this programme, with the last few events unravelling in the coming days. Our events programme will culminate with the closing ceremony that will take place at Fort St Elmo and the National War Museum today week – on Friday, May 29. During the ceremony, the last Maltese Falcon Award recipient will be announced – the winner of the People’s Choice award.
Last weekend, a concert organised by KorMalta took place at St Catherine of Italy Church in Valletta, while over the past few days, a number of workshops were held at MUŻA, as part of the What is Contemporary Art? and What’s Your Protest? series. Finally, the satellite event Sonic Sediments was held last Wednesday at Haġar Qim & Mnajdra Archaeological Park.
Highlights to look out for this week include Innocent Passage, an event that was conceived by Núria Güell and Rosa Casado, which forms part of the international exhibition of the Malta Biennale. This performance is being presented across two sessions and has been described as an “all-inclusive cruise” departing from the Grand Harbour.
Ongoing satellite events include the collective exhibition titled Nothing is Clear, at axis_, Attard, till May 29, whilst the last satellite event in the programme will take place on May 28. Titled Danse Macabre, this participatory performance will be presented at the Upper Barrakka Gardens in Valletta.
Tickets for the Malta Biennale can be purchased via maltabiennale.art.
The full schedule of exhibitions, participating artists, pavilions and events in the public programme can also be accessed via maltabiennale.art. The official guidebook of the Malta Biennale 2026 can be downloaded for free from the website, and the catalogue can be purchased online or via one of the Biennale sites.
The Malta Biennale is organised by Heritage Malta in partnership with Arts Council Malta, Visit Malta, the Valletta Cultural Agency and Public Broadcasting Services. The Malta Biennale is also being held in full 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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Il-Bulettin tal-Malta Biennale 2026 // Nru 10
Hekk kif nidħlu fl-aħħar ġimgħa tal-Malta Biennale 2026, inħarsu lura lejn l-avvenimenti li mmarkaw il-vjaġġ tat-tieni edizzjoni ta’ din il-pjattaforma internazzjonali tal-arti kontemporanja.
Il-Malta Biennale 2026 żvolġa tul 11-il ġimgħa, b’wirja internazzjonali u padiljuni nazzjonali u tematiċi li ttellgħu fi 11-il sit storiku u mużew ta’ Heritage Malta. B’aktar minn 130 artist minn aktar minn 50 pajjiż, il-Biennale kien jinkludi wkoll programm pubbliku b’saħħtu ta’ attivitajiet għal udjenzi ta’ kull età, fosthom avvenimenti paralleli, attivitajiet immexxija mill-artisti, wirjiet fi spazji pubbliċi, workshops, u ħafna aktar.
Kien hemm iżjed minn 80 avveniment li ffurmaw parti minn dan il-programm, bl-aħħar ftit attivitajiet jittellgħu fil-jiem li ġejjin. Il-programm tal-avvenimenti tal-Biennale se jilħaq il-qofol tiegħu biċ-ċerimonja tal-għeluq li se ssir fil-Forti Sant’Iermu nhar il-Ġimgħa, 29 ta’ Mejju. Matul iċ-ċerimonja se jitħabbar l-aħħar rebbieħ tal-Falkun Malti – ir-rebbieħ tal-premju tal-Għażla tal-Pubbliku.
Fi tmiem il-ġimgħa li għaddiet, sar kunċert organizzat minn KorMalta fil-Knisja ta’ Santa Katerina tal-Italja, filwaqt li f’dawn l-aħħar jiem saru numru ta’ workshops fil-MUŻA, bħala parti mis-serje What is Contemporary Art? u What’s Your Protest?. Bħala avvenimenti paralleli, kien hemm Sonic Sediments, li ttella’ nhar l-Erbgħa li għadda fil-Park Arkeoloġiku ta’ Ħaġar Qim u l-Imnajdra.
Fost l-avvenimenti ewlenin ta’ din il-ġimgħa hemm Innocent Passage, avveniment maħsub minn Núria Güell u Rosa Casado, li jifforma parti mill-wirja internazzjonali tal-Malta Biennale 2026. Din il-prestazzjoni qed tiġi ppreżentata darbtejn, u ġiet deskritta bħala “cruise b’kollox inkluż” li titlaq mill-Port il-Kbir.
Avvenimenti paralleli li għadhom għaddejjin din il-ġimgħa jinkludu l-wirja kollettiva bit-titlu Nothing is Clear, f’axis_, Ħ’Attard, sad-29 ta’ Mejju, filwaqt li l-aħħar avveniment fil-programm pubbliku se jsir fit-28 ta’ Mejju, bit-titlu Danse Macabre. Din il-prestazzjoni parteċipattiva se tittella’ fil-Barrakka ta’ Fuq, fil-Belt Valletta.
L-iskeda sħiħa tal-wirjiet, l-artisti parteċipanti, il-padiljuni u l-attivitajiet fil-programm pubbliku tinsab f’maltabiennale.art.
Il-biljetti għall-Malta Biennale jistgħu jinxtraw online minn maltabiennale.art, fejn hija disponibbli b’xejn il-gwida uffiċjali li tgħin lil kull min jixtieq iżur il-Biennale biex itejjeb l-esperjenza u ż-żjara tiegħu. Il-katalgu tal-Malta Biennale 2026 jista’ jinxtara online jew mis-siti tal-Biennale.
Heritage Malta għandha bħala msieħba f’din l-edizzjoni lill-Kunsill Malti għall-Arti, lil Visit Malta, lill-Aġenzija Kulturali għall-Belt Valletta u lill-Public Broadcasting Services. Il-Malta Biennale qed jittella’ wkoll bil-koperazzjoni sħiħa tal-Ministeru għall-Kultura, l-Artijiet u l-Gvern Lokali kif ukoll tal-Ministeru għall-Affarijiet Barranin u t-Turiżmu u l-Ministeru għal Għawdex u l-Ippjanar.
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