The Malta Biennale 2026 Bulletin // No. 3
The Malta Biennale 2026 has just entered its fourth week since opening to the public on March 14, following three days of previews from March 11-13, and a lavish inauguration ceremony on March 10.
Over the past three weeks, the Malta Biennale has welcomed thousands of visitors – whether local and international media professionals, members of the artistic community including art collectors and curators, hundreds of students attending tours and workshops held in Biennale sites, and/or members of the general public. During the past few days, students took part in two interactive workshops at Fort St Elmo, exploring art through hands-on learning, while educators from the Malta School of Art experienced a guided tour of the Biennale exhibition at the Grand Master’s Palace.
This week, the Malta Biennale slows down to immerse itself in the traditional religious events surrounding the end of the Lenten period: Good Friday and Easter. Each Biennale site is situated in towns and cities known for their elaborate religious processions with artistic life-size statues depicting the passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ on Good Friday and the joyous band marches accompanying statues of the Risen Christ on Easter Sunday. The Malta Biennale takes centre stage again next week, starting April 6.
The first event will be Intentional Frame – a workshop being led by Malta Biennale 2026 Best Artwork award co-recipient, Therese Debono, at MUŻA, Valletta. The following day – on April 7 – also at MUŻA, a workshop for children aged 7 and older is being organised, titled Soundscapes and Paintings. On April 8, there are two sessions of Meditations in Clay planned at MUŻA; the morning session targets younger audiences, while the early evening session has been opened up to the general public.
Due to the ongoing bad weather in recent days, the satellite event Poetry from the Future which was meant to be held yesterday evening will shift to April 8, at the same time and same place as the original event: 8.30 pm, Rumi, Valletta.
On April 9, a hands-on children’s workshop titled Voices for Freedom will be held at MUŻA. The following day, the satellite event Nothing is Clear launches to the public in a new gallery space in Ħ’Attard: axis_. From April 10 till 11, two workshops – one for the hearing impaired and another for migrant and refugee communities – titled The Social Blanket will take place at MUŻA.
Ongoing satellite events this week include: Entry Denied ongoing till April 9 at Christine X Gallery, Sliema; Materia Prima at JoBorg Gallery, ongoing till April 25, also in Sliema; Ground 99 on show till May 16 at 99 F. Azzopardi, Senglea (L-Isla); and Women Grace above the Battle on show till April 12, at Pjazza Tritoni in Floriana.
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 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 3
Dħalna fir-raba’ ġimgħa tal-Malta Biennale 2026. Il-Biennale fetaħ għall-pubbliku fl-14 ta’ Marzu, wara tlett ijiem ta’ wirjiet preliminari mill-11 sat-13 ta’ Marzu u ċerimonja ta’ inawgurazzjoni spettakolari li saret fl-10 ta’ Marzu.
Matul l-aħħar tliet ġimgħat, il-Malta Biennale laqa’ eluf ta’ viżitaturi – kemm rappreżentanti tal-midja lokali u internazzjonali kif ukoll membri mill-komunità artistika, inklużi kolletturi tal-arti u kuraturi, mijiet ta’ studenti li attendew żjarat u workshops fis-siti tal-Biennale, u/jew membri tal-pubbliku ġenerali. F’dawn l-aħħar jiem, gruppi ta’ studenti ħadu sehem f’żewġ workshops interattivi fil-Forti Sant’Iermu, fejn esploraw l-arti permezz ta’ tagħlim prattiku, filwaqt li grupp ta’ edukaturi mill-Iskola tal-Arti ta’ Malta attendew għal żjara gwidata tal-wirja tal-Biennale fil-Palazz tal-Gran Mastru.
Din il-ġimgħa, il-Malta Biennale jnaqqas il-pass biex jidħol fl-ispirtu tal-avvenimenti reliġjużi tradizzjonali marbuta ma’ tmiem il-perjodu tar-Randan: il-Ġimgħa l-Kbira u l-Għid. Is-siti tal-Biennale jinsabu fi rħula u bliet magħrufa għall-purċissjonijiet reliġjużi, b’vari artistiċi li juru l-passjoni ta’ Sidna Ġesù Kristu fil-Ġimgħa l-Kbira kif ukoll il-marċi ferrieħa tal-baned li jakkumpanjaw l-istatwi tal-Irxoxt f’Ħadd il-Għid. Il-Malta Biennale jieħu post ċentrali mill-ġdid il-ġimgħa d-dieħla, mis-6 ta’ April.
Nibdew b’Intentional Frame – workshop immexxi minn Therese Debono, waħda mir-rebbieħa tal-premju għall-Aħjar Xogħol Artistiku fil-Malta Biennale 2026, li se jsir f’MUŻA, il-Belt Valletta. L-għada – fis-7 ta’ April – ukoll f’MUŻA, se jiġi organizzat workshop għat-tfal minn 7 snin ’il fuq, bit-titlu Soundscapes and Paintings. Fit-8 ta’ April se jsiru żewġ sessjonijiet ta’ Meditations in Clay f’MUŻA; is-sessjoni ta’ filgħodu hija mmirata għal udjenzi żgħar, filwaqt li dik ta’ kmieni filgħaxija hija miftuħa għall-pubbliku ġenerali.
Minħabba l-maltemp li ppersista fl-aħħar jiem, il-proġett satellita Poetry from the Future li kellu jsir ilbieraħ filgħaxija ġie pospost għat-8 ta’ April, fl-istess ħin u fl-istess post kif kien ippjanat oriġinarjament: fit-8.30pm, f’Rumi, il-Belt Valletta.
Fid-9 ta’ April, workshop prattiku għat-tfal bit-titlu Voices for Freedom se jsir f’MUŻA. L-għada, l-avveniment Nothing is Clear se jiftaħ għall-pubbliku f’gallerija ġdida f’Ħ’Attard: axis_. Mill-10 sal-11 ta’ April se jsiru żewġ workshops – wieħed għal persuni neqsin mis-smigħ u ieħor għal komunitajiet ta’ migranti u refuġjati – bit-titlu The Social Blanket, f’MUŻA.
L-avvenimenti paralleli li għadhom għaddejjin din il-ġimgħa jinkludu: Entry Denied, li jibqa’ għaddej sad-9 ta’ April fil-Christine X Gallery, Tas-Sliema; Materia Prima għand JoBorg Gallery, li jibqa’ għaddej sal-25 ta’ April, f’Tas-Sliema wkoll; Ground 99, li jibqa’ għaddej sas-16 ta’ Mejju f’99 F. Azzopardi, l-Isla; u Women Grace above the Battle, li jibqa’ miftuħ għall-pubbliku sat-12 ta’ April fi Pjazza Tritoni, il-Furjana.
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