The Malta Biennale 2026 Bulletin // No. 8
Today marks three weeks till the closing of the second edition of the Malta Biennale: a platform that has grown exponentially from its pilot year – in scope, participation and reputation.
Last week saw the launch of the Malta Biennale 2026 Catalogue, which is already for purchase online through the maltabiennale.art and heritagemalta.mt websites, and which will hit the shelves of Biennale sites’ gift stores by next week.
This Sunday (May 10), the voting for the People’s Choice Award – the third Maltese Falcon – will officially come to a close, following a month-long process. The third Biennale Award will be announced during the closing ceremony, on May 29.
This week, in our public events programme, the Generational Wishes workshop which took place at Fort St Elmo, in Valletta, saw five groups of participants. Meanwhile, last Wednesday, another successful edition of the open mic satellite event Poetry from the Future took place at Rumi Poetry Bar, also in Valletta.
Tomorrow, Victor Agius will be leading a children’s workshop titled Primal Gestures, at Ġgantija Archaeological Park in Xagħra, Gozo, and in the evening, the first of a two-day satellite event – Darija Divan – will take place at St Paul’s Parish Square in Rabat, Malta.
Ongoing satellite events include: Ground 99 on show till May 16 at 99 F. Azzopardi, Senglea (L-Isla), and the collective exhibition titled Nothing is Clear, at axis_, Attard, till May 29.
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 8
Bħal-lum tliet ġimgħat tintemm it-tieni edizzjoni tal-Malta Biennale: pjattaforma li kibret b’mod sostanzjali mis-sena tal-ftuħ tagħha – kemm fl-ambitu, fil-parteċipazzjoni kif ukoll fir-reputazzjoni.
Il-ġimgħa li għaddiet rat it-tnedija tal-Katalgu tal-Malta Biennale 2026, li diġà jinsab għall-bejgħ online permezz tas-siti tal-maltabiennale.art u ta’ heritagemalta.mt, u li se jkun disponibbli wkoll fil-ħwienet tal-mużewijiet u s-siti tal-Biennale sal-ġimgħa d-dieħla.
Il-Ħadd li ġej (10 ta’ Mejju), il-votazzjoni għall-Premju tal-Għażla tal-Pubbliku – it-tielet Falkun Malti – se tagħlaq uffiċjalment, wara proċess ta’ xahar. It-tielet Premju tal-Biennale se jitħabbar waqt iċ-ċerimonja tal-għeluq, fid-29 ta’ Mejju.
Din il-ġimgħa, fil-programm tal-avvenimenti pubbliċi tagħna, il-workshop Generational Wishes li sar fil-Forti Sant’ Iermu, fil-Belt Valletta, laqa’ ħames gruppi ta’ parteċipanti. Sadanittant, nhar l-Erbgħa li għadda saret edizzjoni oħra tal-avveniment open mic bl-isem Poetry from the Future, fir-Rumi Poetry Bar, ukoll fil-Belt Valletta.
Għada l-artist Victor Agius se jmexxi workshop għat-tfal bl-isem Primal Gestures fil-Park Arkeoloġiku tal-Ġgantija, fix-Xagħra, Għawdex, u filgħaxija se tittella’ (fuq jumejn) l-ewwel minn żewġ prestazzjonijiet bl-isem Darija Divan – fil-Pjazza tal-Parroċċa ta’ San Pawl fir-Rabat, Malta.
Avvenimenti paralleli li għadhom għaddejjin dil-ġimgħa jinkludu: Ground 99 li qed jintwera sas-16 ta’ Mejju f’99 F. Azzopardi, l-Isla, u l-wirja kollettiva bit-titlu Nothing is Clear, f’axis_, Ħ’Attard, sad-29 ta’Mejju.
Il-biljetti għall-Malta Biennale jistgħu jinxtraw online minn maltabiennale.art.
L-iskeda sħiħa tal-wirjiet, l-artisti parteċipanti, il-padiljuni u l-attivitajiet fil-programm pubbliku tinsab ukoll f’maltabiennale.art.
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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