OAR@UM Collection:/library/oar/handle/123456789/398772026-01-01T05:11:02Z2026-01-01T05:11:02ZMdina project discussed at international conference in Barletta, Italy/library/oar/handle/123456789/401152020-06-02T07:22:40Z2002-01-01T00:00:00ZTitle: Mdina project discussed at international conference in Barletta, Italy
Abstract: In December 2001 the Chairman of the Mdina Rehabilitation Committee
and Director of the IIBS, Professor Denis De Lucca, presented a paper on the
rehabilitation of Mdina at a conference on cultural heritage management
held in the Castle of Barletta in Italy. The contents of the paper, entitled 'll Restauro di Mdina, Malta', included a detailed history of Mdina in the light of research
already carried out, as well as historical finds and an evaluation
of the various projects initiated by the Mdina Rehabilitation
Committee to preserve Mdina's architecture and embellish its
urban space with proper paving,
underground services and
illumination at night.2002-01-01T00:00:00ZSt James Church – Carapecchia's first commission in Malta – and the Municipal Palace, Valletta/library/oar/handle/123456789/401122020-06-02T08:34:39Z2002-01-01T00:00:00ZTitle: St James Church – Carapecchia's first commission in Malta – and the Municipal Palace, Valletta
Abstract: The Church of St. James in Merchants Streets, Valletta, once
belonged to the Langue of Castille. A marble inscription in the
sacristy states that it was first built in 1612, mainly at the expense
of the Grand Chancellor Fra Pietro Gonzales de Mendoza.
Chevalier Francesco Antella’s drawing of Valletta which
appears in Giacomo Bosio’s Istoria della Sacra Religione di S.
Giovanni Gerosolimitano shows that a church dedicated to St.James already existed on the same site before that date.2002-01-01T00:00:00ZThe conservation of the Baroque heritage of Valletta/library/oar/handle/123456789/401072020-06-02T06:30:34Z2002-01-01T00:00:00ZTitle: The conservation of the Baroque heritage of Valletta
Abstract: The International Institute for Baroque Studies at the University
of Malta promotes the baroque heritage, and one of its major roles is the conservation of baroque architecture. Age alone is seldom a sufficiently good reason for retention of a building, and conservation for conservation’s sake is an unsustainable argument. Quality and importance should be the primary factors, but even then individual buildings contribute little to the character of the city. This is determined more by the ordinary buildings that constitute the bulk of the built environment.2002-01-01T00:00:00ZManoel Baroque Festival 2003/library/oar/handle/123456789/400012020-06-02T07:20:47Z2002-01-01T00:00:00ZTitle: Manoel Baroque Festival 2003
Abstract: The Manoel Baroque Festival is a biannual event that was organised for the
first time in May 2001 . Following the success of the first festival, a second
edition is now scheduled for May 2003. The festival will take place over a period of 10 days, and consists of a selection of artistic events related to the Baroque period,
including musical concerts, drama, a choir, performance, an opera, vocal concerts, and walking tours of Baroque sites of interest.
Three cultural bodies have joined forces to organise these events- the Manoel Theatre, the International Institute for Baroque
Studies at the University of Malta (IIBS), and the Koperativa Kulturali Universitarja (KKU), which is the cultural arm of the
University of Malta. The festival is being planned and organised together with a committee that includes four official foreign
representatives in Malta. Dr Petra Bianchi, research assistant at llBS, is co-ordinating the project.
The festival theme in 2003 is 'Triumph over Death: a Baroque Celebration'. As part of the festival, IIBS is organising a one-day seminar on this topic on Monday 5 May at St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity in Valletta. The Festival Programme is printed on page 19 of this newsletter.2002-01-01T00:00:00Z