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Warren J Bugeja
Feb 7, 20225 min read
Faded but not Forgotten
In the respectful silence that pervades the Memorial building, an integral part of the National War Museum at Fort St Elmo, a solitary...
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Warren J Bugeja
Jun 26, 20213 min read
Back in the Limelight
After years of waiting patiently in the silent vaults of a Geneva storage facility, 13 old master paintings will once again fulfil the...
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Warren J Bugeja
May 19, 20214 min read
A History Of Heraldry
A chatty coat of arms? According to the French, it is. Known as arms parlant or ‘canting’ arms, these shorthand emblems of identification...
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Warren J Bugeja
Apr 20, 20212 min read
Staring the Past in the Face
On the 22nd August 2013, previously unexcavated tombs at St Paul's Catacombs yielded an extraordinary find. A skeleton surrounded by a...
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Warren J Bugeja
Mar 11, 20215 min read
You Cannot Cancel Time
There are literally skeletons in the closet upstairs at the Mainguard on Misrah San Ä orÄ¡ in Valletta. Two crouching painted skeletons...
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Warren J Bugeja
Dec 28, 20203 min read
A Giant Anniversary for UNESCO listed Temples
In Gozitan folklore, the Neolithic temples of Ä gantija were actually believed -on account of the size of their enormous megaliths- to...
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Warren J Bugeja
Dec 14, 20204 min read
Debunking Urban Legends -The Hypogeum Myths-
Sealed and forgotten from prehistory to the dawn of the 20th century and then alternatively an animal pen, a wartime shelter, a...
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Warren J Bugeja
Dec 9, 20204 min read
Make History with your Wedding
Location is everything. But so are the heartstrings that equate memory with a sense of belonging to place. Nothing is as iconic as...
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Warren J Bugeja
Dec 7, 20202 min read
A Subterranean Neolithic Masterpiece - The Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum
This winter descend into the underground neolithic, and journey into mystery. Discover an ochre dappled world of light and shadow and...
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Warren J Bugeja
Dec 4, 20206 min read
In Napoleon's Shadow: Maltese Men of the Enlightenment
Caught up in the sweeping events of 1798, the lives of three Maltese men of the enlightenment are inextricably linked to Napoleon’s...
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Warren J Bugeja
Dec 4, 20204 min read
Cancelleria gets 18th Century Facelift
Cancelleria gets 18th century facelift The historic Cancelleria (chancellery) within the Inquisitor’s Palace, a 17th and 18th century...
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Warren J Bugeja
Aug 15, 20202 min read
Dive into history
Limpid clear waters, excellent visibility, deep caverns, off-shore reefs and a plethora of intriguing historical wrecks make the Maltese...
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Warren J Bugeja
Aug 14, 20203 min read
No 49: Fit for a Queen - Villa Gwardamangia
A national treasure in its own right and a blue-chip player in British Colonial Malta, Villa Guardamangia is a classic Baroque example of...
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