27 Apr 2024 - 00:00

Saturday 27 April 2024 at 19:30

The Giuseppe Galea Collection on Display at Il-Ħaġar

Il-Ħaġar Museum is delighted to present a new temporary exhibition which will showcase for the first
time a collection of designs prepared by one of Malta’s finest decorators, Giuseppe Galea, for Gozo’s
Saint George’s Basilica. Many of these designs have been donated to the Museum by the artist’s
family, while others were acquired through sponsorship by Lombard Bank. Galea studied art in Rome
between 1933 and 1938, where he forged a deep friendship with Maltese master sculptor Antonio
Sciortino under whose tutelage he studied life drawing.

The Giuseppe Galea Collection will be inaugurated on Saturday 27 April 2024 at 19:30, by the Hon.
Clint Camilleri, Minister for Gozo and Planning.
To attend the official opening, kindly RSVP at your earliest by emailing: events@heartofgozo.org.mt.
The exhibition can be visited until Sunday 16 June 2024 during the museum opening hours of 09:00
to 17:00. Admission to Il-Ħaġar Museum is free