Events Search and Views Navigation
January 2020
January MMM 2020
Please join us to welcome in 2020 at the first of our monthly meetings. One of our members has kindly agreed to host this for us in Madliena. Punch, waters and finger food included. Catering by Ciliegia Catering, San Gwann. Guests are welcome. RSVP: No need to book in advance. We look forward to seeing you on the day
Find out more »Lecture : Casting Stones – Clerics and Working Girls in the Convent
When asked at her trial on 19 October 1701, what she did for a living, Catherina Mifsud responded “I am a public woman and that is how I battle through life”. The straightforward quality of her statement belies the overall consensus that early modern prostitutes were victims or disorderly women. Wage-dependent persons from all walks of life were socially perceived to be actively battling with life’s struggles. Religious sanctions were essential to sustain basic social norms. Prostitutes were wage-dependent persons…
Find out more »Walking Tour Victtoriosa (Birgu)
One of our members has kindly offered to host a walking tour of Vittoriosa (Birgu), so please put on your comfortable walking shoes and join us as she shows us around this beautiful city. We will start by walking through the three gates into Vittoriosa. We’ll cover the Collachio, which is the old part of Birgu, with its narrow, winding streets, going past the Old Armoury and the Bishop’s Palace. If the weather is good, we may walk along the…
Find out more »February 2020
Golden Harvest Bakery Tour
If you missed our last visit to the Golden Harvest Bakery or would like to visit again, this is your chance to take this popular and interesting tour! From a traditional family bakery in Floriana back in 1946, to the state-of- the-art facility the company currently operates from in San Gwann, Golden Harvest has always been at the forefront of the Maltese bread industry. Since its inception over 70 years ago, the company has always strived to achieve the best…
Find out more »