ARTICLES

Richard Dadd: The murderous painter in Malta
Giovanni Bonello writes about a disturbed Victorian painter and his Malta connection

The exploits of a corsair captain in 1785
Liam Gauci

An Innovation for Malta: The Valletta Covered Market
David Drago and Guillaume Dreyfuss impart the story behind this pioneering structure

British Donations to the National Collection: The case of the five views of Valletta and Grand Harbour by Louis Ducros (1748-1810) at the National Museum of Fine Arts
Sandro Debono

Carnival and the power of sound
Anna Borg Cardona discusses the various instruments that contributed to the cacophany of Carnival

Malta in Papal Numismatics
Alfred Zahra de Domenico

Treasures from the National Library
Maroma Camilleri

Rediscovering Willie Apap
Krystle Farrugia evaluates Apap's works featuring ballet dancers

My favourite object
Francis Lanfranco

A coastal and naval defence map of Malta for Prince Eugene
Robert Dauber

From the Albert Ganado Collection

The conservation and restoration of embroidered polychrome satin liturgical vestments
Erika Falzon

Bookshelf

Cultural Calendar
Cecilia Xuereb

Diary of Events