The Pawlu Mizzi Memorial Lecture, is taking place at Il-Hagar Museum in Victoria this coming Saturday, on the initiative of Midsea Books and Klabb Kotba Maltin.
George Azzopardi will be speaking on – Gozo in Classical Antiquity – and the museum said that he is “more than qualified to discuss our small island within maritime trade and commerce. This published archaeologist and researcher guarantees a most interesting session.”
Dr Azzopardi has previously collaborated with Il-Hagar, as has Pawlu Mizzi who died in 2019 at the age of 90.
Pawlu had a long relationship with Fondazzjoni Belt Victoria which runs this cultural centre. An urn on permanent display, among the artifacts received from his family on his wishes, could well have been used originally to carry liquids or agricultural produce in this period.
Attendance to the lecture, which starts at 11am on Saturday, the 5th of November, is free of charge, and it will be delivered in English. Seats can be booked in advance on events@heartofgozo.org.mt [1]
Till 27th of November, Il-Hagar is offering a temporary exhibition by award-winning travel photographer Alessandro Bergamini [2].