Il-Hagar presented with National Cultural Heritage Award

by Gozo News · December 2, 2023

Il-Hagar – Heart of Gozo Museum has been presented with the National Cultural Heritage Award at the biannual II-Premju ghall-Arti, organised by Arts Council Malta.

The Awards ceremony took place on Friday night at Teatru Manoel in Valletta.

The museum is inviting its friends, supporters, and followers to join them in celebrating this prestigious award tomorrow, Sunday, 3rd of December, at 6.30pm, at Il-Hagar, located in St George’s Square, Victoria.

Premju ghall-Arti is a celebration of the main achievements of the Maltese cultural and creative industries, awarding excellence in the field of culture and the arts, while encouraging more professionalism and distinction within the sector.

This is the sixth edition of the Premju ghall-Arti Awards and for this year’s edition Arts Council Malta has received over 150 eligible nominations. For each category the nominations were short-listed to 5 finalists out of which a winner was announced during the awards night.

This edition consisted of 17 awards, out of which 14 are competitive, and 3 are honorary.

It also saw a larger participation from the audience, whereby they contributed to 25% of the vote to 4 categories, namely Best Work for Young Audiences; Best Project in the Community; Best International Achievement: and Best Creative and Innovative Enterprise. Around 3,500 public votes were received during this edition.

Minister for National Heritage, Arts and Local Government Owen Bonnici stated “this celebratory evening continues to build up on the importance of the cultural and creative sector. A sector which is multifaceted and multidimensional, as it was clearly evidenced today.”