The celebrations get underway on Friday evening for the inauguration of the ERDF-supported Museum-cum-Cultural centre built by Fondazzjoni Belt Victoria, with the project coordinator Mgr Joseph Farrugia, near St George’s Basilica.

‘Il-Hagar | Heart of Gozo’ opens its doors to the public on Saturday, the 22nd of February 2013. Fondazzjoni Belt Victoria said that “the museum will be one of a kind with a very modern design incorporating the old, the past and the contemporary, the present. It will also have multimedia facilities which make it a truly enriching experience.”

On Friday evening there will be a commemoration in honour of Canon Gann Piet Frangisk Aguis de Soldanis, with an unveiling of a plaque by the Mayor of Victoria, Dr Samuel Azzopardi. This will take place at 6.30pm in St George’s Square.

On Saturday morning the official inauguration takes place of Il-Hagar | Heart of Gozom by the Prime Minister, Dr Lawrence Gonzi. The ceremony will include Festive Band Marches by the La Stella Band, speeches and the Blessing by H.L. Mgr Mario Grech, Bishop of Gozo. The ceremony starts at 9.00am.

Following the inauguration, on Saturday evening there is a concert in St George’s Basilica by the Papal Choir Cappella Sistina starting at 8.00pm.

A Pontifical High Mass will take place on Sunday morning at 11.00am at St George’s Basilica, led by H.L. Mgr Mario Frech, Bishop of Gozo.

A new website has also been launched and the same designers of the museum also provided Fondazzjoni Belt Victoria with the website, which has incorporated in it links to Facebook, Twitter and Youtube, as well as an up-to-date news section with all events related to the musuem.

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