Wirt Ghawdex are once again organising their annual lecture series. The first one is entitled ‘Sir Harry Luke – Forgotten Benefactor of Gozo.’ The lecture will focus on Sir Harry Luke’s stint as Lieutenant-Governor of Malta between 1930 and 1938.
His tenure of office coincided with the suspension of the Constitution, the language question, great local political turmoil, and the looming prospects of a world war.
Luke was genuinely interested in the antiquities of Gozo and during the lecture, various instances of his personal intervention in favour of Gozo’s heritage will be highlighted.
Some of these interventions are well known, others such as the spurring of the publication of a proper guidebook in English and the translation of De Soldanis’ manuscript history of Gozo into Maltese are less known.
The lecture will be delivered by Dr Paul George Pisani and will be held next Friday, the 26th of September, at Santa Cecilia Chapel, Ghajnsielem. Please note that due to unforeseen circumstances, the lecture will start at 7.00pm and not at 6.30pm as shown on the poster.
The lecture will be delivered in English and is free of charge, although a small donation from non-members is always appreciated.
As usual, seating is limited and seats can be reserved via email to membership@wirtghawdex.org [1]