Il-Hagar Museum in Gozo has been chosen to host a temporary exhibition featuring forty framed photos by Italian photographer Alessandro Bergamini.

Eight of the photos won him the Travel Photographer of the Year award in 2021 and five more were included in the book “Humanity” chosen as the best photographic book for 2021 in the International Photography Awards.

They will be accompanied with some thirty photos documenting the demanding Peru expedition earlier this year among the Q’eros community in the Andes. In fact visitors will be able to follow the filming on their mobile.All the material is included in the exhibition catalogue, published as Il-Hagar GEMS 21. Also available will be copies of “Humanity,” an impressive assortment of photos highlighting peoples around the world – authentically and aesthetically.

Alessandro Bergamini will be flying in for the official opening of the exhibition, which will be carried out by Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri, on Friday, the 14th of October at 7.30pm.

The exhibition was set up by Valerio Ballotta of GBK Malta. Support was also received from the Gozo Ministry Cultural Directorate and the Malta Tourism Authority.

This exceptional exhibition at Il-Hagar Museum in St George’s Square, Victoria, runs until the 27th of November.

There is no entrance fee and the museum is open from 9am to 5pm seven days a week.

Photos: Travel Photographer of the Year 2021 Portfolio Best 8; and Expedition photo with flag

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