Art takes to the streets

A people-curated art exhibition has taken to the streets in Marsa and Kalkara. Naqsam il-Muża (Sharing the Muse) is a joint Valletta 2018 Foundation and Muża Project initiative which empowers members of a chosen community to select artworks from the collection at the National Museum of Fine Arts to display in their own localities. The project is part of the run-up to 2018, when Valletta will be named European Capital of Culture and when Muża, the new national-community art museum which will house the national collection, will open its doors at the Auberge d’Italie. The Marsa edition of the project includes the choice of 11 participants chosen from the Marsa community who in turn chose artworks by Giorgio Pullicino, Mattia Preti, Thomas L. Hornbrook, Stefano Erardi, Andrea Vicentino, Antonio Sciortino, Emvin Cremona, Mary de Piro, Gervais de Palmeus, and Anton Schranz. The final selection, including comments by each participant, is currently installed in various locations around Marsa. These include the parvis of Marija Reġina parish church, the Marija Reġina Band Club, the Marsa Scouts Headquarters, Il-Pespus Smart Kids Child Care Centre, Triq Balbi, the Għaqda Storika u...