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MICAS brings three talks and a printmaking workshop in its first-ever appearance at the Malta Book Festival, from 4 to 8 NovemberMICAS – the Malta International Contemporary Art Space – is taking part in the 47th edition of the Malta Book Festival, organised by the National Book Council at the Malta Fair and Conventions Centre (MFCC), Ta’ Qali, from 4 to 8 November 2026.
Across the festival’s final three days, MICAS presents three talks and three sessions of a hands-on printmaking workshop.
𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽:
1. 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗦 – 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝗿𝘁
The opening talk traces the historical and architectural journey through which part of Malta’s built heritage was regenerated as galleries for contemporary art. MICAS occupies the Ospizio Complex, a restored 17th-century site within the Floriana fortifications, and the presentation follows the process that brought it into its present use.
The talk draws on key contributions to MICAS: Malta International Contemporary Art Space, published by Electa in 2025
𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲:
Friday 6 November, 5-6pm at Is-Sala tal-Kittieba ( in English)
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2. ‘𝗔 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲’: 𝗨𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
Following the opening of A New Life Force, the latest exhibition at MICAS, this talk presents the catalogue that accompanies it and offers insight into the three invited artists and their work.
Curated by Edith Devaney, Artistic Director of MICAS, A New Life Force brings together the painters Nathanaëlle Herbelin, Kemi Onabulé and Megan Rooney. The exhibition is on view at MICAS until 31 January 2027, and its catalogue is co-published with Skira.
𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲:
Saturday 7 November, 10-11am at the Atelier (In English)
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3. 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗦 – 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗢𝗻
Two years after the opening of MICAS in 2024, this talk looks back at the exhibitions the institution has proposed, and at how its exhibition catalogues are developed to record shows that are, by their nature, temporary.
𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲:
Sunday 8 November, 10-11am at Is-Sala tal-Qarrejja · (In English and Maltese)
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𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀, 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 & 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 - invites participants to experiment with simple printmaking techniques and to make and personalise a bookmark of their own to take home.
𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽:
Saturday 7 November, noon-2pm,
Sunday 8 November, 10am-noon,
Sunday 8 November, 1-3pm at the Atelier (in English)
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𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
https://micas.art/events/micas-at-the-malta-book-festival-2026/
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MFCC Ta' Qali, Mffc Malta Fairs Convention Centre, Attard, ATD, Malta
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