Following a successful launch in Valletta, the ‘Your MUŻA’ exhibition series continues its journey, this time making its second stop at the Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady in Mosta, better known as the Rotunda or the Mosta Dome. Open now and running until 25th June, this exhibition shines a spotlight on one of Malta’s most celebrated artists: Giuseppe Calì.

Titled ‘Celebrating Giuseppe Calì’, the exhibition brings Calì’s artistic legacy back into focus, particularly within spaces where his work still lives and breathes. It forms part of the wider ‘Your MUŻA’ initiative, an outreach project by MUŻA that aims to make Malta’s national art collection more accessible by touring key works across localities connected to the artists themselves.

After opening just weeks ago in Calì’s native parish – the Basilica of Our Lady of Porto Salvo and St Dominic in Valletta – this mobile exhibition now takes pride of place in Mosta, where Calì was once commissioned to create several significant works for the Rotunda.

Giuseppe Calì’s brush left a lasting mark on the Mosta Basilica. His contributions include ‘The Madonna of the Rosary’, ‘The Holy Trinity’, ‘The Prophets and the Angels’ and ‘The Eight Stages of the Life of Jesus Christ’.

In honour of this connection, two newly featured exhibits add depth to the current display. The first is an artistic sketch of ‘The Death of St Augustine’, a piece located in the chapel of Our Lady of Consolation. The second comprises a series of historical photo negatives documenting a damaged Calì painting on the church dome, struck during an Axis air raid in WWII.

Visitors can explore the full scope of Calì’s impact through a detailed exhibition catalogue, available both in print on site and in digital form here.

The exhibition is open daily and free to the public from Monday to Friday (9:30am – 5:30pm), Saturday (9:30am – 4:30pm) and Sunday (12:00pm – 5:00pm).

After its run in Mosta, the exhibition will continue its journey to Lija and Sliema, inviting even more locals to reconnect with Malta’s cultural heritage.

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