The bronze sculpture ‘Speed’ made by the talented Maltese artist; Antonio Sciortino will be exhibited for six months in the Netherlands.

This is the first time that a foreign museum has asked Heritage Malta specifically for the loan of a work by Sciortino, and for Speed in particular, attesting to the sculptor’s international acclaim.

Speed, usually on display at MUŻA, will be exhibited from the 4th of March till the 3rd of September at the Design Museum Den Bosch in the city of ’s-Hertogenbosch.

It will be showcased as part of the exhibition ‘Faster, Better, more Beautiful: The Form of Progress’.

The exhibition is dedicated to the philosophy behind the concept of streamlining, one of the most important design principles of modern times and includes artefacts from the Netherlands and beyond.

‘Speed’, completed in 1937, depicts galloping horses and horsemen whose speed leaves behind a strong force in the opposite direction. Antonio Sciortino is said to have felt strongly about this sculpture.

The Maltese government bought it in June 2014 as a gift to the public to mark the 50th anniversary of Independence Day, the 40th anniversary of Republic Day, the 35th anniversary of Freedom Day, and the 10th anniversary of Malta's accession to the European Union.