‘This gives a good basis for further cooperation. An interesting discussion. Really good idea to continue it in Utrecht. This would be wonderfull on the Domsquare! Let’s organise a Maltese cultural sunday!’. Some reactions from the participants of a visit to Malta in October. Renger de Bruin (Central Museum), Guus van den Hout (National Museum for Religious Art Catharijne Convent) en Edsard Kylstra (Monuments and Archeologie, city of Utrecht) already met their Maltese counterparts in Utrecht. It was about time that they’d come to Malta! While enjoying the Maltese sun and hospitality they discussed the next steps in cooperation in a extended programme, complied by Marika Grech and Caldon Marcieca from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Leader of the delegation was Gertrud van Dam, new coordinator for the cultural exchanges between Utrecht and Malta. Also for her this visit was an introduction to this partner and its possibilities. During several meetings she looked for possibilities to link Maltese initiatives to those in Utrecht and combine organisations and activities.
Heart of the programme was Notte Bianca, comparable with the Dutch ‘museumnight’, with a great range of cultural activities during the night, like music performances, exhibitions of baroque altars on the street and an open air music concert in the ruins of the former opera. At the official start of the Notte Bianca the Dutch delegation was introduced to Dr. Francis Zammit Dimech, Minister of Culture and Tourism.
Heart of the programme was Notte Bianca, comparable with the Dutch ‘museumnight’, with a great range of cultural activities during the night, like music performances, exhibitions of baroque altars on the street and an open air music concert in the ruins of the former opera. At the official start of the Notte Bianca the Dutch delegation was introduced to Dr. Francis Zammit Dimech, Minister of Culture and Tourism.
During the visit all kind of themes for cooperation popped up, like exchanges about the re-use of fortresses, an exhibition on religious art from the Catharijne Convent and the museum of St. John’s Co-Cathedral and music performances during Maltese and Utrecht festivals and initiatives. Enough ideas and enthusiasm to make a big success out of our cooperation.
