Pioneering Early Photography
Postal Photographs by Richard Ellis
28 May - 31 December 2025
Our First Floor Gallery is showing a photographic exhibition of a number of rare black and white photos taken in the early 1920’s by English photographer Richard Ellis. The prints focus exclusively on the General Post Office in Merchant’s Street and also take us behind the scenes to the sorting rooms where Malta’s mail was readied for dispatching.
Emvin Cremona Retrospective
15 April - 30 May 2025
Visit our ongoing exhibition of original artworks by Emvin Cremona. Widely acknowledged as one of Malta’s finest artists, Cremona supplied over 170 designs for 62 sets of stamps. His artworks define and establish an imagery of innovation, often challenging the basic format of stamp design. Inspired by everyday life, Cremona’s designs cover a wide range of subjects including historical events and personalities. They explore the introduction of abstraction in postage stamp artwork and illustrate his interpretation of the human figure and our rich, cultural landscape. These artworks are an absolute treasure.
It's in the Journey
19 - 26 May 2025
An intimate exhibition titled “It’s in the Journey” will be showing between 19-26 May in the Ellis Gallery of the MPM Arts Hub. This is being organised by XirCammini, member of The European Federation of Caminos (Camino Europa Compostela), whose members will be in Malta for their annual General Assembly. One of the highlights is “It’s in the Journey” where four artists (all who have walked a part of the Camino) are exhibiting paintings on the theme of The Camino, a network of pilgrim routes in Northwestern Spain that lead to the Shrine of St. James in Compostela.
Memories of China
Photography by Yan Pirotta
4 - 30 June 2025
Beijing as seen through the eyes of a young Maltese photographer. Follow in the footsteps of Yan Pirotta with his trusty X-T3 as he explores new haunts in this most vibrantly chaotic of cities. Using random stops on the Beijing metro system, Pirotta returns again and again to his favourite part of the city – the ‘Hutongs’ where he trains his lens on the people, architecture and the more abstract expressions of city life.
