Unseen and Unheard:
Opening Hours: Wednesdays to Fridays from 17:30 to 20:00 and the first Saturday of every month from 10:00 to 12:30
The Storm Petrel Foundation, 79, Triq Sant Anton, Attard, Malta (map)
The Storm Petrel Foundation is pleased to present its archival exhibition entitled, ๐จ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐จ๐ป๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ: ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป ๐จ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
Unseen and Unheard is an exhibition that sheds light on overlooked or previously unrecorded war narratives and microhistories from Malta and elsewhere. It brings together items and artefacts drawn from different collections, with a primary focus on wartime experiences of women and girls.
The exhibition was inspired by a series of conversations between the Storm Petrel Foundation and Dr Robert Attard. Dr Attard had found a collection of letters written by a young German woman during the Second World War, some of which will be on display in the exhibition, together with other artefacts from a number of collections.
The exhibition is organised across five different rooms at the Storm Petrel Foundationโs premises in Attard. Each room represents a different era or focus, inviting reflection on contextual questions that retain distinct relevance today.
The Storm Petrel Foundation is proud to be collaborating with the Tayar Foundation for Jewish Heritage in Malta, Media Coop and Sharp Shoot Media, to showcase Unseen and Unheardโs stories of women in war and bear witness to different perspectives on the pain and poignancy of military conflict. At a time when war has again broken out in mainland Europe with the fighting in Ukraine, the message of Unseen and Unheard has a resonance and urgency that are sharper than ever.
Curated by Justine Balzan Demajo.
We would like to thank some of our main collaborators Simon Cusens, Kim Dalli, Women of George Cross Island, Sharp Shoot Media, Media Coop, Tayar Foundation for Jewish Heritage in Malta, Sarah Chircop and Giuliana Fenech, Heritage Malta, Fondazzjoni Wirt Artna and Palazzo Falson
Artwork credited to Lisa Attard, image belonging to Paul Macdonald.
The Event shall be running from the 13th December 2022 till 14th April 2023.
Opening Hours:
Wednesdays to Fridays from 17:30 to 20:00 and the first Saturday of every month from 10:00 to 12:30
Support Material
Some exhibits have support material accessible via various QR Codes. You may also access the same material here.