Today, Saturday 23rd, and tomorrow Sunday, 24th July 2022, the Archbishop’s Curia will be opening its doors to the public again after a three-year interval due to the pandemic.
The public is invited to visit the Curia, also known as Casa Manresa, to view the restoration works, meet the bishops, attend mass, participate in informative talks, and witness the pastoral work of the Church in Malta firsthand. Entrance is free.
Opening hours
Saturday 23rd July 2022 from 5pm to 10pm;
Sunday 24th July 2022 from 8:30am to 12:30pm, and from 5pm to 8:30pm.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY
GROUND FLOOR
Manresa Chapel
Sacristy
Forging of a State: The Church‑State relationship in Malta during the Pontificate of Pope Pius XII
Courtyard
Ilkoll Aħwa ‑ Children’s Art Exhibition
Refreshments & Music
Crypt
Media Boardroom
Diocesan Archives
Archbishop’s Boardroom
Chancery
Blessed Ignazio Falzon: A man inflamed by the Joy of the Gospel
FIRST FLOOR
Papal Thrones Exhibition
Cathedra Petri: The Seat of the Servant of the Servants of God
‘The Sacrifice of the Lambs’ series by Joseph Calleja
Terrace
INTERMEDIATE FLOOR
Manresa Chapel Balcony
SATURDAY 23RD JULY EVENING
GROUND FLOOR
Talks in Refectory
17:30 – Forging of a State: The Church‑State relationship in Malta during the Pontificate of Pope Pius XII
18:00 ‑ The paintings on the Refectory walls of Casa Manresa
19:00 ‑ The conservation of the ‘St Calcedonius’ ceiling painting &
The conservation of the two tondos: ‘St Francis Xavier greeting St Calcedonius’ and ‘St Francis Xavier’
20:00 ‑ The conservation of Francesco Zahra’s ‘The Missionary Zeal of St Francis Xavier’
FIRST FLOOR
Upper Chapel
18:30 – Vespers
19:00 – Mass
INTERMEDIATE FLOOR
Paper Conservation Lab – 17:00 ‑ 19:45
SUNDAY 24TH JULY
MORNING EVENTS
GROUND FLOOR
Manresa Chapel
09:30 – Mass by Archbishop Charles Scicluna
Talks in Refectory
09:30 ‑ The conservation of the ‘St Calcedonius’ ceiling painting
11:00 ‑ One Church, One Journey
11:30 ‑ The restoration of the façade of Casa Manresa
12:00 ‑ Faith and History: The Church, Remembrance and Research
FIRST FLOOR
Upper Chapel
11:00 – Mass by Bishop Joseph Galea‑Curmi
INTERMEDIATE FLOOR
Paper Conservation Lab – 08:30 ‑ 12:30
EVENING EVENTS
GROUND FLOOR
Talks in Refectory
19:00 ‑ The conservation of Mattia Preti’s ‘St John the Baptist’
19:30 ‑ The paintings on the Refectory walls of Casa Manresa
FIRST FLOOR
Upper Chapel
18:30 – Mass