Rediscovery of Christian catacombs in the Mediterranean

Chiara Cecalupo, Ph.D. | University of Malta |
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Research trip: Tunisia, January 2026

In the last month I have been able to travel to Tunisia to collect materials regarding the discovery of the Tunisian catacombs. The research included a study period at the National Archives of Tunis and a trip to Sousse. The National Archives of Tunisia were established in 1955 with Tunisian internal autonomy and restructured in…

ICOM-Malta Christmas Get-Together!

On December 2, Palazzo Falson hosted the International Council of Museums for Malta Christmas Get-Together, where we discussed “The impact of religious illiteracy on museum communication” In recent years, we have witnessed a general decline in the religious knowledge of the population, compounded by an increasingly secularised, multicultural and multi-religious society and a strong influx…

Rediscovering Agatha

The “Rediscovering Agatha” was a success! It was organised at St Agatha’s Museum, with the cooperation of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura. During the conference, we offered an overview of the rediscoveries that took place in St Agatha’s catacombs during the last centuries and then the rebranding of the catacombs and museum was presented. After…

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