‘In-nisa Maltin’ Agatha Barbara & her times

Abstract

Il-wirja ‘In-Nisa Maltin’ Agatha Barbara and Her Times’, hija kollaborazzjoni bejn il-Librerija tal-Università ta’ Malta u d-Dipartiment tal-Istorja fi ħdan il-Fakultà tal-Arti, fuq inizjattiva tal-Pro Rettriċi Prof. Carmen Sammut. Din il-wirja tiċċelebra l-ħajja tas-Sna Barbara minn tfulitha, il-bidu tal-karriera politika tagħha sakemm inħatret l-ewwel President tar-Repubblika ta’ Malta fl-1982, sa tmiem il-Presidenza tagħha fl-1987. Fost l-affarijiet esibiti nsibu għadd ta’ ritratti flimkien ma’ xi effimera minn ħafna vjaġġi li hija għamlet madwar id-dinja.

The exhibition ‘In-Nisa Maltin’ Agatha Barbara and Her Times, is a collaboration between the UM Library and the Department of History within the Faculty of Arts, on the initiative of Pro-Rector Prof. Carmen Sammut. The exhibition celebrates Ms Barbara’s life from her childhood, and through her political career, including her appointment as Malta’s first female President of the Republic in 1982, ending with the end of her Presidency in 1987. Among the exhibited items are photographs of Ms Barbara together with ephemera from her many travels across the world.