Our cultural work in Malta is focused on preserving Maltese heritage and showcasing it to the world through the HSBC Cares for Malta's Heritage Fund. We hope this will lead to greater cultural appreciation of what Malta has to offer, both locally and internationally.
Heritage Malta
Supporting the Heritage Sponsorship Scheme and the National Museum of Fine Arts as a Patron of Heritage Malta.
Project dates: ongoing
HSBC is Patron of Heritage Malta, the national agency of the Government of Malta.
We support both the refurbishment of the National Museum of Fine Arts and the Malta Hotel Heritage Sponsorship Scheme through Heritage Malta.
HSBC assists the National Museum of Fine Arts, one of the heritage sites by donating Lm 10,000 each year towards the refurbishment of the Museum's Library.
The Hotel Heritage Sponsorship Scheme was set up by HSBC and the leading hotels in Malta to raise funds for the restoration and preservation of Malta's heritage sites so that they can be enjoyed by locals and visitors.
The scheme was launched in June 2006 with six hotels participating and has now grown to 17. Hotels adopt a Heritage Malta site and ask guests to contribute 1 Euro per night per room which is deposited into an account for the restoration of the specific site.
HSBC sponsors the scheme and pays for all the promotion and marketing of the scheme.
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Caravaggio Exhibition - Caravaggio: l'Immagine del Divino
HSBC Bank Malta sponsored this exhibition marking 400 years since Caravaggio came to Malta
Project dates: September–November 2007
Caravaggio's paintings depicting the divine element of his work were flown to Malta from major collections and galleries around Europe and the United States for an exhibition to mark the Italian painter's 400th anniversary since Caravagio came to Malta. Twelve paintings were displayed at the National Museum of Archaeology in Valetta.
The masterpieces include ‘Sacrifice of Isaac' and ‘St Francis in Ecstasy' both from the Piasecka-Johnson Collection, Princeton, New Jersey; ‘St John the Baptist' and ‘St Francis in Meditation' both from Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica in Rome.
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Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti
Showcasing Maltese heritage from private collections
Project dates: 2006
Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti (FPM) is an educational organisation created to advance and enrich the understanding of Maltese cultural heritage through exhibitions which display artifacts from private collections.
Through FPM, HSBC Bank Malta has contributed to the restoration of the historic house museum Palazzo Falson, one of the oldest buildings standing in Mdina, the old capital city of Malta and has also contributed to the restoration of a silver collection showcase and the renewable energy photovoltaic system installed on the Palazzo's roof.
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Metropolitan Cathedral Mdina
In 2007, HBMT contributed to the restoration of one of the most important treasures in the Mdina Cathedral, the fifteen silver statues known as ‘L'Apostolato'
Project dates: ongoing
L'Apostolato represents the figures of the Holy Apostles and the images of the Virgin Mary, St John the Baptist and St Paul. These are realised in thin sheet in silver whipped on a supporting structure in wood. Some decorative elements and engraving are bronze gilded and golden silver.
The fifteen manufactured items, measuring approximately 110cms were originally placed on the main altar of St John's Co-Cathedral, in Valletta. These statues, which are today preserved in the Cathedral in Mdina, were realised in Rome in 1740 by sculptor Antonio Arrighi and are considered to be one of the most interesting examples representing the antique production and craft of the Roman goldsmith.
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Notarial Archives Preservation programme
HBMT is one of the major sponsors of the refurbishment and preservation programme at the Notarial Archives.
Project dates: ongoing
The Archives hold more than 15,000 registers containing notarial records some of which date back to the fifteenth century.
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Tribute to Pavarotti
HSBC Premier sponsors a concert in honour of the great Tenor
Project dates: on going since 2005
HSBC Premier in Malta recently sponsored Tribute to Pavarotti, a concert by Joseph Calleja held in St George's Square, Valletta. The concert, attended by almost 2,500 guests, was followed by a dinner hosted by HSBC Premier for clients and dignitaries.
Joseph Calleja is one of the world's youngest leading tenors, and his performances around the world consistently generate excellent reviews.
Following his 1997 debut, Calleja won the Belvedere Competition in Vienna as well as the 1998 Caruso Competition in Milan. His operatic debut came in 2004 when he performed at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich as Rodolfo in La Boheme.
The music for the Tribute to Pavarotti was played by the National Orchestra and conducted by Brian Schembri.
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