Book Diplomacy. Philippine Ambassador to Malta Domingo P. Nolasco shows to Malta’s Minister of Education and Employment the trilingual edition of “In the Hour of the Merchant and Felon,” a collection of poems by Philippine National Artist Virgilio Almario, which was donated by NCCA to Malta’s Multicultural Library Project. Photo Courtesy of Central Public Library of Malta.
26 April 2019, ROME – The Philippine Embassy in Rome and Sentro Rizal Rome Branch donated Philippine books to the Multicultural Library Project of Malta Libraries on 23 April 2019 at the Central Public Library in Floriana, Malta, as part of the Embassy’s cultural diplomacy efforts.
The Philippine Embassy in Rome has jurisdiction over Malta. The book donation was made as part of the commemoration of Libraries Day 2019 by Malta Libraries, the government entity managing all the public libraries of Malta including the country’s National Library and the Central Public Library.
Philippine Ambassador to Malta Domingo P. Nolasco led the Philippine donation of a 12-volume set of the Cultural Center of the Philippines Encyclopedia of Philippine Art. The encyclopedia is the most authoritative and comprehensive source of information on Philippine art and culture, covering the peoples of the Philippines, architecture, visual, arts, films, music, theatre, broadcast arts and literature.
Along with the encyclopedia, also donated were copies of the trilingual edition of “In the Hour of the Merchant and Felon,” a collection of poems by Philippine National Artist Virgilio Almario and Chairperson of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).
Cultural Cooperation through Books. Philippine Ambassador to Malta Domingo P. Nolasco (center) talks with Malta’s National Librarian Cheryl Falzon (left) at the reception for the Multicultural Library Project during Libraries Day 2019 at the Central Public Library of Malta. Photo Courtesy of Central Public Library of Malta.
“Given the fast-growing Filipino community in Malta, donating Philippine books to Malta Libraries will not only give access to publications on Philippine culture to Filipinos migrants, but also to interested Maltese readers and researchers. This helps is creating mutual understanding and trust between Filipinos and Maltese,” said Ambassador Nolasco.
Philippine Culture and Arts in Malta Libraries. The most comprehensive compendium of Philippine arts and culture, the 12-volume Encyclopedia of Philippine Art by the Cultural Center of the Philippines (the set of black books left of the display), is now part of the collection of Malta Libraries, the entity responsible for all the public libraries of Malta. The books were supplied courtesy of Philippine National Commission on Culture and the Arts.
The donated books were supplied courtesy of the Philippine National Commission on Culture and the Arts. END
