Image: MUŻA, Valletta
Heritage Malta has published a new book on one of the most distinctive figures in 20th-century Maltese art, Josef Kalleya. The agency announced the release of 'Josef Kalleya: Sculptor, 1898–1998' in a post describing it as “a remarkable story” now in print, and invited readers to get a copy through its online channels.
The publication places Kalleya at the centre of Heritage Malta’s latest publishing effort. In the announcement, the institution identified him as a renowned Maltese sculptor and presented the book as a focused study of his life and work. No further details about the contents of the volume were provided in the post, but the title indicates a chronological scope spanning the years 1898 to 1998.
Heritage Malta is Malta’s national agency for museums, heritage sites and cultural interpretation, with a broad remit that includes exhibitions, publications and public programming. Its website says the organisation manages more than 90 museums, landmarks, national monuments and underwater sites, and also supports commercial services that include publications and eBooks. The new book on Kalleya sits within that publishing activity.
The announcement was made through Heritage Malta’s social media account and directed readers to the institution’s website and store. The organisation’s homepage also highlights recent press releases, exhibitions and lectures alongside its news section, underscoring the range of public-facing projects it promotes across Malta’s heritage sector.
Kalleya’s name is closely tied to modern Maltese sculpture, and Heritage Malta’s decision to publish a dedicated volume points to continuing institutional attention to artists who shaped the country’s cultural history. The agency did not include biographical detail, exhibition news or a launch event in the post, and no additional publication information was supplied in the linked material.
The release appears among Heritage Malta’s July 2026 news items, on a website that also lists current exhibitions such as 'Inspired by History: From Tapestries to Contemporary Fashion' and 'Hidden Goddesses: Unseen Paintings by Giorgio Preca', as well as a lecture on the formation of the 1958 National Museum and its archaeological collections. The Kalleya book announcement itself was concise, framed as a straightforward publication notice and accompanied by a direct invitation to purchase the volume.
