VALLETTA 2018
EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE
JAPAN & VALLETTA 2018 EU-JAPAN FEST WEEKEND & COLLABORATIONS
EU—JAPAN FEST WEEKEND & COLLABORATIONS // TMIEM IL-ĠIMGĦA EU-JAPAN FEST U KOLLABORAZZJONIJIET, pg. 26 Created and Organised by // Maħluq u Organizzat minn: Valletta 2018 In Collaboration with // Bil-Kollaborazzjoni ta’: Valletta Design Cluster, EU-Japan Fest Japan Commitee
Since 1992, the EU-Japan Fest Japan Committee has supported valuable exchanges between every European Capital of Culture and Japan. It also promotes cultural exchange across projects that have already benefitted from the support of the Committee.
In 2018, our Cultural Programme is hosting diverse partnerships with EU-Japan Fest that blend traditional practices with contemporary art and design, while also establishing strong creative and professional networks between Japanese and European communities. Tetsuo Kondo Architects have teamed up with the Restoration Directorate’s architecture team to develop the concept and design for the roof garden of the Valletta Design Cluster’s new premises.
IL-ĠAPPUN U VALLETTA 2018 TMIEM IL-ĠIMGĦA EU-JAPAN FEST U KOLLABORAZZJONIJIET Sa mill-1992, il-Kumitat EU-JAPAN Fest appoġġja l-iskambji ta’ valur bejn kull Kapitali Ewropea tal-Kultura u l-Ġappun. Il-Kumitat jippromwovi wkoll l-iskambju kulturali fi proġetti li diġa bbenefikaw mill-appoġġ tal-Kumitat. Fl-2018, il-Programm Kulturali tagħna se jospita diversi sħubijiet mal-EU-Japan Fest li jgħaqqdu prattiċi tradizzjonali mal-arti kontemporanja u d-disinn, filwaqt li jistabbilixxi wkoll netwerks
kreattivi u professjonali b’saħħithom bejn il-komunitajiet Ġappuniżi u Ewropej. Tetsuo Kondo Architects ingħaqdu flimkien mat-tim tal-arkitettura tad-Direttorat tar-Restawr biex jiżviluppaw il-kunċett u d-disinn tal-ġnien ta’ fuq il-bejt fil-bini l-ġdid tal-Valletta Design Cluster. Ir-restawr, li se jsir fis-sit tal-Biċċerija l-Qadima fil-Belt Valletta, jifforma parti minn inizjattiva akbar immexxija minn Valletta 2018, li hija ddedikata għar-rijabilitazzjoni