Over 50 watches, specially loaned from private and museum collections, are being exhibited at Palazzo Falson Historic House Museum in collaboration with Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti.

The exhibition considers their variations and functions, and takes an in-depth look at particularly important watches belonging to notable personalities. This show not only delves deep into these marvellous little machines to see how they work, but also demonstrates their aesthetic qualities and how they were once indispensable items of costume, merging beauty and function in a wearable objet d’art.

This exhibition is guest-curated by David Thompson, who occupied the role of senior curator of Horology at the British Museum until his recent retirement.

More details may be obtained by phone on 2145 4512, e-mail: info@palazzofalson.com or on www.palazzofalson.com.