Il-Ħaġar museum in Victoria’s St George’s Square is hosting an exhibition on the occasion of Astra Theatre’s Golden Jubilee.

The exhibition will consist of a range of clearly-captioned photos giving a bird’s eye view of the gamut of innovative events during these past 50 years: operettas, stage plays, musical shows, international variety shows, operas, musicals and band concerts.

Others illustrate construction, inauguration and revamping after the fire. A surely interesting – singed – item is one of the original decorations by artist Frank Portelli. An opera video also runs.

The exhibition is accompanied with a book in colour with expanded information and photos. Copies of Gozo’s Trailblazer, number three in the Il-Ħaġar GEMS series, can be acquired until stocks last but the exhibition continues until the end of November.

The closing event will be a conversation with tenor Joseph Calleja who debuted in opera at the Astra.

There is no entrance fee and the museum is open 9am to 5pm seven days a week.

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