A portrait does not merely record someone’s features. It says something about who he or she is.

[attach id=702983 size="medium" align="right"]Photo courtesy of Palazzo Falson Historic House Museum[/attach]

Palazzo Falson Historic House Museum will be holding daily tours at noon between tomorrow and Friday in celebration of Women’s Day.

The tour will examine the strong female presence in the former home of Capt. Olof Frederick Gollcher, son of a prosperous shipping merchant of Swedish descent.

Visitors will learn about Gollcher’s mother, Elisa who helped her son purchase the Palazzo in 1927 as well as his wife, Teresa ‘Nella’ (picture), a nurse with St John’s Ambulance brigade.

The tour will reveal the identity of a number of the female sitters in Palazzo’s portraiture collection. You will also learn about rarer objects from the collection including coins, seals which include female portraits and accessories worn by women.

Following the tour, you can sip on a complimentary glass of prosecco while enjoying the panoramic views from the roof terrace.

After the tour, one can enjoy a complimentary glass of prosecco while admiring panoramic views of the island on the roof terrace. The tour will last one hour. Children under the age of six are not allowed entry into the museum.

Book a place by sending an e-mail to bookings@palazzofalson.com or by calling 2145 4512.

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