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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 1 NOVEMBER 2020 7 HISTORY DURING the month of Novem- ber, Heritage Malta will keep honouring its commitment to give a future to our past, by opening several of its sites and museums while strictly adhering to Public Health regulations re- lated to the Covid-19 pandemic. Noel Zammit, Heritage Mal- ta's Chief Executive Officer, said that the recently-reopened Għar Dalam museum and site will add to visitors' choice and enjoyment in the coming month. Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum will open Monday to Sunday from 9am to 5pm. Last minute tick- ets for the Hypogeum can only be purchased on site. From Thursday to Sunday, the following museums and sites will be open from 10am toi 4.30pm: • Fort St Elmo and the Na- tional War Museum • The National Museum of Archaeology • MUŻA • The Palace Armoury • Fort St Angelo • St Paul`s Catacombs • Ħaġar Qim and Mnajdra Temples • Skorba and Ta' Ħaġrat Temples • Ġgantija Temples • Ta' Kola Windmill On Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, Għar Dalam and Borġ in-Nadur, Domvs Romana, the Inquisitor's Palace, Tarxien Temples, and Citadel Muse- ums and Visitor Centre, will be open from 10am to 4.30pm. The following museums and sites are currently closed due to ongoing projects: • Ta' Bistra Catacombs • Fortress Builders • The Maritime Museum • The Palace State Rooms • The National Museum of Natural History For further information, visit www.heritagemalta.org Heritage Malta to open museums and sites in November, under Covid rules Ghar Dalam THE ŻiguŻajg Festival for Chil- dren and Young People is cel- ebrating its tenth edition, and earlier today, a colourful digital programme for home-grown events was launched during a press conference held at Spaz- ju Kreattiv, together with the Minister for National Heritage, the Arts and Local Govern- ment Jose Herrera, Fondazzjoni Kreattività Chairman Rupert Cefai, and ŻiguŻajg Festival Director Marta Vella. Minister Jose Herrera affirmed that "with the looming hinder- ances of the Covid-19 pandem- ic, the need for Żigużajg to be fulfilled was all the more pro- nounced, as was our commit- ment to seeing it through. Its execution was made possible thanks to the wondrous possi- bilities of technology and vir- tual reality, through which we were able to deliver productions of the highest quality, thereby reaching the main objective of this festival." Festival Director Marta Vella did not shy away from express- ing what a challenging year this has been for the festival, the first for the young director who embarked on this journey almost a year ago. Aptly joining the conference virtually during her quarantine in London, Vella said that "this was by no means your average ŻiguŻajg Festi- val. The past six months were spent thinking of every possible way to keep the festival afloat through platforms that would not stand to be jeopardised by the ever-developing pandemic." "Over the course of two months, we studio-recorded over 100 hours of footage, which will form part of an impressive and locally commissioned body of work, comprising of ten pro- ductions with the intention of keeping our artists working, whilst ensuring that the festival will be enjoyed safely by our au- diences from home and school," Vella said. When putting this programme together, the whole team, in- cluding Production Executive Andre Mangion, strove to cre- ate a balance between artistic excellence and financial and physical accessibility. This will be the first year that tickets will be sold at just €7 for the whole family, which means that one family can buy a single €7 tick- et and virtually enjoy their pre- ferred show from the safety and comfort of their own home. ŻiguŻajg will be making use of TikTok and a new online streaming platform to bring this festival to life, with the ex- ception of an original DIY the- atre co-production with Teatru Malta that is to be exclusively presented to schools across the island, as well as one live and socially distanced performance at the Valletta Campus Theatre produced by Jacob Piccinino, Arthur Dumas and Lee-N Ab- ela. The programme boasts a rep- ertoire of several cultural enti- ties, local companies and over 50 collaborating artists. For the Festival, Teatru Manoel will be producing their first children's jukebox opera. The team is al- so currently finalising a special documentary in commemora- tion of the Festival's 10th year anniversary, which is set to be released in November. Running from the 20th – 29th November 2020, booking for the ŻiguŻajg Festival is now open. For tickets and more in- formation, visit www.ziguzajg. org. The ŻiguŻajg Festival has turned 10 The Stage Door Filming, ZiguZajg Festival 2020 Photo by Elisa von Brockdorff