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gozotoday | FRIDAY • 18 SEPTEMBER 2026
CULTURE
'A Taste of Maltese History': An
illustrated talk by Liam Gauci
WEDNESDAY 7 October, Gozo
Central Public Library, St. Francis
Square (Pjazza San Franġisk), Vic-
toria, Gozo (10.30 am - 11.30 am).
History and food lovers are in-
vited to this free library event
with Liam Gauci, a Maltese his-
torian and author whose work
has helped uncover Malta's fasci-
nating maritime past through the
fragile pages of forgotten archives.
In this illustrated talk, which will
be given in English, the author will
include selected readings from his
published works, focusing on love
letters from Malta, alongside re-
flections on Malta's maritime and
culinary past. His books bring to
light the world of Maltese corsairs
- men who sailed under letters
of marque and whose lives were
entwined with empire, trade, and
survival.
As a Maltese maritime histori-
an, the author's research explores
the intersection of food, war, and
seafaring in the Mediterranean.
His most recent book, 'Morte o
Fortuna: Corsairs in Malta 1747
- 1798' (Heritage Malta, 2024), fol-
lows in the wake of his acclaimed
earlier study, 'In the Name of the
Prince', cementing his reputation
as a leading voice on 18th-century
Maltese corsairs and naval trade.
Speaker Profile
Liam Gauci formerly served as
Curator of the Malta Maritime
Museum for 18 years and collabo-
rated with artists, curators, and
filmmakers to tell Malta's mar-
itime story in new ways. Today,
he is Senior Asset Development
Manager at Heritage Malta and
co-founder of Taste History, a
unique initiative which fuses
food history with archival re-
search to recreate the flavours
of the past. Visit the author's
website for further details at
https://liamgauci.com
Book your place
Seat reservations are encour-
aged in advance by sending an
email to eventsgozo.library@
gov.mt For venue details,
please visit the Facebook page
of Gozo Central Public Library
h t t p s : / / w w w . f a c e b o o k . c o m /
gozocentralpubliclibrary
Book Club Gozo acknowl-
edges the generous support
of Heritage Malta with this
event.
Maltese historian, Liam Gauci
