Keeping traditional costumes alive through education creates awareness and enhances creativity. It enables students to expand on the knowledge acquired and broaden their career opportunities within the creative industry. The project TRACtion intends to stimulate young people to become aware of and appreciate their garment heritage, as well as to recreate it according to their contemporary aesthetic preferences.
ATU St Angelas recently welcomed Creative Europe TRACtion research partners from the University of Malta and the University of Helsinki to Ireland. The week ended
Exhibition – The Għonnella, Malta’s National Costume @ University of Malta – Valletta Campus Opens on 3rd May till 8th May 2024 (Sunday closed) from
Mari Kosunen and Aino Eerikäinen from the University of Helsinki team of the TRACTion project visited the National Costume Center of Finland in Jyväskylä to
The principal investigator of TRACtion, Dr. Lorraine Portelli, together with Dr. Zoi Arvanitidou, organised two workshops titled: ‘Reforming the Għonnella – Tradition Meets Innovation.’ A
ATU St Angelas hosted TRACtion research partners from the University of Malta and the University of Helsinki in Ireland, funded by the Creative Europe Programme.
On Friday evening, March 15th, the University of Malta TRACtion team was invited to exhibit the Maltese traditional costume, the Għonnella, at an event called
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