Ir-Razzett tal-Markiż Mallia Tabone is this year celebrating 25 years since its inception. Its president, JOE BARTOLO, discusses with Joseph Agius the history and the ethos of this Mosta cultural landmark. JA: Can you elaborate on the history of this building, Ir-Razzett tal-Markiż Mallia Tabone, whose origins were lowly and related to farming, as its name implies, before it was transformed into a cultural centre? Who was the Marquis Mallia Tabone? JB: These premises and the grounds of the adjacent school, formerly known as The Lily of the Valley and now known as Maria Regina College Mosta Secondary, were originally the property of the marquis. Eventually, the surrounding fields were developed as a new school; however, the farm was not knocked down in the process. In the preceding decades, the marquis kept his hunting dogs and hunting implements in the rooms, in fact, he hung his guns on the walls which gave the edifice the aspect of a hunting lodge. The marquis Nikola Mallia Tabone (right) and a friend holding the reins of the cart. Fast forward to the 1980s, the premises were earmarked to be pulled down and the site to be developed. During those times, I was working in the...