Former resident academic Prof. Giuseppe Schembri Bonaci has been awarded the 2026 National Book Prize in the Historiographic Research category for his publication, A Mediterranean History of Modern Art, Volume I: Tension between History and Metahistory.
Volume II should be launched by the end of 2026.This marks his third recognition from the National Book Council. He previously won the 2021 National Book Prize for General Research with The Beheading of Ignez: Katabasis, Ezra Pound and Three Maltese Artists, following his 2020 Best Book Production award for The Unreality of Realism: An Insular Perspective on the Development of Modern Art.
The book is available .