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Lions and the Grand Masters of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem
August 29, 2024

Lions and the Grand Masters of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem

“Considered the king of animals, lions frequently appeared on coats of arms used by...”

  • Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
Contesting Saint Paul’s Shipwreck
June 6, 2024

Contesting Saint Paul’s Shipwreck

“The most famous weather event in Maltese history occurred in the first century CE when...”

  • Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
Impressions of a Death Foretold: the Execution of Fra Sylvain de Bosredon
August 31, 2023

Impressions of a Death Foretold: the Execution of Fra Sylvain de Bosredon

“In the days before they were going to kill him, Fra Sylvain de Bosredon woke up early in the morning to the dull sound of...”

  • Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
Medieval Fragments in the Palazzo Falson
February 2, 2023

Medieval Fragments in the Palazzo Falson

“When I arrived at the Palazzo Falson in Mdina, Malta...”

  • Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
Malta Parish Archives Project Completed
August 11, 2022

Malta Parish Archives Project Completed

“In 2016, HMML’s Malta Study Center began the Malta Parish Archives Project to...”

  • Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
Where We’re Working: The Monastery of Santa Ursula
March 8, 2022

Where We’re Working: The Monastery of Santa Ursula

“When Cláudia Garradas learned about the opportunity to digitally preserve the archives of the Monastery of Santa Ursula...”

  • Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
Malta Envisioned by an English Clergyman
September 2, 2021

Malta Envisioned by an English Clergyman

“The highlights of the island included the harbor of Valletta, an elaborate and protective harbor famous for...”

  • Dr. Catherine Walsh
April 29, 2021

Quarantine in Malta, a Print of the Lazaretto from the Mużew Nazzjonali tal-Arti

“The increased activity of Malta’s ports after the Aragonese conquest in 1283 led to a...”

Cláudia Garradas

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Medical Care for the Enslaved Mustafa Osmon in 18th-Century Valletta, Malta
February 4, 2021

Medical Care for the Enslaved Mustafa Osmon in 18th-Century Valletta, Malta

“The Archivum de Piro in Valletta, Malta preserves a small invoice and...”

  • Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
Digitization of the Lettere consolari fonds at the Cathedral Archives, Mdina, Now Completed
October 13, 2020

Digitization of the Lettere consolari fonds at the Cathedral Archives, Mdina, Now Completed

“HMML’s Malta Study Center has completed the digitization of the important Lettere consolari fonds now held at the...”

  • Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
Digitization of the Archives of the Archconfraternity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Completed
June 30, 2020

Digitization of the Archives of the Archconfraternity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Completed

“HMML’s Malta Study Center signed an agreement with the Archconfraternity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel...”

  • Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
HMML opens new exhibition “Mediterranean Travel — People, Places, Encounters”
June 29, 2018

HMML opens new exhibition “Mediterranean Travel — People, Places, Encounters”

“Mediterranean Travel” explores more than travel narratives and journals...

  • Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library's Malta Study Center Completes Digitization Project at MUŻA — Mużew Nazzjonali tal-Arti
May 18, 2018

Hill Museum & Manuscript Library's Malta Study Center Completes Digitization Project at MUŻA — Mużew Nazzjonali tal-Arti

“HMML’s Malta Study Center has completed a digitization project with Heritage Malta to...”

  • Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
NEH funds 2018 Summer Institute in Mediterranean Studies at HMML
August 14, 2017

NEH funds 2018 Summer Institute in Mediterranean Studies at HMML

“HMML has a vast collection of online manuscript and resource materials on the early modern Mediterranean...”

  • Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
HMML’S Malta Study Center Completes Digitization of Malta Collection at the Catholic University of America Rare Books and Special Collections
October 11, 2016

HMML’S Malta Study Center Completes Digitization of Malta Collection at the Catholic University of America Rare Books and Special Collections

“HMML’s Malta Study Center has completed the digitization of 90 manuscripts and rare Melitensia located at the...”

  • Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
May 26, 2016

HMML’S Malta Study Center and the James Ford Bell Library Open Exhibition on the Great Siege of Malta

“The exhibition features more than twenty original rare books and manuscripts narrating the history of the...”

Dr. Daniel K. Gullo

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HMML’S Malta Study Center Begins Digitization Partnership with the Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti
February 18, 2016

HMML’S Malta Study Center Begins Digitization Partnership with the Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti

“The Malta Study Center at HMML has signed a partnership agreement with the Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti (FPM) to begin...”

  • Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
HMML’S Malta Study Center Begins New Digitization Project at the National Archives of Malta
December 10, 2014

HMML’S Malta Study Center Begins New Digitization Project at the National Archives of Malta

“Known as the Officium Civile Sacrae Inquisitionis (OSI) Fond, the collection contains records that date from...”

  • Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
Malta Study Center Partners with the Mediterranean Seminar
June 2, 2014

Malta Study Center Partners with the Mediterranean Seminar

“The seminar’s mission is to encourage scholarly collaboration across disciplines and...”

  • Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
New Curator Hired for HMML's Malta Study Center
April 23, 2014

New Curator Hired for HMML's Malta Study Center

“Dr. Daniel Gullo has been named the Joseph S. Micallef Curator of the Malta Study Center.”

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