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The Malta Study Center, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library

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Digital preservation of the cultural hertiage of Malta and the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem.

The Malta Study Center maintains a digital collection of over 2.5 million manuscript images and a microfilm collection of more than 16,000 documents and dossiers of documents from Malta, covering the period of the 12th to the 20th century. The materials include the Archives of the Knights of Malta, the Cathedral Museum in Mdina, the Archives of the Inquisition, ecclesiastical records of the dioceses of Malta and Gozo, and musical compositions. The Center now sponsors digitization projects to preserve the history of Malta and the Knights of Saint John. It acquires antiquarian and modern publications dealing with Malta's history, literature, and culture, in addition to materials pertaining to the Knights of Saint John and Mediterranean history.

11/03/2026

Our fourth week of digitization at the archive of the Grand Priory of Lombardy and Venice includes work on volumes of the Chancery of the Priory (Cancelleria Priorale) recording the decisions that would be communicated to the Langue of Italy and the central convent of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem in Rhodes and later in Malta.

11/02/2026

HMML's Malta Study Center is pleased to have supported the restoration of the 1687 inventory of the Conventual Church of the Order of St. John in Valletta. The inventory provides a description and the value in gold, silver, and precious stones of all items formerly belonging to the Conventual Church of St. John. The preservation was funded by the Order of Malta Federal Association and carried out by PrevArti Ltd - Art Conservation & Restoration in Malta. Pictured on the occasion of the presentation are Mr Pierre Bugeja, Director PrevArti, and Archives Chairperson Professor Petra Caruana Dingli; and Archivist Mr Mario Gauci.

10/28/2026

Today HMML's Malta Study Center completed the digitization of 228 volumes of the Acta Originalia of the Consolato del Mare collection at The National Archives of Malta. This includes 110 volumes from Series 1 dating from 1697-1798 and 118 volumes from Series 2 dating from 1800-1814. We will now work on Series 2-5 of the Consolato del Mare collection.

10/27/2026

Pen and ink illustrated cover for the Cabreo of the Commandery of San Pietro à Quaracchi made by Fra Ferdinando Carlo Capponi in 1742-1743, showing the arms of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem and the Capponi family. Part of our Langue of Italy project at the Archivio di Stato di Firenze.

10/23/2026

The 1867 Statutes of the Most Venerable Order of Saint John of Jerusalem copied by William R.K. Bedford while serving as librarian of the Order in London. Part of our digitization project at the Museum of the Order of St John. The volume also contains later statutes and rolls of the Order.

10/22/2026

This week we are visiting our studio at the Museum of the Order of St John in London, where we are now starting a new phase of the digitization project focusing on the drawings, maps, and, prints in the collection. The drawing collection stands out for its remarkable watercolors dedicated to the costume of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, including these designs by Vincenzo Fenech.

10/21/2026

HMML's Malta Study Center has partnered with The National Archives of Malta since 2007, and has digitized over 2000 volumes from its collections. A complete list of projects can be found on HMML's repository page. https://hmml.org/collections/repositories/malta/national-archives-of-malta/

10/20/2026

Two lovely illuminated bindings for the Gurge family submitted as part of a proof of admission into the Priory of Venice, part of our new project at the Grand Priory of Lombardy and Venice.

10/19/2026

New stand being used at the Archivio di Stato di Firenze with our new camera that is used for highly decorated objects like the land survey (cabreo) shown below.

10/17/2026

Some of the volumes of the archive of the Priory of Pisa of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem being prepared for digitization at the Archivio di Stato di Firenze as part of our Langue of Italy project.

Address

Saint John's University, 2835 Abbey Road
Collegeville, MN
56321

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8am - 4:30pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Telephone

+13203633514

Website

https://hmml.org/research/msc/

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