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Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) Announces Second Season of its Virtual Series, “To Listen: A Global Journey”
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) Announces Second Season of its Virtual Series, “To Listen: A Global Journey”
- Joe Rogers

Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) Receives $5 Million Grant From Arcadia
“This five-year grant focuses on digitization, archiving and cataloging of endangered manuscript collections...”
- Joe Rogers

Media Release: Prof. Getatchew Haile, FBA, 1931–2021
“Prof. Getatchew was born in Ethiopia in 1931. After university studies in Cairo and Germany, he served in...”

HMML Presents Third Program in “To Listen” Series on May 20, 2021
“Inspired by the need to promote active listening in the pursuit of understanding and connection, HMML developed a...”
- Joe Rogers

Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) Launches New Identity and Improved Website
“HMML announced today the launch of its new brand identity, redesigned logo, and improved website...”

Hill Museum & Manuscript Library completes digital cataloging of Khalidi Library’s manuscript collection
“The Khalidi Library in East Jerusalem and The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library announce that the complete digitized manuscript collection...”
- Joe Rogers

HMML Receives $1.4 Million NEH Grant to Preserve and Share Manuscript Heritage
“The grant will fund a three-year project to catalog 53,000 digitized manuscripts and create...”
- Joe Rogers

Governor Walz to Headline Event Honoring Minnesota's “Monument Man” of Endangered manuscripts
“Fr. Columba, executive director of the Hill Museum and Manuscript Library (HMML) at Saint John’s University, is being honored for his work...”
- Joe Rogers

vHMML Museum Goes Live
“vHMML Museum, a new component of the vHMML digital platform, went live on...”
- Joe Rogers

Permanent gallery for The Saint John’s Bible opens at Saint John’s University
“The Saint John’s Bible has traveled the world on exhibition and inspired people of all cultures and...”

HMML Partners with the Institute for Advanced Study to Share Threatened Manuscript Heritage from Yemen and Neighboring Countries
“HMML is collaborating with the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, to provide open access to...”

Artistic Director and Scribe of The Saint John's Bible Receives Apostolic Knighthood
“Donald Jackson received one of the highest honors bestowed upon laypeople by the Vatican.”

Father Columba Stewart Awarded 2016 Guggenheim Fellowship
“Father Columba Stewart has been awarded a 2016 Guggenheim Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation...”

Hill Museum & Manuscript Library Awarded $4 Million Grant from Arcadia Fund
“Arcadia Fund has awarded a $4 million grant to the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library...”

HMML Receives Major Grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
“The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library...”

Hill Museum & Manuscript Library Joins the Renaissance Society of America
“The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) has just been named an Associate Organization of the Renaissance Society of America...”

Malta Study Center Partners with the Mediterranean Seminar
“The seminar’s mission is to encourage scholarly collaboration across disciplines and...”
- Dr. Daniel K. Gullo

HMML Receives International SUCCEED Award
“The ceremony will be chaired by Nobel-Prize winning author Mario Vargas Llosa, the...”

HMML Receives Grant from Prince Claus Fund to Digitize Timbuktu Manuscripts
“When Timbuktu’s ancient libraries were in danger of destruction by Islamist militias during the...”

Council of the British Academy Bestows Edward Ullendorff Medal Upon Getatchew Haile
“The Council of the British Academy has bestowed the Edward Ullendorff Medal upon Dr. Getatchew Haile.”

HMML Awarded Grant to Develop Virtual HMML
“The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library has been awarded a grant of $350,930 from The Institute for Museum & Library Services for...”

HMML Awarded National Medal of Honor
“The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library has been awarded the National Medal for Museum and Library Service...”

HMML Awarded $3 Million Grant from Arcadia Fund
“A $3 million grant from the Arcadia Fund of London has been awarded to the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library...”

HMML Begins First Manuscript Preservation Project in Jerusalem
“HMML has begun manuscript preservation work in Jerusalem...”