• Greeks and Philhellenes


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  • International Philhellenic Committee


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  • The Lord Byron International Prize
    & Medal award


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  • The Monument of Philhellenes in Athens


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  • Lord Byron

    Glorious romantic poet
    Emblematic Philhellene
    Freedom fighter

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Announcements

9 May 2026 at 11.00 a.m., Wreath-laying at the Philhellenes’ Monument

  Philhellenism Day is commemorated annually on 19 April, marking the anniversary of Lord Byron’s passing in Messolonghi in 1824. Established in 2008 by Presidential Decree, this day honours the international volunteers and activists…

News

The Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (SHP) as Gold Sponsor in Messolonghi

  The Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (SHP) and the Philhellenism Museum participate in the events of the 200th anniversary of the Exodus of Messolonghi by supporting important activities as Gold Sponsors. In the context…

Biographies

250 years since the birth of Ioannis Capodistrias

  Metternich reveals the democratic principles of Ioannis Capodistrias On the occasion of the 250th anniversary since the birth of Ioannis Capodistrias, the SHP and the Philhellenism Museum honour the first Governor of Greece…

Presentations

9/10/2023 Ceremony to award the Lord Byron Prize 2023 to Ms. Kaja Kallas, Prime Minister of Estonia

    The ceremony to award the Lord Byron Award of the SHP, in collaboration with the Academy of Athens, took place with great success. The Prize was bestowed to Ms. Kaja Kallas, Prime Minister of Estonia, at the Academy of…

Press – Media

The Philhellenism Museum at This Is Athens City Festival 2026

  The Philhellenism Museum collaborates with the City of Athens for another year and participates in the This Is Athens City Festival 2026. Sundays 10 and 17 May 2026 are dedicated to the people who loved Greece and sacrificed…

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A Harvard University workshop in collaboration with the Philhellenism Museum

    The Philhellenism Museum in collaboration with the Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece are organizing the workshop titled "The Reception of the Philhellenic Movement from 1821 until the End of the 19th Century by the…

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