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  • Lord Byron

    Glorious romantic poet
    Emblematic Philhellene
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Announcements

Memorial ceremony at the Philhellenes’ Monument in Athens

  In collaboration with the War Museum, the Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (SHP) and the Philhellenism Museum, erected the Philhellenes' Monument on Vasilissis Sofias Avenue a few months ago, implementing a unanimous decision…

News

H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic, Constantine An. Tassoulas, at the Philhellenism Museum

  Presentation of the publication "Lord Byron, British Philhellenism" in the presence of H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic, Constantine An. Tassoulas, attended and delivered…

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

Dora d’ Istria, the pioneering Romanian Philhellene and her only known painting

  The SHP and the Philhellenism Museum, in collaboration with the Embassy of Romania in the Hellenic Republic, organized on June 11th, 2026 a cultural event dedicated to the prominent personality of Dora d' Istria (Elena Ghica),…

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“Odysseus and Nausicaa” (Odysseus und Nausikaa)

  Oil painting by the German painter Carl Fielgraf (1804–1865) from the collections of the Philhellenism Museum. In light of the recent discourse surrounding Christopher Nolan’s new film "The Odyssey", and specifically the…

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