Awarding of the Lord Byron Prize 2024

 

 

The Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (SHP) established in 2021, and awards In collaboration with the Academy of Athens, the International Lord Byron Prize in 2021, in honor of the great poet and Philhellene.

The International Lord Byron Prize is awarded annually to important personalities from the political, cultural, academic, or business international arena, whose careers are characterized by a long-term philhellenic attitude or who have contributed to society with actions aligned with Hellenism’s values.

These individuals carry out their duties from their significant positions of responsibility in a manner entirely consistent with the principles and values of Philhellenism. They courageously address significant international crises and contribute remarkable work to society as a whole.

Each of the honorees receives a silver medal, a diploma, and a grant of $10,000 USD, donated in their name to a foundation of their choice engaged in activities that serve and promote Hellenic and Philhellenic values.

The first Lord Byron Prize for the year 2024, is bestowed to Lord Lytton, a member of the House of Lords and direct descendant of Lord Byron, from his daughter Ada Byron Lovelace, who will attend the award ceremony at the Academy of Athens on July 2, 2024.

Further to the award ceremony, an exhibition organized by the Academy of Athens and the Philhellenism Museum, will be inaugurated.at the premises of the Academy, entitled “Lord Byron and the Philhellenic aura”.

For more information and reservations, please contact us at info@eefshp.org.

Visiting the highly successful exhibition on Lord Byron at the Hellenic Parliament

 

 

The Hellenic Parliament in collaboration with the SHP and the Philhellenism Museum organized a particularly successful exhibition on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the death of the great romantic poet and emblematic Philhellene, Lord Byron.

The exhibition entitled Beholding Liberty with Lord Byron’ s gaze, presents rare personal objects of Lord Byron and remarkable Byronic artworks from the collection of the Philhellenism Museum.

As a still living organism, the exhibits invite the visitor to navigate a unique route where the narration of Lord Byron’ s life and work allow the deepest comprehension of his contribution to the liberation of Greece, as well as the reason why he has been recorded in the international collective memory as the most glorious Philhellene of all times.

The exhibition is curated by the art historian Dr. Thodoris Koutsoyiannis.

 

 

Information:

Ε. info@phmus.org | Τ. +30 2108094750

 

Announcement of the results of a student competition on the theme “2024: 200 years since the death of Lord Byron – the continuous philhellenism”

The Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (SHP) and the Philhellenism Museum, are pleased to announce that they have completed the evaluation of the student competition on the theme “2024: 200 years since the death of Lord Byron – the continuous Philhellenism”.

30 eligible applications, which were submitted on time, were evaluated. All the proposals were of particular interest and we congratulate the students and their teachers for their efforts. Therefore, the SHP decided to honor the first 4 winners, and to give commendations to 4 other participants.

The first 4 winners of the competition (who will receive a prize and a PC) are as follows:

 

Primary education:

PRIMARY SCHOOL PAIDAGOGIKI – BIRDS

12th PRIMARY SCHOOL OF VEROIA

 

Secondary education:

HIGH SCHOOL – DOUKAS SCHOOL

6th G. LYCEUM OF ATHENS

 

At the same time, it was decided to award a prize to the following participants:

4th PRIMARY SCHOOL OF TRIPOLIS

1st PRIMARY SCHOOL OF AKRATA

5th HIGH SCHOOL OF NEA IONIA

HIGH SCHOOL URSULINES

1st G. LYCEUM OF MESSOLONGHI

IB CAMPION SCHOOL

 

We congratulate the winners of the contest and sincerely thank all the participants for their diligent effort and the time they spent to create an admirable material, which honors Lord Byron, the Philhellenes, and the thousands of people internationally who were inspired by the Hellenic civilization and the liberation struggle of the Greeks, and laid the foundations of the values ​​on which the continuous Philhellenism rests.

The award ceremony will take place in early October 2024. The exact date will be announced on the website and Facebook pages of the Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (www.eefshp.org, @eefshp) and the Museum of Philhellenism (www. phmus.org, @phmus).

Many of you ask us to organize school visits to the Philhellenism Museum. Our Museum has already responded positively. To arrange the details please contact our secretariat (tel. +30.210.8094750, +306985721860, mail: info@phmus.org)

Thank you again for your interest and we invite you to participate in the events of the SHP and our Museum.

The Robert-Fabvier column took again its place on the Acropolis

 

 

The SHP and the Philhellenism Museum thank and congratulate the Ephorate of Antiquities of the City of Athens, for satisfying a permanent request of the citizens of Athens.

In 1826 a group of Greeks and Philhellenes, led by colonel Fabvier, crossed the lines of the Ottoman besiegers and carried food and munitions to the Athenians on the Acropolis, with which they held out until the summer of 1827. During this operation the French Major Robert lost his life fighting heroically.

Greece honored this heroic act by placing a column on the Southern side of the Acropolis, on the Pikioni path to the Acropolis. This column was destroyed a decade ago.

However, just yesterday, the employees of the Ephorate of Antiquities of the City of Athens, restored this historical monument.

George Krikelas, a friend of the SHP and the Philhellenism Museum and founder of the enactors Philhellenes Batallion, was one these employees. The Philhellenes Batallion and the Francois Robert Guard of Christos Lagiopoulos, honor the heroism of the Philhellenes and their contribution to the liberation of Greece.