The SHP awarded in collaboration with the Academy of Athens, the Lord Byron Medal to 3 distinguished British Philhellenes

 

 

The SHP, in collaboration with the Academy of Athens, awarded the Lord Byron Medal to 3 distinguished British Philhellenes, in a ceremony that took place on 16 November 2024, at Trinity College, Cambridge University.

The medal was awarded to:

  • Sir Roderick Beaton FBA (Emeritus Koraes Professor of Modern Greek and Byzantine History, Language and Literature, King’s College London)
  • Dr John Kittmer (Former Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Hellenic Republic)
  • Kate Lucy Smith CMG (Former Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Hellenic Republic)

The medals were presented by the President of the SHP, Mr. K. Velentzas, and the Academician and Professor at Cambridge, Mr. A. Fokas.

The event was welcomed by Professor Louise Merrett, Vice Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, and Professor Napoleon Katsos, of the Centre for Greek Studies, Cambridge.

For information: info@eefshp.org

 

 

Byron & Greece Programme

The SHP and the Philhellenism Museum wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2025.

 

Rosa Botsari, daughter of the great fighter of the Greek Revolution, Markos Botsaris, both symbols of the struggle for freedom and independence, central figures of Philhellenic art internationally. This important portrait of the great Philhellene artist Joseph Karl STIELER will be housed as of 2025 in the Philhellenism Museum in Athens.

EXODUS 1826-2026 / Missolonghi 200 Years

 

 

The SHP (eefshp.org) and the Philhellenism Museum (phmus.org) participate in the 25-member Honorary Committee for the organisation of events and activities dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the Exodus.

The Exodus of Missolonghi is the leading moment of the Greek War of Independence, which inspired all civilized humanity, gave maximum impetus to the philhellenic movement and triggered diplomatic processes that led to the Treaty of London, the naval battle in Navarino and the establishment of the independent Greek state.

The SHP and the Philhellenism Museum will organise a major exhibition at the Academy of Athens, an emblematic concert and a series of events and publications in Greece and internationally, to highlight the effect that the heroic Exodus had on the development of Philhellenism and international solidarity in favor of nations struggling for their freedom and the values ​​of Western civilization.

Information: info@eefshp.org