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May 18 – International Museum Day

May 18 – International Museum Day What is the Philhellenism Museum? May 18 is the International Museum Day, and we take the opportunity on this occasion to remind the mission of the Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism…

Belgian Philhellenes and fighters in the Greek Revolution - On the occasion of the visit of the Royal Family of Belgium to Greece

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On the occasion of the visit of the Belgian royal family to Greece, the SHP and the Philhellenism Museum remind that many Belgian Philhellenes supported the Greek Revolution. The most important of these was Augustin De Lannoy, who took…

SHP participated in the honorary events for the Day of Philhellenism and International Solidarity

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SHP participated in the honorary events for the Day of Philhellenism and International Solidarity SHP and the Philhellenism Museum participated in the Memorial Prayer held at the Cathedral of Athens on April 19, 2022. Then a representative…

April 19: Day of Philhellenism & International Solidarity

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SHP and the Philhellenism Museum honor the thousands of Philhellenes who offered valuable services from Europe and the USA to Greece during the Greek War of Independence and fought for its freedom. In 1821, Philhellenism laid new foundations…

Collectible coins dedicated to the Philhellenes

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The Bank of Greece implements a proposal of the Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism Following a proposal by the Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (SHP), the Bank of Greece issued a series of collectible coins, dedicated to the…

A. Fantis School of Saints Constantine and Helen in New York visits the Philhellenism Museum in Athens, Greece, virtually

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The Philhellenism Museum has launched an online tour program for schools and cultural institutions that are unable to visit the Museum due to pandemic restrictions and inability to move. More than 120 visits from all over Greece and abroad…

Learning to draw the Philhellene heroes of the Greek War of Independence of 1821 at the Philhellenism Museum

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Participation cost: 5 € / person Age: from 5 to 10 years old Location: Philhellenism Museum Duration: 90 minutes The Philhellenism Museum has designed a creative game for its young friends. The young visitors are…

The death of Markos Botsaris by Ludovico Lipparini at the Philhellenism Museum

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The Philhellenism Museum acquired a masterpiece by the great Italian Philhellene painter Ludovico Lipparini (Bologna 1800 - Venice 1856), depicting the death of Markos Botsaris. The work is an oil painting on canvas, of the first half…

Swiss Philhellenism in the years of the struggle

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The member of the Advisory Committee of the Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (SHP), Professor Costas Papailiou, participates in the online event «Swiss Philhellenism in the years of the struggle» The event is organized by the…

The Philhellenism Museum at the Museum of Art and History in Geneva

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On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the declaration of independence of Greece, signed on March 25, 1821, the Museum of Art and History of Geneva (Musée d'art et d'histoire, MAH) together with the Hardt Foundation…

The visit of the American senator Robert Menendez in Greece and Cyprus

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The chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Robert Menendez, visited Greece from August 26 to 27, 2021, and Cyprus, on August 30, 2021. He met the Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the President of Cyprus,…

THE GOOSE GAME Renewed by the Greeks

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We present to you the renewed board game from the collection of the Philhellenism Museum It is a game that traces its roots to ancient Greece, and the feats of Theseus, who crosses the galleries of the labyrinth in search…

Opening Ceremony of the Philhellenism Museum & the Lord Byron Medal Award Ceremony to descendants of Philhellenes who fought for Greece during the Revolution of 1821

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The ceremony will take place on July 7, 2021, at 19.00, at the Museum of Philhellenism. The Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (SHP - www.eefshp.org) organizes an opening ceremony of the Philhellenism Museum (www.phmus.org). On…

Information to the visitors of the Museum of Philhellenism

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During the summer, the Museum receives groups of visitors from schools in Greece and internationally. According to the current restrictive measures due to the COVID19 pandemic, the Museum premises can only accommodate…

Greek Independence Day Event in Boston USA

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On March 25, 2021, Hellenes and Philhellenes “Steering Committee” in coordination with the Pontian Society ‘Panagia Soumela’ of Boston hosted an important event.

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31/5/2022: American Philhellenism and Human Rights – Event at the Philhellenism Museum23 May 2022 - 10:06 am
The Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (SHP), organizes, in collaboration with the Municipality of Athens at the Philhellenism Museum, an event entitled: “American Philhellenism and human rights”. The event is organized in collaboration with “This is Athens” as part of the program of “This is Athens City Festival”. Invited are personalities in the field […]
The USS CONSTITUTION frigate in the Aegean (1824-1828)21 May 2022 - 7:00 pm
Christos S. Bartsocas Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics University of Athens Introduction Among the numerous historical sites of Boston, the Greek visitor must definitely visit the frigate USS CONSTITUTION, moored at the Charlestown Naval Base. This frigate significantly supported our country in the Struggle for Independence of 1821, as we will see below […]