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SHP and the Philhellenism Museum at the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Peta

The Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (SHP) co-organized with the Municipality of Nikolaos Skoufas-Peta, the ceremony for the 200th anniversary of the historic battle of Peta. SHP participated with a keynote speaker,…

May 18 – International Museum Day

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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…

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PRESS RELEASE – Extraordinary Ceremonial Session of the Academy of Athens for the Award of the International Philhellenism Lord Byron Prize for the year 2022, of the Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism – Tuesday, September 20, 202221 September 2022 - 7:14 pm
The award ceremony of the International Philhellenism Lord Byron Prize for 2022 of the Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (SHP), took place on September 20, 2022, during a solemn session of the Academy of Athens. SHP has established this Prize, which is awarded annually from 2021, to three personalities from the fields of […]
SHP and the Philhellenism Museum at the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Peta12 July 2022 - 5:43 pm
The Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (SHP) co-organized with the Municipality of Nikolaos Skoufas-Peta, the ceremony for the 200th anniversary of the historic battle of Peta. SHP participated with a keynote speaker, an honorary ceremony of 10 Philhellenes re-enactors, and the Dresden Philhellenic choir, which was conducted in the 19th century by the […]