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27/6/23: Event commemorating 201 years since the liberation of the Acropolis

The event and the screening of the film “The Philhellenes” took place with great success on Tuesday, June 27th, at the premises of the Association of Athenians in Plaka. The Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (SHP) organized, in…

June 27, 2023: Event on the occasion of the liberation of Athens in 1822

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The Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism, in collaboration with the Association of Athenians, is organizing an event and screening of the film 'The Philhellenes' to commemorate the anniversary of the liberation of the Acropolis by the…

June 22, 2023: Award Ceremony of the Lord Byron Medal 2023 at the Philhellenism Museum

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The Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (SHP) bestows the Lord Byron Medal to distinguished scientists and academics who promote Greek education and classical studies through their work, as well as individuals from the political sphere…

Premiere of the movie “The Philhellenes”

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The film "The Philhellenes" premiere was held with great success on Tuesday, May 30 at the War Museum. The Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (SHP) in collaboration with the Philhellenism Museum, the War Museum and the Athens City…

May 30, 2023: Event for the premiere of the film “The Philhellenes”

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The Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism, in collaboration with the Philhellenism Museum and the Athens City Festival organized by the City of Athens, is organizing an event aiming to include in the cultural map of the capital the new…

In the footprints of the Philhellenes in Athens

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This May, for the second consecutive year, the Philhellenism Museum will be a part of the Athens City Festival organized by the City of Athens, aiming to enrich the capital's cultural map by highlighting our national cultural heritage. In…

Harvard University Workshop – Philhellenism across the Ages

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The Center for Hellenic Studies of Harvard University is organizing, in collaboration with the Philhellenism Museum, a Workshop titled "Philhellenism across the Ages". The aim of the workshop is to analyze the philhellenic spirit as a timeless…

Early Career Fellowship in Philhellenism by the Harvard University and the SHP

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The Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece (CHS Greece) offers a fellowship to a postdoctoral researcher to conduct original research on topics related to Philhellenism as a movement of the 18th and 19th centuries as well as a phenomenon…

10 December 2022, 19.00: Tribute to the battle of Peta and Philhellenism.

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The Arta’s Peta Association, in collaboration with the Philhellenism Museum, organize an event dedicated to the battle of Peta and Philhellenism. The event has been put under the auspices of the Hellenic Parliament Foundation. 10…

13/11/2022, Event for General Normann in Messolonghi

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The event will take place on Sunday, November 13, 2022 at the Byronic Society in Messolonghi. Professor Kostas Papailiou, member of the Advisory Committee of the Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism, will be the key…

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

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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…

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