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Collectible coins dedicated to the Philhellenes

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…

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The West refuses to assign Cyprus to the Ottomans24 July 2026 - 10:50 am
A painting by the Italian Philhellene Giuseppe Lorenzo Gatteri (1829–1884) from the collections of the Philhellenism Museum. In this rare artwork, the distinguished history theme painter Gatteri depicts Marcantonio Bragadin (1523–1571), the heroic defender of Famagusta during the Ottoman siege (1570–71), refusing to surrender the city to them. The female figure on the right side […]
“Odysseus and Nausicaa” (Odysseus und Nausikaa)19 July 2026 - 7:42 pm
Oil painting by the German painter Carl Fielgraf (1804–1865) from the collections of the Philhellenism Museum. In light of the recent discourse surrounding Christopher Nolan’s new film “The Odyssey”, and specifically the discussion regarding the female emancipation in Homer’s work, we present this painting to highlight that the figure of Nausicaa represents a progressive […]

Announcements

Collectible coins dedicated to the Philhellenes

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

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

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

Swiss Philhellenism in the years of the struggle

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

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

THE GOOSE GAME Renewed by the Greeks

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

Information to the visitors of the Museum of Philhellenism

Greek Independence Day Event in Boston USA

1821-2021: Commemorative series of 10 medals of the SHP / Museum of Philhellenism

1821-2021: Commemorative series of 10 medals of the SHP / Museum of Philhellenism

1821-2021: Anniversary series of reproductions of paintings by SHP and the Philhellenism Museum

1821-2021: Commemorative series of 10 medals of the SHP / Museum of Philhellenism