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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2026!

Dear Friends, The Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (SHP) and the Philhellenism Museum wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2026! In 2026 we will organize a multitude of actions and anniversary events, including…

The descendants of Thomas Cochrane and Edward Codrington in Athens

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The SHP and the Philhellenism Museum participated together with the descendants of two important protagonists of the Greek War of Independence, Thomas Cochrane and Edward Codrington, in an event at the Floating Naval Museum Battleship…

Lecture for Swiss Philhellenism in Basel

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Under the auspices of the Greek Embassy in Bern, the tribute of the association “Cultural Circle of Friends of Greece in Basel” took place on November 14, 2025, with the speaker being the vice-president of the Society for Hellenism…

Invitation to a Lecture – PAIA

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INVITATION The Polish Archaeological Institute at Athens cordially invites you to a lecture by Prof. Maria Kalinowska – Faculty of “Artes Liberales” of the University of Warsaw Konstantinos Kanaris…

François de Callataÿ, awarded the Lord Byron Philhellenism Medal 2025

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Award of the LORD BYRON Medal 2025 Laureate: François de Callataÿ The distinction of the Lord Byron Medal is an initiative of the Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism since 2021 and in collaboration…

Event at the French School of Athens, Friday 31/10/2025 at 12.00 noon

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Event at the French School of Athens Friday 31/10/2025 at 12.00 noon Conference Hall, 6 Didotou str., 10680 Athens François de Callataÿ Royal Library of Belgium / Free University of Brussels THE…

Naval Battle of Navarino, a decisive victory for modern Greece

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At noon on October 20th, 1827, in the bay of Navarino, in the bay of Pylos in the Western Peloponnese, one of the largest natural harbors in the world, one of the most brilliant victories of the Greek War of Independence and the…

Conference: The French Scientific Mission of Morea today – Discovering the Peloponnese

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*Under the auspices of H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic Mr. Konstantinos An. Tassoulas *In collaboration with the Hellenic Parliament Date: 10 October 2025 Hours: 09:00 – 19:00 Venue: Auditorium Theo Angelopoulos…

October 10, 2024, 21.00 – Concert for Lord Byron and the Philhellenes at the Herodeion

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With particular success and great emotion, in a packed Herodeion, on October 10, 2024, the big concert of the Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (SHP) and the Philhellenism Museum took place, in the presence of the political…

Thursday, October 10, 2024, concert at the Herodeion Odeon

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PHILHELLENES Tribute to Lord Byron and the Philhellenes Distinguished artists honour the “Year of Lord Byron and Philhellenism”, through works of great Greek and Philhellenes poets. Under the Sacred Rock…

Exhibition opening: 50 Greek artists dedicate works of contemporary art to Lord Byron at the War Museum

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The Philhellenism Museum and the War Museum, in the context of the year "2024, Year of Lord Byron and Philhellenism", inaugurated the group exhibition "... Where the arts of war and peace grew...", with the participation…

Tribute to Lord Byron: “…Where grew the arts of war and peace…”

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The Philhellenism Museum and the War Museum, within the context of the year "2024, Year of Lord Byron and Philhellenism", are co-organizing an important group exhibition, with the participation of 50 Greek visual artists,…

Visiting the highly successful exhibition on Lord Byron at the Hellenic Parliament

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The Hellenic Parliament in collaboration with the SHP and the Philhellenism Museum organized a particularly successful exhibition on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the death of the great romantic poet and emblematic…

The Greek Consul in Geneva inaugurates an iconic bust of Lord Byron

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The Greek Consul in Geneva, Mr. Alexandros Gennimatas, organized a particularly important ceremony during which an iconic bust of Lord Byron was inaugurated in Geneva, at the famous Villa Diodati in the municipality of…

Event at the historical Library of the Arsakeian Schools of Psychiko

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The educational community participates actively in this celebrations of the SHP - Philhellenism Museum for the 200th anniversary since Lord Byron's death. Further to the initiative of the Second Arsakeion Lyceum of…

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2026!21 December 2025 - 2:53 pm
Dear Friends, The Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (SHP) and the Philhellenism Museum wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2026! In 2026 we will organize a multitude of actions and anniversary events, including special thematic tributes regarding the 200th anniversary of the Exodus of Messolonghi. As every year, the Lord Byron […]
The descendants of Thomas Cochrane and Edward Codrington in Athens16 December 2025 - 12:12 pm
The SHP and the Philhellenism Museum participated together with the descendants of two important protagonists of the Greek War of Independence, Thomas Cochrane and Edward Codrington, in an event at the Floating Naval Museum Battleship “George Averov”, for the presentation of the Greek part of the archive of Lord Thomas Cochrane by the Ekaterini […]