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

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…

Ceremony of the MoD at the Military Cadet Academy, for the 200th anniversary of the death of Lord Byron

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The Ministry of Defense (MoD) organized on 24/4/2024 at the Evelpidon Military Academy, a ceremony for the leadership of the Hellenic Armed Forces to honour Philhellenism and the 200 years since the death of Lord Byron.…

200 years since the death of Lord Byron, Poet and Philhellene – Event of the SHP / Philhellenism Museum in collaboration with the Numismatic Museum

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The event took place on 25/4/2024 at the emblematic Iliou Melathron building on Panepistimiou Street, in collaboration with the British Embassy, in the presence of the British Ambassador in Athens, Matthew Lodge. The…

The SHP honours Lord Byron and the day of Philhellenism

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On April 19, 2024, we commemorate the anniversary of the death of Lord Byron in Messolonghi in 1824, and pay tribute to Philhellenism. Greece honours the great romantic poet and the thousands of Philhellenes who offered valuable…

17/4/2024 – Event in Messolonghi to honor Lord Byron

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The event is organized by the Cultural Association "FRIENDS OF LIMNOTHALASSA" in collaboration with the SHP and the Philhellenism Museum, on "His legacy and the imprint of the leading Philhellenic in History and Art",…

STUDENT COMPETITION ANNOUNCEMENT: “2024: 200 years since the death of Lord Byron – the continuous philhellenism”

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The Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (SHP) and the Philhellenism Museum, announce in the context of the celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the death of Lord Byron, a student competition for the academic year 2023-2024, with…

2024 – Year of Lord Byron & Philhellenism

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The collectible charm of 2024, dedicated to Lord Byron. The SHP and the Philhellenism Museum are launching a year dedicated to the great British poet and Philhellene, Lord Byron, who sacrificed himself for his ideas and the…

2024 – Year of Lord Byron and Philhellenism

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2024 marks the 200th anniversary of the death of the great romantic poet Lord Byron, who sacrificed his life in the Struggle for the independence of Greece. The Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (SHP) and the Philhellenism Museum…

Presentation of the book “The Adventures of Daniel Elster in Greece in 21”

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The presentation of the book "The Adventures of Daniel Elster in Greece in 21" by Kostas Papailiou and Regina Manousakis by Parisianou Publications took place on Wednesday 5/31/23 at the Philhellenism Museum. This is the fifth book of Parisianou…

May 31, 2023: Presentation of the book “The adventures of Daniel Elster” at the Philhellenism Museum

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The adventures of the Philhellene physician volunteer in Greece in 1822, Daniel Elster are published for the first time in Greece, edited by the historian and philologist Regina Manousakis and the editor of the Philhellenic Library…

SHP on the anniversary of the Exodus of Messolonghi

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The anniversary of the heroic Exodus of Messolonghi was celebrated this year with great success and a large crowd in attendance. The honored country was Switzerland and the great Swiss Philhellene Johann Jakob Meyer, who lost his…

Harvard University Workshop at Philhellenism Museum

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Yesterday, on March 20, 2023, a successful workshop titled "Philhellenism across the ages" came to a close. The Workshop was co-hosted by the Museum of Philhellenism in Athens and the Harvard Center for Hellenic Studies. Mr. Christos Aliprantis,…

Visit of the Hellenic-German Association “Philadelphia” to the Philhellenism Museum

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On the occasion of the speech on German Philhellenism by the author, curator of the Philhellenic Library, and member of the Advisory Committee of the Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism, Mr. Konstantinos Papailiou, the Museum of Philhellenism…

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