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The birth and evolution of Philhellenism – A journey through the collection of SHP

Nike untying her sandal, is a sculpture of the 5th century BC, from the parapet of the temple of Nike (goddess Victory) on the Acropolis. It depicts Nike (Victory) slightly leaning her body to untie her sandal before…

19th century porcelain production in Europe with philhellenic subject matter

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Christina Sotiropoulou The primary centre of ceramics production with subject matter from the Greek War of Independence is France. Indeed, a large part of the allure of these plates lies in the fact that they constitute,…

ToposText: A Tool for Philhellenism

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From the end of the 18th century, the Greek struggle for statehood found allies in a classically educated liberal elite in Europe and the United States. When Europeans visited Greece on the grand tour, they brought Homer or Herodotus or…

The American Philhellenism and Philhellene Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe

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The American people were instrumental in growing the philhellenic movement internationally, and Philhellenism marked intensively the political, social and academic life in the United States of the 1820s, leading to a “Greek fever”.…

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Invitation “IOANNIS CAPODISTRIAS, GLORY AND SOLITUDE”13 November 2026 - 4:42 pm
The Philhellenism Museum and the Greek Theatre of Geneva cordially invite you to the book presentation of “Ioannis Capodistrias, Glory and Solitude” (“Jean Capodistria, Gloire et Solitude”), taking place on Thursday, November 19, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. The book will be presented by its author, Ioanna Papandropoulou – Berthoud, Professor of Psycholinguistics at the […]
“To be full Greek”, the British Philhellene Lord Guilford14 October 2026 - 2:18 pm
“To be full Greek”, The British Philhellene Lord Guilford, the Spiritual Renaissance of Hellenism, and the establishment of the first university in the modern history of Greece and Southeastern Europe On October 14th, 1827, just days before the historic Naval Battle of Navarino, one of the most iconic, distinctive, and moving figures of international […]