The Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (SHP), organizes in collaboration with the Municipality of Athens at the Philhellenism Museum, an event entitled: “American Philhellenism and human rights”. The event is organized in collaboration with “This is Athens” as part of the program of “This is Athens City Festival”. Invited are renowned Philhellenes and personalities […]
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 (SHP) and the Philhellenism Museum. The goal of the Philhellenism Museum is to present through 3.000 […]
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 part in many battles. The last one was in Karystos. He died a little later injured […]
The coat of arms of the first Regular Army of Greece. The Philhellenism Museum enriched its collections with a very rare object. The coat of arms of the first Regular Army of Greece which participated in the Greek Revolution. The Regular Army of Greece was founded in 1821 on the initiative of Dimitrios Ypsilantis, by […]
On the occasion of the visit of the Prime Minister of Finland, the SHP and the Philhellenism Museum remind that the two countries have a long history of cooperation of more than 200 years, based on common cultural values. Many Philhellenes from Sweden and Finland served in the Greek army during the Greek Revolution. The […]
April 20, 2022 Visit of the Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (SHP) to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Nikos Dendias Information on the activities of SHP and the Philhellenism Museum Presentation of winners of the International Lord Byron Prize for 2022 The Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (SHP), whose functions have been placed […]
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 of SHP laid a wreath at the monument of the Unknown Soldier. April 19, 2022 (anniversary of the […]
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 for human rights, international solidarity and turned Greece to a beacon of Western civilization. On April 19, […]
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 have already been planned. The program also addresses the Greek schools of the Greek community and […]
SHP and the Philhellenism Museum honor the great American Philhellene Julia Ward Howe, Julia Ward (1819-1910). Famous pacifist, feminist, abolitionist, human rights activist, and poet. She wrote the poem Battle Hymn of the Republic. Wife of the American Philhellene Samuel Gridley Howe. She supported the struggle of the Greeks during the revolution in Crete (1866-1869) […]
