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. Contemporary musical composition embraces recitations and interpretations of poetry set to music, highlighting the works of internationally beloved poets: Lord Byron, Alexander Pushkin, Johanna Kinkel, Vittorio Sereni, Juliusz […]
In the context of the bicentenary since Lord Byron’s death, the Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (SHP), collaborated with the British Embassy in Bern, Switzerland, to create an interactive map referring to Lord Byron’s travels in Greece, Italy and Switzerland. The interactive map presents audio-visual material, personal items, letters as well as Byronic […]
The President of the Republic of Poland awarded the Golden Cross of Merit of the Polish Republic to the Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (SHP), following a proposal by the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs. The medal was awarded by H.E. Ambassador of Poland in Greece, Mr. Artur Lompart, to the president of […]
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 of 50 distinguished Greek artists. The exhibition is presented in the foyer of the Amphitheater of the […]
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, entitled: “…Where grew the arts of war and peace…”. This year’s bicentenary of the death of Lord Byron is […]
The ceremony for the award of the international Lord Byron Prize 2024 took place in the central hall of the Academy of Athens, on July 2, 2024. The laureate, Earl of Lytton, is the only direct descendant of Lord Byron, through his daughter Ada Byron Lovelace, and a member of the House of […]
The Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (SHP) established in 2021, and awards In collaboration with the Academy of Athens, the International Lord Byron Prize in 2021, in honor of the great poet and Philhellene. The International Lord Byron Prize is awarded annually to important personalities from the political, cultural, academic, or business international […]
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 Philhellene, Lord Byron. The exhibition entitled Beholding Liberty with Lord Byron’ s gaze, presents rare personal objects of […]
The Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (SHP) and the Philhellenism Museum, are pleased to announce that they have completed the evaluation of the student competition on the theme “2024: 200 years since the death of Lord Byron – the continuous Philhellenism”. 30 eligible applications, which were submitted on time, were evaluated. All the proposals were […]
The SHP and the Philhellenism Museum thank and congratulate the Ephorate of Antiquities of the City of Athens, for satisfying a permanent request of the citizens of Athens. In 1826 a group of Greeks and Philhellenes, led by colonel Fabvier, crossed the lines of the Ottoman besiegers and carried food and munitions to […]
