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 […]
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 Cologny. The bust is offered on behalf of the Hellenic community in Geneva, as a symbol of gratitude to […]
GUIDED TOUR – EXHIBITION Sunday 26 May 2024, hours 11.00-13.00 Sunday 2 June 2024, hours 11.00-13.00 The Philhellenism Museum for one more year participates in the “This is Athens – City Festival”, and invites you to discover the Philhellenes of the historical center of Athens. A guided tour of the most emblematic monuments and […]
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 Psychiko, the Arsakeia Schools of Psychiko collaborated with the Philhellenism Museum to organize a special event – tribute to Lord Byron […]
The SHP (Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism) participated on April 19, 2024 in the historic ceremony organized by Trinity College of the University of Cambridge, in the Library, next to the iconic statue of Lord Byron. A representative of the SHP addressed a greeting, laid a wreath and presented gifts to the university […]
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. An English poet whose name was associated with Messolonghi and the Struggle for Greek Independence. His role, […]
The SHP (Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism) organized on 29/4/2024 at the Philhellenism Museum, the first ceremony to award the Lord Byron Medal with honorees H.E. Ambassador of Hungary, Erik Haupt and H.E. Ambassador of the Republic of Poland, Artur Lompart. The Lord Byron prize and medal are awarded by the SHP in […]
