To commemorate the poet’s death in Messolonghi in 1824, the SHP and the Philhellenism Museum invite cultural entities throughout Greece to organize activities and events focusing on Lord Byron’s life and work and the Philhellenic movement in general.

Financial grants will be provided to cultural initiatives and events that promote, among other things:

1. Informing and educating the public about the history of Philhellenism, its role in shaping the history of modern Greece, and its enduring presence.
2. Highlighting the work of Lord Byron and promoting Greek cultural heritage as the cradle of Western Civilization based on classical values.
3. Preserving historical memory and conducting historical research on emblematic figures of Philhellenism.
4. Promoting cultural exchanges with institutions in Greece and internationally, fostering dialogue, active public participation, and artistic creation based on the Philhellenic movement and its connection to modern reality and the future.
5. Strengthening the cultural landscape of Greece, with a special focus on mountainous, island, inaccessible, and generally less privileged areas, involving local bodies and communities.
6. Raising awareness among young people about the need for a deeper understanding and knowledge of the recent historical past as a source of inspiration and creativity.
7. Reviving interest in preserving intangible cultural heritage through offering experiential experiences.
8. Expanding the country’s cultural agenda based on the timeless values offered by ancient Greek literature and Philhellenism.
9. Creating a framework for developing inter-artistic actions that promote contemporary artistic creation, with an emphasis on young people from the region, vulnerable and marginalized social groups, and diverse cultural audiences.
10. Creating inclusive actions where people can participate regardless of their permanent residence, gender, nationality, financial ability, educational and social background, opinions, etc.

For more information and instructions on submitting proposals, please download the PDF of the full announcement here.

Contact details: +30.210.8094750, info@eefshp.org

The premiere of the film “The Philhellenes” was held with great success on Tuesday, May 30 at the War Museum.

The Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (SHP) in collaboration with the Philhellenism Museum, the War Museum and the Athens City Festival of the City of Athens organized the event for the framing of the new Monument of Philhellenes, which will adorn Vasilissis Sofias Avenue by the courtyard of the War Museum.

The event was welcomed by Mr. El. Skiadas as a representative of the Municipality of Athens, the President of the War Museum Mr. An. Liaskos, the Minister of National Defense Mr. Al. Stefanis, the President of the SHP and the Philhellenism Museum Mr. K. Velentzas and the Regional Governor of Attica G. Patoulis.

The event was presented by the journalist Viki Flessa. It was attended by prominent personalities of the Arts, Letters, political and religious leadership and many ambassadors from countries of origin of the Philhellenic people, with the audience numbering more than 500 people.

Stay tuned for more actions and events by subscribing to the SHP and Philhellenism Museum mailing lists by sending an email to info@phmus.org with the subject “SIGN UP TO THE CONTACT LISTS”

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This May, for the second consecutive year, the Philhellenism Museum will be a part of the Athens City Festival organized by the City of Athens, aiming to enrich the capital’s cultural map by highlighting our national cultural heritage.

In collaboration with the City of Athens, the Museum of Philhellenism organizes spring walks with a live guided tour of the city to highlight the new Monument of Philhellenes designed and implemented at its own expense by the Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism. Through the creation of spring cultural itineraries, participants will discover a different side of historical Athens and travel 200 years back, to the beginning of the 19th century and the period of the Greek Revolution. The marble Monument, which will be unveiled in 2023, shows Nike (Victory) slightly leaning her body to untie her sandal and inscribes the names of 2,000 Philhellenes who acted before, during, and after the 1821 Revolution, providing vital services or even their lives for Greece’s Independence. 

The walks will take place on May 7 and May 14. They will be of cultural and historical importance, with city points-stations bearing the history of Modern Greece and the Philhellenic movement as a common thread. The participants are scheduled to meet at 12:00 p.m. at Manu Rallous Square, opposite the Russian Church on Filellinon Street. The finish point is on Rizari Street, in front of the Monument of Philhellenes, in the gardens of the War Museum.  Participants will wear headphones throughout these spring walks to better follow the tour, which will be performed in real time by the group’s guide and animator. The ultimate objective of these events is for participants to have the opportunity to know Athens better and to comprehend their place in the national, historical, and social continuum through historical retrospection. 

Register by sending an email to info@phmus.org with your name, phone number, and walk date. 

Follow this link for additional information about the Athens City Festival program. 

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The Center for Hellenic Studies of Harvard University is organizing, in collaboration with the Philhellenism Museum, a Workshop titled “Philhellenism across the Ages”. The aim of the workshop is to analyze the philhellenic spirit as a timeless phenomenon and to highlight the philhellenic movement during the Greek Struggle for Independence.

The Workshop will last two days and will examine the history of Philhellenism from antiquity to the present day, its relationship with nineteenth-century revolutionary movements, and the influence of the philhellenic spirit on the formation of new ideologies and currents in nineteenth-century art.

Philhellenism Museum will host the workshop, giving participants the opportunity to learn about the Museum’s rich collection of philhellenic exhibits (paintings, sculptures, letters, public documents, literary publications, personal belongings of Philhellenes, porcelain and clocks with philhellenic subject matter, etc.) and to come into direct contact with objects of particular historical and artistic value.

Dr. Christos Aliprantis, Research Scholar in Philhellenism for Young Researchers 2022-23 at the Center for Hellenic Studies, will oversee the academic coordination of the Workshop. The Workshop will take place on Saturday, March 18 and Sunday, March 19, 2023, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit the following link for further details and to register.

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 had the pleasure of hosting the Greek-German Association “Philadelphia”, on January 14, 2023.

After the speech, the President of the Museum, Mr. Konstantinos Velentzas, guided the members of the Association through the Museum’s collections, highlighting the under-lit parts in the history of the Philhellenic movement.