Greek Independence to be celebrated at Australia’s National Museum

The Embassy of the Hellenic Republic successful Australia is acceptable to big a special lawsuit astatine the National Museum successful Canberra that will observe Greece’s independence.

The lawsuit will beryllium held connected 18 April and will centre connected the bicentenary of the exodus of Missolonghi (10-11 April 1826) with the theme of ‘Missolonghi – The Road to Freedom: History, Art and Philhellenism’.

It will diagnostic two keynote presentations connected the value of the Greek revolution, arsenic delivered by Dr Spiridoula Demetriou and historiographer Jim Claven.

Stavros Venizelos, the Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic, expressed the lawsuit has been organised to heighten consciousness of the important story of Greece’s independency successful Australia.

Jim Claven. Photo: Supplied

“I judge that the National Museum is the cleanable determination for this event. The agelong and strong connections betwixt Greece and Australia, some successful terms of the links betwixt our peoples but besides successful terms of the affluent taste links betwixt our two nations, merit bringing this lawsuit to this important nationalist taste venue,” Ambassador Venizelos said successful a property release.

Dr Demetriou will present her presumption connected the exodus of Missolonghi of 1826, whose bicentenary is presently being commemorated with a special accumulation astatine the Benaki Museum successful Athens entitled “MISSOLONGHI 1826: 200 YEARS SINCE THE EXODUS”, for which she is co-curator.

Dr Spiridoula Demetriou. Photo: Supplied

Claven will code some of the Australian connections to the Greek Revolution done the 1827 conflict of Navarino.

Ambassador Venizelos stated his pridefulness successful bringing together the two speakers to contiguous connected these important elements of Greece’s combat for independence.

The lawsuit will commence astatine 2.30pm and will beryllium held successful the Peninsula Room of the National Museum of Australia.

The organisers expressed that radical wishing to be should interaction [email protected] by 13 April.