The Hellenic Society

The Hellenic Society Founded in 1879. Join us and find out more at www.hellenicsociety.org.uk http://icls.sas.ac.uk/library/Home.htm

The Society publishes two journals, organises events, awards grants and helps to maintain the Joint Library, in conjunction with the Roman Society and the Institute of Classical Studies. Membership of the Hellenic Society allows the reader to use the Joint Library and to borrow (within the UK) up to four books at a time, either in person or by post.

'Cate Blanchett’s Electra/Persona at the National Theatre is a surreal triumph'
15/09/2026

'Cate Blanchett’s Electra/Persona at the National Theatre is a surreal triumph'

This innovative production combines Sophocles’ revenge play with Ingmar Bergman’s film to explore ideas of identity and performativity.

15/09/2026

We offer a wide range of grants for activities relating to Hellenic Studies. 1 October is the next deadline for most of them - so do take a look!

People applying for one of our (small) hardship and access grants can apply at any time.

Book now for our (free) event 'Power Politics: Thucydides to Trump. The exercise of power internationally through the ag...
15/09/2026

Book now for our (free) event 'Power Politics: Thucydides to Trump. The exercise of power internationally through the ages'

22 Sept 2026, 7pm at Hellenic Centre, 16-18 Paddington Street, London W1U 5AS
www.hellenicsociety.org.uk/news/events/

06/09/2026

📱Download free-access articles from Cambridge's journals to celebrate the International Congress of Byzantine Studies in Vienna this week!

🔗 https://cup.org/43tYgoN

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Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies, Birmingham Antiquity Journal The Hellenic Society The Classical Association

'Orpheus and Eurydice: A New Q***r Opera Premieres at the Cockpit Theatre This September'
27/08/2026

'Orpheus and Eurydice: A New Q***r Opera Premieres at the Cockpit Theatre This September'

A contemporary chamber opera reimagines the Greek myth with Bauhaus aesthetics and dark comedy at the Tête à Tête Opera Festival.

'The Athens workshop turning tourists into marble carvers'
27/08/2026

'The Athens workshop turning tourists into marble carvers'

In a marble workshop in Mets, an Athens neighborhood, tourists are trading sightseeing for chisels. For about a year, the Georgiou family, third-generation sculptors, has opened its workshop to visitors eager to try the fading craft of marble carving.

'‘I Believe in the Power of Anachronism’: Alison Gingeras on Bringing Contemporary Art to an Antiquities Museum '
26/08/2026

'‘I Believe in the Power of Anachronism’: Alison Gingeras on Bringing Contemporary Art to an Antiquities Museum '

In "Irruption of Antiquity," the surreal paintings of Aleksandra Waliszewska infiltrate the Benaki Museum of Greek Culture in Athens.

'2,000-Year-Old Ancient Greek Song Comes to Life at Nashville’s Parthenon'
26/08/2026

'2,000-Year-Old Ancient Greek Song Comes to Life at Nashville’s Parthenon'

Ancient Greece meets modern music at Parthenon Nashville, where the Nine Muses and the 2,000-year-old Seikilos Epitaph.

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