Upcoming events
Our events are open to anyone interested in Greek and Cypriot culture. Most events are free and conducted in English.
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Let’s Sing Opera! – The Interactive Concert
Awake your senses with an exclusive signature taste of Italian Aperitivo, the Elixir Sing-Along and the spectacular Opera Gala with arias and duets from Italian, French and Hungarian repertoire.
Organised by Opera Co-Pro Ltd.
£21-£59
«Τα πιο ωραία λαϊκά» – Beloved popular songs
A Concert organised by Hellenic Centre for its Members and Friends in Aid the Greek Fire Victims.
After more than a year we are happy and excited to see you again in our Great Hall and enjoy with you a programme of Greek popular songs performed by the group A la Greca.
Booking essential: Tickets £15, HC Members & other concessions £12, via Eventbrite
Event with HE Kate Smith, outgoing UK Ambassador to Greece
HE Kate Smith, outgoing British Ambassador to Greece, talk and discussion (with Kevin Featherstone).
More information to follow
Organised by The Anglo-Hellenic League
1821 Visions of Freedom: The Hand of Zographos, The Mind of Makriyannis, The Zeal of Gennadius
1821 Το Οραμα της Λευτεριάς: Με το χέρι του Ζωγράφου, με το στοχασμό του Μακρυγιάννη, με την αφοσίωση του Γεννάδιου
An exhibition of plates illustrating scenes from the Greek War of Independence. The plates from a limited edition prepared in 1926 by Frédéric Boissonas and John Gennadius reproduce the famous originals of 1836-1839 commissioned by General Makriyannis from Dimitrios Zographos to illustrate his own history of the war.
Curators: Natasha Lemos, Olympia Pappa
Design: Αlexis Veroucas
Organised by the Hellenic Centre under the aegis of the Greece 2021 Committee. Sponsored by the A G Leventis Foundation.
Film screening
Film screening, followed by discussion. More information to follow.
Organised by the Hellenic Centre and Cyprus High Commission
Με τη ματιά του Μυριβήλη στο 1821: Μια παληά, επίκαιρη ιστορία
1821 Through Myrivilis’s Eyes: Αn Old Story, a Timely Story
A talk in Greek based on Stratis Myrivilis’s radio programme and unpublished archival material on 1821 held by the speaker, Myrivilis’s granddaughter, Christina Angelopoulou.
1821 Commemorative Lecture Series: The Greek War of Independence Revisited
Organised by the Hellenic Centre
Book launch: Michael Llewellyn Smith’s new biography of Eleftherios Venizelos
More information to follow
Organised by The Anglo-Hellenic League
“Stop this nonsense about Hellenism or I will destroy you” Symi Between Compromise and Revolt (1821-1830)
The role of Symi during the Greek War of Independence through the Ottoman archives by Stefanos Poulios.
1821 Commemorative Lecture Series: The Greek War of Independence Revisited
Organised by the Hellenic Centre
Famous and Lesser Known Images of the Greek War of Independence
A talk by Evita Arapoglou.
More information to follow
1821 Commemorative Lecture Series: The Greek War of Independence Revisited
Organised by the Hellenic Centre
In the Footsteps of Lord Byron: John Frederick Lewis in Greece and Albania
A talk by Briony Llewellyn and Charles Newton.
More information to follow
1821 Commemorative Lecture Series: The Greek War of Independence Revisited
Organised by the Hellenic Centre
Levantine Alternatives: Greeks in Constantinople, Smyrna and Alexandria after 1821
A lecture by Dr Philip Mansel.
More information to follow.
1821 Commemorative Lecture Series: The Greek War of Independence Revisited
Organised by the Hellenic Centre
Faces of History. History has a face.
A presentation by historian Charicleia George Dimacopoulou on the new edition ‘History has a face’ which is now available also in an English translation.
The lecture will be in Greek.
Organised by The Hellenic Centre and Sylvia Ioannou Foundation
Free entry