Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies in Venice
Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies in Venice, Research institute and art museum near San Marco, Venice, Italy.
The Hellenic Institute occupies several buildings including the Church of San Giorgio dei Greci and the Flanginian School in central Venice.
The Greek state established this institute in 1951 through an educational agreement with Italy, leading to its official inauguration in 1958.
The institute maintains a collection of 300 Byzantine icons and numerous manuscripts, including a version of the Romance of Alexander the Great.
Researchers and scholars can access specialized resources about Byzantine history, with the institute publishing academic works and organizing international conferences.
This institution represents the only Greek research center operating outside of Greece, inheriting properties from Venice's Greek Orthodox community.
Location: Venice
Inception: 1951
Official opening: 1958
Address: Fdta dei Greci 3412, Castello, 30122 Venezia 30122 30122
Website: http://istitutoellenico.org
GPS coordinates: 45.43559,12.34462
Latest update: March 3, 2025 16:39
San Zaccaria
140 m
Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni
113 m
San Giorgio dei Greci
26 m
Santa Maria della Pietà
157 m
San Giovanni di Malta
159 m
Sant'Antonin
160 m
Palazzo Zorzi Galeoni
153 m
Palazzo Zorzi Bon
185 m
Église San Proculo
160 m
Museum of icons
2 m
Palazzo Priuli all'Osmarin
92 m
Ocean Space
185 m
Ponte de Sant'Antonin
112 m
Ponte de la Corona
181 m
Ponte del Diavolo
74 m
Ponte de la Pietà
177 m
Ponte dei Becchi
127 m
Ponte San Lorenzo
157 m
Ponte de l'Osmarin
31 m
Ponte de la Comenda
110 m
Ponte dei Carmini
126 m
Ponte dei Greci
26 m
Church tower of San Giorgio dei Greci
26 m
Ponte Lion
67 m
Ponte Corte Nova
181 m
San Provolo
146 m
Palazzetto Soderini
162 m
Palazzo Soderini
166 mReviews
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