A Tribute to Kostis Palamas
Composer of the World Cultural Heritage Olympic Hymn
Presented by Professor Theodore Mallias, Univ. of Patras
Sunday April 6, 2025 @ 6:30 PM
Delancey Street Screening Room
600 The Embarcadero
San Francisco, CA 94107
Free to attend, but space is limited.
Professor Mallias will discuss the significance of the Olympic Hymn which was adopted in 1896 at the first modern Olympic Games in Athens and has been established by UNESCO for World Cultural Heritage recognition. The bilingual video “The Legendary Moral Moments of Olympism” will also be screened.
Special awards will be presented by Dr. Alex Papalexopoulos on behalf of the Patras Fine Arts Kostis Palomas Society to Professor Katerina Lagos of California State University at Sacramento and to Professor Christine Philliou of the University of California at Berkeley for their significant contributions to the field of Modern Greek Studies. The collector’s edition of “Olympism-Olympic Hymn-Kostis Palamas” will be available.