The International Association of Byron Societies Conference 2024

48th International Byron Conference

Commemorating the Bicentenary of Lord Byron’s Death
Byron: The Pilgrim of Eternity

Athens and Messolonghi, Greece: 1 – 7 July 2024

Organized by the Messolonghi Byron Society

Visit to the Acropolis Museum

Visit to the Acropolis Museum to see a small exhibition featuring the Sultan’s firman that allowed Byron to travel freely across the Ottoman Empire. This passport is a unique item of Byron memorabilia that has not been displayed in public before. Also featured is the painting by Louis Joseph Toussaint Rossignon of the blessing before the Exodus of Messolonghi by Bishop Joseph of Rogon (who officiated at Byron’s funeral).