See what’s coming up on on the BCSA’s Events Calendar.

Jan Masaryk in London

Czech Embassy cinema 26 Kensington Palace Gardens, London

To commemorate 75 years since the tragic death of Jan Masaryk, former Czechoslovak Minister of Foreign Affairs and the country's longest serving Ambassador to the United Kingdom. A panel debate... Read more »

Special visit to the Maria Bartuszová exhibition

Tate Modern Bankside, London, United Kingdom

The British Czech and Slovak Association in cooperation with Tate Modern is offering a unique out of hours tour of this exhibition. Bringing together many works rarely exhibited before in... Read more »

Smetana trio

Wigmore Hall 36 Wigmore Street, London, United Kingdom

The ensemble is a legendary one that can trace its history back to its foundation in 1934. Over the decades it has won numerous awards for its recordings, especially of... Read more »

The Chambermaid (Slúžka)

BFI Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, United Kingdom

Anke is 15, Slovakian and poor. As the First World War rages, she is sent off to Prague to work as a maid for a wealthy Austrian family. There, she... Read more »

BCSA 2023 Annual General Meeting

Czech Embassy 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, London

The formal AGM is open to all BCSA subscription members. Entertainment, open to everyone, will be provided following its conclusion. The AGM will elect the three Honorary Officers of the... Read more »

Folklore in the postmodern world

Czech Embassy 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, London

Tereza Bušková in discussion with Dr Nicola Baird followed by a video screening of Clipping the Church (2016), Hidden Mothers (2021) and Little Queens (2022). Tereza Bušková is a Czech... Read more »

Gardens of the Czech Republic

Institute of Education 20 Bedford Way, London, United Kingdom

The Birkbeck Garden History Group, in association with the Friends of Czech Heritage, is holding a study day to explore the history and development of some of the Czech Republic’s... Read more »

Last Days in Old Europe

Czech Embassy 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, London

A talk by Richard Bassett former Times correspondent in Eastern Europe and author of the widely acclaimed Last Days in Old Europe reflects on more than 40 years of association with the Czech lands. First... Read more »

Edita Gruberová, Slovak opera singer

Czech Embassy cinema 26 Kensington Palace Gardens, London

Edita Gruberová (1946-2021) was born and subsequently trained in Bratislava, Slovakia, then part of the former Czechoslovakia. This illustrated talk by Ross Alley will trace her development as a singer... Read more »

Bat’a Tilbury Heritage Open Day

Bata Heritage Centre East Tilbury Library, Princess Avenue, East Tilbury, Essex, United Kingdom

Our main exhibition displays, records and research facilities are now back in the newly refurbished East Tilbury Library.  Here you will find displays of some of our collection illustrating the... Read more »



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