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

Koudelka: Invasion1968 & archival footage by Jan Nemec

Veletrzni Palac Dukelských hrdinů 47, Prague 7, Czech Republic

The National Gallery in Prague is exhibiting photographs by Josef Koudelka of the incursion of the Warsaw Pact troops into Prague, a catastrophe that had a major impact on the fate of the country’s inhabitants. Although he had never engaged in reportage, the pictures he took during several dramatic days in August 1968 have become... Read more »

Breaking News

Curzon Bloomsbury The Brunswick Centre, London, United Kingdom

In March last year, the president of the Czech Republic was preparing to announce whether or not he would be running for re-election, and the press were ready to cover his decision. The announcement, however, was to be made at a private event at Prague Castle and no reporters were to be admitted. Filmmaker Tomas... Read more »

Wihan Quartet: Schulhoff and Schubert

Wigmore Hall 36 Wigmore Street, London, United Kingdom

Decades after his death in a concentration camp in 1942, Ervín Schulhoff’s output is steadily gaining recognition, including his sharp-edged but entertaining suite of character pieces evoking the waltz, tango and tarantella, paired here with Schubert’s death haunted masterpiece. Ervín Schulhoff: 5 Pieces for String Quartet Franz Schubert: String Quartet in D minor D810 'Death... Read more »

A secret guide to Prague’s fashion scene

Czech Embassy cinema 26 Kensington Palace Gardens, London

Czech fashion is slowly but surely making its way to national and international recognition. Czech designers are showcasing their collections at fashion weeks around the globe; some of them are working for the world's most prestigious brands. So where can one purchase some of this original work and is it actually wearable? Tereza Porybna, director... Read more »

Total Works of Arts: Hotel Praha and Czechoslovak Architecture 1945-1989

Slovak Embassy 25 Kensington Palace Gardens, London, United Kingdom

Curator Adam Stech of the Czech creative collective OKOLO will talk about the communist era Hotel Praha in Prague, demolished in 2014. Focusing on the strong design legacy and the phenomenon known as “total work of art” (Gesamtkunstwerk), where architecture, design and art became one all-embracing art concept, Stech will present several other projects by... Read more »

Pavel Haas Quartet: Schubert and Dvorak

Wigmore Hall 36 Wigmore Street, London, United Kingdom

Schubert’s single quartet movement is a heartfelt fragment, while the troubled ‘Rosamunde’ quartet’s slow movement borrows a well-known theme from some incidental music. Conversely, Dvorak transferred a memorable theme from his final quartet to his symphonic poem A Hero’s Song. Franz Schubert: String Quartet in A minor D804 'Rosamunde' Antonin Dvorak: String Quartet No. 14... Read more »

The battle on the radio waves: the new media of the 1930s and the Sudeten crisis

School of Slavonic & East European Studies 16 Taviton Street, London

International diplomacy stopped working.  A new breed of authoritarian ruler emerged, contemptuous of the rules of diplomacy and collective security, and willing to lie and bully to build power and influence.  Europe’s democracies were confused and defensive.  It is 1938 and Germany is putting pressure on Czechoslovakia. Join David Vaughan and Michael Tate in a... Read more »

Cultural and History Quiz

Czechoslovak National House 74 West End Lane, London, United Kingdom

Idiom, a column of 8,000 books in the vestibule of Prague Municipal Library created in 1998 by Slovak artist Matej Kren     The BCSA is organising a novel event that will take place at the Czechoslovak National House in West Hampstead. Come and pit your wits in teams of up to eight with Slovaks,... Read more »

Lost in Munich: screening & panel discussion

Gate Picturehouse 87 Notting Hill Gate, London

A witty farce about the French prime minister’s parrot, a witness to the Munich Conference, who reveals its secrets decades later, wounded national pride and the perils of filmmaking. Sir P, a 90-year-old parrot who once belonged to the French prime minister responsible for signing the 1938 Munich Agreement which forced Czechoslovakia to cede much... Read more »

Mini Wonders – Czech Toys Past and Present

Czech Centre 30 Kensington Palace Gardens, London, United Kingdom

From Fatra to Merkur, Czech toys have a long and successful history both in their homeland and abroad. The early 20th century saw their story begin, and it has been intensively explored and developed since then. Drawing attention to unique Czech craftmanship, the “Mini Wonders” exhibition presents modern toy design as well as designs dating... Read more »



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