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

Eternal Mucha exhibition in Paris

Grand Palais Immersif 110 rue de Lyon, Paris, France

This immersive and interactive exhibition uses the most advanced projection technologies within captivating scenography in order to offer visitors a unique experience of Mucha’s work and influences. It tells the story of Alphonse Mucha and his humanist ambition in three acts: as a master of the poster in Paris; at a turning point in his... Read more »

A change of direction? Slovakia’s parliamentary elections

UCL SSEES 16 Taviton St, London, United Kingdom

A  roundtable discussion co-organised by the UCL SSEES Study of Central Europe seminar series and the British Czech and Slovak Association. Leading academic specialists assess the election results and consider their likely implications for Slovakia’s democracy, foreign policy and position in Europe. This free event will take place in person and will also be livestreamed... Read more »

One Life – European premiere

Royal Festival Hall Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, Select a State or Province:, United Kingdom

One Life will receive its European premiere at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall as part of the 67th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express. The film tells the true story of Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton, a young London broker (played by Sir Anthony Hopkins) who, in the months leading up to the Second... Read more »

From My Homeland concert 1

Wigmore Hall 36 Wigmore Street, London, United Kingdom

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)   Miniatures Op. 75a for 2 violins and viola Josef Suk (1874-1935)            Elegie for piano trio Op. 23 Johannes Brahms (1833-97)   Clarinet Trio in A minor Op. 114 These three highly personal works bring together Suk’s memorial to the famous Bohemian writer Julius Zeyer, and one of Brahms’s... Read more »

From My Homeland concert 2

Wigmore Hall 36 Wigmore Street, London, United Kingdom

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)   Terzetto in C Op. 74   Gypsy Songs Op. 55 Bedřich Smetana (1824-84)    Evening Songs Johannes Brahms (1833-97)   Piano Quintet in F minor Op. 34 Smetana wrote very few songs, but his majestic Evening Songs are a fitting foil in this concert for Dvořák’s fiery and popular Gypsy Songs. The elegant domesticity of Dvořák’s Bagatelles is likewise... Read more »

‘Son of an enemy of the state’ (Syn nepřitele státu)

Czech Embassy cinema 26 Kensington Palace Gardens, London

This film, made in 2022, marked the 70th anniversary of one of the most extensive, infamous trials in post-war Czechoslovakia. Fourteen accused communist functionaries stood before the Supreme Court in Prague. The court sentenced eleven to death plus forfeiture of their property and loss of civil rights. All defendants waived their right to appeal. After President... Read more »

Building Hitler’s Empire

Czech Embassy cinema 26 Kensington Palace Gardens, London

Premiere of Mirek Gosney's documentary 'Building Hitler's Empire'. The Nazis forced millions of Europeans to serve their war machine. Mirek's great-grandfather was among them. This is the story of the forgotten. Mirek draws upon family history and his maternal Czech roots, starting with a musty box of old photographs from his grandmother's cellar. Last summer... Read more »

Brookwood commemoration service

Brookwood Military Cemetery Surrey, United Kingdom

The Memorial Association for Free Czechoslovak Veterans (MAFCSV) will be holding its 2023 commemoration service at the Czechoslovak monument. If you would like to attend please can you contact  chair@mafcsv.co.uk so they can send you an invitation.

Building Hitler’s Empire

Bohemia House 74 West End Lane, London, United Kingdom

Another chance to see Mirek Gosney’s documentary ‘Building Hitler’s Empire’. The Nazis forced millions of Europeans to serve their war machine. Mirek’s great-grandfather was among them. This is the story of the forgotten. Mirek draws upon family history and his maternal Czech roots, starting with a musty box of old photographs from his grandmother’s cellar.... Read more »

International Students’ Day: why is 17 November important?

Czech Embassy cinema 26 Kensington Palace Gardens, London

Do you know why and how it was decided that International Students' Day would fall on 17 November? Come and find out about the role Czech students played in establishing International Students' Day, the importance of 17 November for Czechs and the world in the past and today. The debate will start with a short... Read more »



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