Czech Centre
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Anna Hulačová at Each Place Its Own Mind – Free Exhibition
Edel Assanti 1b Little Titchfield St, LondonEdel Assanti presents Each Place Its Own Mind (17 January - 15 March 2025), featuring Czech artist Anna Hulačová among eight international artists. Hulačová's innovative…
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Benedikt Tolar: GRINDCORE – Exhibition
Vitrinka Gallery 30 Kensington Palace Gardens, London"The flexi and eccentric grinder sound is a kind of special meditation for me, that long, drawn-out OM..." Benedikt Tolar Benedikt Tolar's creativity is based…
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I VANA BE at Canary Wharf’s Winter Lights festival
Canary Wharf London, England, United KingdomCzech artist Benedikt Tolar will captivate audiences at Canary Wharf’s Winter Lights festival with his towering installation—a stack of bathtubs pulsing with light and sound.…
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Holocaust Memorial Day: The Hungarian Dressmaker
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonMarika, a Hungarian widow dressmaker, shelters a little Czech Jewish boy in her home on the Slovak-Hungarian border during the turbulent years of WW2 and…
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Celebrating Jan Svěrák’s 60th: Double Oscar Classics on Screen
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonFeaturing Oil Gobblers and Kolya, with an intro by producer Eric Abraham. In 1997, Czech filmmaker Jan Svěrák and UK-based producer Eric Abraham captivated the…
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Herak/Bulatkin ‘Elysium’ feat. Will Vinson – London Concert
Pizza Express Jazz Club 10 Dean Street, LondonAfter Czech pianist Daniel Bulatkin’s sold-out 2022 album launch at PizzaExpress with saxophonist Tom Smith and their project Drifter Days, he returns with an exciting…
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Czech Documentary Now: War Correspondent
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonHeartfelt radio reports from a steadfast, award-winning war correspondent provide a close view of the resilient daily lives of Ukrainian civilians who remain rooted in…
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Identity – The Story of Czech Graphic Design
Vitrinka Gallery 30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonGraphic design—including posters, books, magazines, logos, orientation systems, and even national symbols—plays a crucial role in shaping the identity of every nation. For the Czech…
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Murdering the Devil + intro by Markéta Uhlířová, Director of Fashion in Film Festival
BFI Southbank Belvedere Road, LondonAn eccentric gem from a regular contributor to the most acclaimed films of the Czech New Wave of the 1960s, including Věra Chytilová’s Daisies. A…
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When Poetry Crosses Languages and Borders: A Czech and British Poetry Evening
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonJoin us for an evening where poetry transcends languages and borders, featuring renowned poets Petr Hruška (Czech Republic), Christopher Reid, and Kathryn Gray (UK). This…
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Identity: A Czech Graphic Design Love Story
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonFrom New York to Prague: Nicholas Lowry’s Journey Through Czech Identity Renowned NY-based auctioneer and passionate collector Nicholas Lowry embarks on a captivating journey across…
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Pioneers of Graphic Design: Mucha, Teige, Sutnar, and Šašek
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonThe history of both Czech and global graphic design would be incomplete without the groundbreaking contributions of Czech artists whose work transcended borders and shaped…
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Understanding the Roots of Populism in Central Europe and Beyond
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonHow have rural uprisings and peasant movements shaped modern Central and Eastern European history—and what can they reveal about populism today? In The Last Peasant…
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Women in Focus: Juliet Vopěnka Navrátilová
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonThe next edition of the Czech Centre’s Women in Focus series takes a unique turn—this time delving into the deeply personal and spiritual. Juliet Vopěnka…
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From Print to Virtual: Czech Designers Pushing Boundaries
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonJoin us for a high-energy showcase of contemporary Czech graphic design, featuring 12 (TBC) UK-based designers presenting their work in a dynamic, timed format—20 slides,…
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Women in Focus: Sara Polak
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonThe guest of the next edition of the Czech Centre’s Women in Focus series will be Sara Polak, an archaeologist, evolutionary anthropologist, and technology innovator…
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The Embrace as a Symbol of Closeness
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonAn Exhibition of posters from the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, founded in 1946, is one of the…
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Architecture for a Non-Precarious Future: Voices from Emerging Practice
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonHow can we drive a progressive transformation of architectural culture to create a more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient future? This panel discussion brings together curators…
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Build London in 3D! A Hands-On Model-Making Workshop for Kids
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonEver wanted to build your own city? In this exciting hands-on workshop, young creators (ages 7+) will bring London to life—one building at a time!…
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Jiří Bartoška In Memoriam: Shadows of a Hot Summer
Czech Centre at the Czech Embassy Cinema, London LondonTo honour the late Jiří Bartoška (1947–2025), iconic Czech actor and longtime president of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, and to mark the 80th…
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They All Met in Karlsbad
Vitrinka Gallery 30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonDuring the summer, the Czech Centre’s Vitrínka Gallery presents a group exhibition showcasing recent works by eight emerging Czech artists from the 2024 Karlovy Vary…
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Poet Peasant: an exhibition by SJ Fowler
Bouda Gallery 132 Palace Gardens Terrace, LondonAn exhibition of poetry as curios, discovered text and found literary sculptures drawn from previously unseen works, selected asemic writing and the poetic props of…
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They All Met in Karlsbad & Poet Peasant – JOINT PRIVATE VIEW
Czech Centre London 30 Kensington Palace Gardens, London, Kensington, United KingdomCelebrate two exhibitions in one evening at our joint Private View: They All Met in Karlsbad, showcasing bold Czech artists in dialogue, and Poet Peasant…
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Kryštof Kohout at Wigmore Hall
Wigmore Hall 36 Wigmore Street, London, United KingdomThe Czech Centre is delighted to announce the Wigmore Hall recital debut of exceptional Czech violinist Kryštof Kohout on Sunday 27 July 2025 at 7:30pm,…
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