Holocaust Memorial Day: The Hungarian Dressmaker
Marika, 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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Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, London
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Artist Talk with Markéta Slaná
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonMarkéta Slaná is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores digital landscape and the compulsion to consume excessive amounts of negative digital content. She investigates the…
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Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light & Kids Art Workshop
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, London11-year-old Tony, who glows, is kept indoors by his overprotective parents. His lonely life changes when Shelly, neglected by her ballerina mum, moves in next…
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Magdalena Platzová: Life After Kafka
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonJoin us for the launch of Life After Kafka, a compelling novel about Felice Bauer, Franz Kafka’s first fiancée, and the untold story behind Letters…
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Jaromír 99: The Castle – Exhibition in London
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonImmerse yourself in the captivating world of Franz Kafka's The Castle through an open-air exhibition showcasing the expressive black & white prints of renowned Czech…
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Tribute to the Czech Women Composers
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonVítězslava Kaprálová and Geraldine Mucha (wife of Jiří Mucha) are two of the seven women composers whose work is being celebrated in a unique tribute,…
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Women in Focus: Míla Fürstová
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonCzech Centre's Women in Focus series continues before the summer with a talk by the internationally acclaimed Czech-British artist Míla Fürstová. During her talk, Míla…
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Vladimir 518: Rethinking Architectural Narratives in Czech Architecture 1958 -1989
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonOrganised as part of this year’s London Festival of Architecture, this event will see Czech visual artist and musician Vladimir 518 discussing his seminal publication…
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A Scent of Zeros and Ones: Artist Talk
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonCzech artist and researcher Tereza Stehlíková will discuss her artistic practice concerned with the role our senses play in aesthetic experience. The talk will include…
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Kukal Quartet: UK Debut
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonTo celebrate the Year of Czech Music, the Czech Centre presents the UK debut of the Kukal Quartet, with a repertoire centered around Smetana's last…
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Czech Documentary Now: The Great Nothing
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonevA feature-length documentary tragicomedy delving into the Czech response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The result is an absurdly humorous portrayal of society, tinged with serious…
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Smetana Unveiled: Exploring the Man, the Music and the Myths
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonTo celebrate the bicentenary of Czech composer Bedřich Smetana, whose music includes the enchanting cycle of symphonic poems My Country and the popular opera The…
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Czech Documentary Now: Is There Any Place For Me, Please? + Q&A with screenwriter and producer Maja Hamplová
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonShot over the course of nine years, this affecting documentary charts the life of acid attack survivor Martina Půtová, the challenges she faces and her…
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Women in Focus: Lady Milena Grenfell-Baines
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonCzech Centre's popular Women in Focus series presents a very special speaker this February: Lady Milena Grenfell-Baines. During her talk, Lady Milena will share her…
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Czech Documentary Now: Photophobia + Q&A with director Pavol Pekarčík
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonTo commemorate the two-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Czech Centre screens the UK Premiere of an original documentary telling the story of…
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Women in Focus: Ivana Kottasová
FeaturedCzech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonCzech Centre's Women in Focus series continues with a talk by CNN journalist Ivana Kottasová. Ivana will speak about her work as a reporter and…
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The Visitors + Q&A with Zdenka Sokolíčková
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonZdenka, a young anthropologist, moves with her husband and three sons to Svalbard, Norway, to study how life changes for the inhabitants of the world’s…
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Women in Focus: Eva Jiřičná
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonOur popular Women in Focus series is set to continue after the summer with a talk by the world-renowned, Czech-born architect Eva Jiřičná. During the…
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My Father, the Prince + Q&A with Lila Schwarzenberg
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonAn intimate portrait of the relationship between Karel Schwarzenberg, Chancellor to Václav Havel, a key figure of post-November 1989 Czech politics and the head of…
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Reconstruction of Occupation + Extended introduction by Dr Thomas Lorman
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonA masterful cinematic adventure of a truly forensic nature that uses newly discovered footage to provide a unique perspective on the 1968 military invasion of…
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Innovations for a Sustainable Future; AR Interactive Exhibition
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonA brand-new interactive exhibition touching on the fast-evolving digital revolution as well as the pressing challenges faced by our generation. With both Europe and the…
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Innovations for a Sustainable Future – Private Viewing
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonPRIVATE VIEWING: Thursday 13 July, 6:30-8:30pm Free entry, registration necessary (more info on website, see below) A brand new interactive exhibition touching on the fast-evolving…
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Czech Documentary Now: Brotherhood
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonCritically acclaimed documentary about three young Bosnian brothers from director Francesco Montagner. Jabir, Usama and Useir are three young Bosnian brothers born into a family…
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Women in Focus: Kateřina Svitková
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonKateřina Svitková, attacking midfielder playing for Chelsea FC, the top English FA WSL club, has made a remarkable international football career. She started at Slavia…
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Kateřina Tučková: The Last Goddess
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonKateřina Tučková, leading Czech writer and 2022 winner of The State Award for Literature, discusses with scholar Dr Rajendra Chitnis The Last Goddess, her award-winning…
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The Trial: Prague 1952 + Q&A
Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonIn Prague in 2018, workers find in an abandoned warehouse film reels that had been hidden there since the fall of the Berlin Wall. These…
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Women in Focus: Daria Klimentová
FeaturedCzech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, LondonCzech Centre London’s series Women in Focus continues with Daria Klimentová, a photographer, ballet teacher and world-renowned Prima Ballerina. Having spent most of her career…
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