British Czech and Slovak Association

“Get to know you” social evening
2026-04-08 19:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Bohemia House, 74 West End Lane, London, NW6 2LX, United Kingdom
This is an opportunity for anyone interested in the British Czech and Slovak Association (members, supporters and friends) to meet, eat, drink, chat (maybe practise your Czech or Slovak) and get to know each other in a relaxed and informal setting.
Everyone interested in Czech and/or Slovak matters is most welcome to join us.
We will be in one of the rooms at Bohemia House, normally the first room on the left.
Food and drinks are available for purchase.
West Hampstead has three stations served by the Jubilee line, Overground and Thameslink.

Marina Pauliny: diplomacy, humanitarianism and women's leadership
2026-04-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Slovak Embassy, 25 Kensington Palace Gardens, London, W8 4QY, United Kingdom
An exhibition and panel discussion honouring Marina Pauliny, an extraordinary woman who connected nations in times of war and exile.

We are delighted to invite you to the opening of the exhibition and accompanying panel discussion honouring the life and legacy of Marina Pauliny, an extraordinary woman who connected nations in times of war and exile. This event is organised and hosted by the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in London in collaboration with the Slovak National Museum, Memorial Association for Free Czechoslovak Veterans (MAFCSV), British Red Cross and the British Czech and Slovak Association (BCSA).
The evening will feature a panel discussion moderated by Jana Nahodilová – chair of the British Czech and Slovak Association. with distinguished speakers:

Zuzana Francová – niece of Marina Pauliny and curator at the Museum of Bratislava

Gerry Manolas – chair of the Memorial Association for Free Czechoslovak Veterans

Peter Barta – director of the Slovak National Museum in Bratislava

Mehzebin Adam-Suter – curator of the British Red Cross Museum and Archives

It will be followed by the opening of an exhibition from the Slovak National Museum.
This event is free, but registration required see booking link below.

Magdalena Kožená in recital
2026-04-21 19:30 - 21:30 | Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, London, W1U 2BP, United Kingdom
Laments, confessions of undying love and the guilt-tinged miniatures of Brett Dean’s Gertrude Fragments take their place alongside lute works ancient and modern in this unmissable programme from Magdalena Kožená and Daniele Caminiti. Their recital’s individual parts combine to tell stories about the deepest human emotions, from abandonment and grief to the wild verbal gestures, ticks and obsessive delights of Berio’s Sequenza III for solo female voice.

Magdalena Kožená mezzo-soprano

Daniele Caminiti lute

General sale for this concert will open at 10.00am on Tuesday 27 January 2026.
