Echoes of Exile: A Family’s Odyssey through the Holocaust and Cold War
Book launch conversation with Daniela Spenser, chaired by Jana Burešová Join us for a compelling evening with historian and anthropologist Daniela Grollová Spenser, as she […]
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Czech Cente at the Czech Embassy Cinema 26 Kensington Palace Gardens, London, Select a State, United Kingdom
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The Dervish Bowl: The Many Lives of Arminius Vambéry Book launch with Anabel Loyd
Liszt Institute Hungarian Cultural Centre London 17-19 Cockspur St., London , United KingdomJoin us for the London launch of The Dervish Bowl: The Many Lives of Arminius Vambéry by Anabel Loyd. This new biography paints a compelling portrait of one of […]
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Semafor: The Birth of Pop Culture in Prague’s 1960s
Czech Centre 30 Kensington Palace Gardens , London, United KingdomBursting into the 1960s with wit, charm, and a rebellious spirit, Prague’s Semafor Theatre became a beacon of creativity behind the Iron Curtain. The unforgettable duo […]
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Book Presentation & Discussion with Susanne Gregor and Eleanor Updegraff – Halbe Leben
Austrian Cultural Forum London 28 Rutland Gate, London, United KingdomThe ACF London is delighted to welcome Austrian-Slovak novelist Susanne Gregor and translator Eleanor Updegraff for a special evening celebrating Gregor's latest novel Halbe Leben (Half lives). This incisive and gripping […]
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Book Presentation & Discussion with Thomas Harding – The Maverick – George Weidenfeld and the Golden Age of Publishing
Austrian Cultural Forum London 28 Rutland Gate, London, United KingdomHella Pick Lecture Series with the Weidenfeld Institute, University of Sussex The Austrian Cultural Forum invites you to the third event in the Hella Pick Lecture […]
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Stories and Tasters from Evie Harbury’s Bohemian Kitchen
Czech Centre at the Czech Embassy Cinema 26 Kensington Palace Gardens, London, Select a State, United KingdomJoin Evie Harbury, food stylist, chef, and debut author, and Lou Kenney, a fellow cookbook author and food stylist, for a festive evening of Czech flavours […]
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Creative Writing Masterclass: How to Write a City
Foyle Suite, British Library Conservation Centre, British Library, London 96 Euston Road, LondonJoin writer Elena Medel for a creative writing masterclass focused on cities and the built environment. About the workshop: A city is made up of avenues […]
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Tribute to Miguel Ángel Asturias
Instituto Cervantes London 15-19 Devereux Court, London, United Kingdom50th anniversary of the passing of Nobel Laureate Miguel Ángel Asturias (1899–1974) Instituto Cervantes in collaboration with the Embassy of Guatemala in the UK pays tribute […]
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EATING ASHES BY BRENDA NAVARRO
Instituto Cervantes London 15-19 Devereux Court, London, United KingdomBrenda Navarro in conversation with Silvia Quin Rothlisberger Cervantes Institute of London and Manchester, in collaboration with the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics […]
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Tibor Fischer – My Bags are Big – Book launch
Hungarian Cultural Centre 10 Maiden Lane, London, London, United KingdomJoin us for an evening of literary conversation as Tibor Fischer, the acclaimed British-Hungarian novelist, discusses his latest book My Bags Are Big with prize-winning writer […]
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Wolves, Folklore, and Family: Reading and Discussion with Zuzana Rihova
Czech Centre 30 Kensington Palace Gardens , London, United KingdomAcclaimed Czech writer and scholar Zuzana Říhová joins Dr Kathryn Murphy (University of Oxford) for an informal evening of readings and discussion of her novel Playing […]
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The Matchbox Girl: Alice Jolly in Conversation with Rosie Goldsmith
Austrian Cultural Forum London 28 Rutland Gate, London, United KingdomWe are thrilled to welcome prize-winning novelist Alice Jolly, author of The Matchbox Girl, in conversation with award-winning journalist Rosie Goldsmith. Set in 1930's Vienna, The Matchbox Girl brilliantly […]
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Concert “A Musical Tale: El Niño y la Bestia (The Boy and the Beast)”
Oxford University Mathematical Institute: Lecture Theatre 1 Oxford University Mathematical Institute: Lecture Theatre 1, Oxford, United KingdomInstituto Cervantes in collaboration with the Oxford Literary Festival, presents El niño y la bestia (The Boy and the Beast), a performance based on the short story […]
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Why women’s stories of war matter. Ukraine in a global context.
Cinema Lumiere 17 Queensberry Place, London, London, United KingdomLocation: Institut français 17 Queensberry Place London SW7 2DT Join us for a conversation on women’s experiences of war, inspired by stories from Ukraine collected by […]
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Erev Yom HaShoah: ‘People Without History Are Dust’: An In Conversation with Dr Anna Hájková and Rabbi Kamila Kopřivová
Westminster Synagogue Rutland Gardens Mews, Rutland Gardens, London, United KingdomMON 13 APR 2026 18:30 Westminster Synagogue, London Where are the stories of great queer love in the Shoah? There are almost none. Dr Anna Hájková examines why […]
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Modern Poetry in Translation – The Antidote to Agony: Focus on the Poetry of Greece and Cyprus
The Hellenic Centre London 18, 16 Paddington St, ONLINE, United KingdomJoin us for the presentation of Modern Poetry in Translation’s latest issue, The Antidote to Agony: Focus on the Poetry of Greece and Cyprus, featuring 30 contemporary […]
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