British Korean Society - Fostering friendships between the UK and the Republic of Korea

Featured News & Events

Two Ambassadors Korean Peninsula Update, 2 July 2026

We held the latest in our Two Ambassadors series at SOAS on 2 July. Our distinguished speakers were Karen Maddocks who is Head of North-East Asia Department in the FCDO, and Simon Wood who is presently the UK Ambassador to Pyongyang, North Korea. Karen […]

Annual General Meeting, 30 March 2026

BKS Guided Tour of the FCDO, 13 March 2026

BKS Annual Reception at the House of Commons, 27 November 2025

Grants Programme

Our Grants Programme

The British Korean Society has at times funds available for small grants to organisations or individuals for activities or projects in sympathy with our members' and sponsors' aims of fostering friendship between the UK and Korea. Read more

If you are interested in applying for one of out grants, click here to send us your details.

Upcoming Events

BKS 70th Anniversary Dinner at the House of Commons, 26 November 2026

BKS 70th Anniversary Dinner at the House of Commons Churchill Room and the Terrace Pavilion London SW1A 0AA Thursday 26th November 2026 7pm to 10pm Come and celebrate the Society’s 70 years of promoting friendships and connections between Britain and Korea […]

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Notices

Symposium: Korea – 2000 years of creativity

Symposium: Korea — 2,000 years of creativity Friday 23rd October – Saturday 24th October 2026 https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/symposium-korea-2000-years-creativity Held in conjunction with the British Museum exhibition Korea: 2,000 years of creativity, this two-day international symposium, co-organised by the British Museum and the School of […]

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Korea: 2000 years of creativity

Korea Exhibition at the British Museum 1 October 2026 – 31 January 2027 https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/korea Discover 2,000 years of Korean creativity – through works spanning from around 300 BC to the present day. This major exhibition draws almost exclusively from the 23,000 […]

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