Posted by: Hannah Giles | Posted on: 7th July 2021
Guided Tour of the City The London of Charles Dickens – His ‘Magic Lantern’ Thursday 29 July 2021, 6.15pm Meeting point: Steps outside the West end of St Paul’s Cathedral (nearest underground stations St Paul’s and Mansion House) Charles wandered the streets of London […]
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Posted by: Hannah Giles | Posted on: 18th May 2021
Korea’s Four Golden Ages A Study of Korean History and UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites Tuesday 8th June 2021 6:30pm – 8:00pm via Zoom Lecturer: David A. Mason Professor David Mason argues that Korea has enjoyed four distinct “Golden Ages” characterized […]
1 CommentPosted by: Hannah Giles | Posted on: 22nd April 2021
The Korean Peninsula: UK Ambassadors in Conversation Friday 7th May 2021 18:00-19:00 via Zoom An invitation-only webinar for members of the British Korean Society, held in partnership with the Royal Institute for International Affairs This webinar brings together the UK Ambassadors to […]
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Written by: Douglas Barrett | Posted on: 10th April 2021
The Annual General Meeting of the British Korean Society (BKS) was held via Zoom on 25 March 2021. The meeting was attended by approximately 35 people including both our Joint Presidents, Ambassador Enna Park and Sir Stephen Brown. Ambassador Park gave a short address before […]
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Posted by: Hannah Giles | Posted on: 12th March 2021
“The Unworthy, Worthwhile War: Korea 1950 – 1953” The National Army Museum will hold a series of talks about the Korean War entitled “The Unworthy, Worthwhile War: Korea 1950 – 1953”. The museum has kindly agreed to allow BKS members, as invited guests, to […]
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Written by: Ian Simm | Posted on: 23rd February 2021
Presentation by Hari Blackmore A whistle-stop archaeology and history of Korea: from the Palaeolithic to the Three Kingdoms Period On Thursday 18 February, BKS held its first on-line meeting. Hari Blackmore gave us an excellent overview of Korean pre-history which was followed by a […]
No CommentsPosted by: Hannah Giles | Posted on: 21st February 2021
The AGM of the British Korean Society This will be held on Thursday 25th March 2021 via Zoom at 6.30pm The AGM is open to paid-up members of the Society only. For Individual members this includes partners, for Corporate members up to 5 representatives. […]
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Posted by: Hannah Giles | Posted on: 3rd February 2021
Hosted by Martin Uden Chairman of the BKS Presentation by Hari Blackmore Thursday 18th February 2021 6.30pm Via Zoom A whistle-stop archaeology and history of Korea: from the Palaeolithic to the Three Kingdoms Period Hari Blackmore recently completed a PhD in Archaeology […]
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Posted by: Hannah Giles | Posted on: 22nd December 2020
Chairman’s message to BKS members At a time when we are asking you for another year’s subscription, as well as asking you to make use of a new online mechanism for membership, it is high time to let you know how things look for […]
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Written by: Ian Simm | Posted on: 15th December 2020
Although our programme of small grants has been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, we have been able to support some worthwhile activities this year. We have set two deadlines for grant applications, in February and September. In February, we allocated 4 grants, although so […]
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K-Music Festival 2025 1st October 1st – 20th November 2025 Major London Venues: Barbican, Southbank Centre, Royal Albert Hall, Kings Place The K-Music Festival 2025 is back for its twelfth year, bringing an extraordinary celebration of Korean music to London! From 1st […]
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Knitted Together: The Korean Lives of Richard and Joan Rutt Oriental Museum, Durham 28th September 2024 – 4th May 2025 Free entry, no booking required A new exhibition of South Korean objects and photographs from the 1950s – 1970s donated by Richard Rutt, also known […]
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