Posted by: Hannah Giles | Posted on: 7th October 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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Members Only Event *** This event is now fully booked *** Korea: 2,000 years of creativity https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/korea Friday 30 October 2026 at 5.30pm Register for this event Join us for a special opportunity to explore the richness and diversity of […]
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*** This event is fully booked *** BKS members are cordially invited to a special reception at the Korean Ambassador’s Residence. A Reception To Celebrate Chuseok & BKS’s 70th Anniversary Korean buffet with wine Hosted by the Ambassador […]
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Written by: Douglas Barrett | Posted on: 19th August 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 […]
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Posted by: Hannah Giles | Posted on: 12th June 2026
Briefing with the British ambassadors to South and North Korea, who will talk about their work, and current issues on the Peninsula Thursday 2nd July 20266.30pm to 9.00pm Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre SOAS University of London Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square London […]
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Posted by: Hannah Giles | Posted on: 19th May 2026
*** This event is now fully booked *** Guided Tour of the Temple Monday 1st June 2026, 6.30pm to 7.45pm Meeting point: Temple Underground Station Sue King, BKS member and a Blue Badge Guide, will be taking us on a […]
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Written by: Douglas Barrett | Posted on: 9th April 2026
The British Korea Society held its AGM at the Korean Cultural Centre on 30 March 2026. Minister Kim Siwoon who is responsible for public diplomacy at the Korean Embassy thanked the BKS for making the connection between Seoul and London. It is the 70th […]
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Written by: Hannah Giles | Posted on: 29th March 2026
BKS Visit to the FCDO: A Journey Through History On 13th March 2026, fifteen fortunate BKS members were invited to a guided tour of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, expertly led by Patrick Salmon, Chief Historian at the FCDO. From the […]
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The AGM of the British Korean Society This will be held on Monday 30th March 2026 Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK) Grand Buildings, 1-3 Strand, London WC2N 5BW from 6.45pm for a 7pm start. The AGM is open to paid-up members of […]
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Posted by: Hannah Giles | Posted on: 25th February 2026
*** THIS EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED *** Guided Tour of the Historic Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Friday 13th March 2026 at 2.30pm The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) King Charles Street, London SW1A 2AH BKS members are warmly invited to a […]
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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 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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