Written by: Cathy Kim | Posted on: 20th August 2015
We were delighted to welcome Britain’s Ambassadors Charles Hay and Michael Gifford to a very well attended meeting at the Korean Cultural Centre on 6 July. They kindly took time out from a busy few days in London to update us on relations between the […]
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Written by: Cathy Kim | Posted on: 7th July 2015
A guided walk by Sue King, BKS member and Blue Badge Guide. A good turnout of 23 members and their guests met outside Liverpool Street Station in the rush hour, and somehow all managed to find each other. (Note to organiser: must remember Korean flag to wave […]
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Posted by: Cathy Kim | Posted on: 14th May 2015
A small but enthusiastic group of BKS members enjoyed a private tour of the British Library with two of the Library’s curators; Hamish Todd, Head of East Asian Collections and Sara Chiesura, Lead Curator of the Chinese collection. Hamish started with an introduction to the […]
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Written by: Ian Simm | Posted on: 9th April 2015
The AGM, kindly hosted as so often before by the Korean Cultural Centre, was attended by 43 members. A number of others, notably our Joint Presidents ROK Ambassador HE Sungnam Lim and Dr Robert Hawley, sent their apologies. In his opening address, BKS Chairman Warwick […]
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Posted by: Cathy Kim | Posted on: 21st March 2015
A joint event with SOAS Centre of Korean Studies was held on 17th February 2015. Andrea Rose, Director of Visual Arts at the British Council, gave an illustrated talk on life in North Korea. North Korea, or the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea as it is known […]
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Posted by: Cathy Kim | Posted on: 24th January 2015
A BKS Diners evening was held on 18th February to celebrate Seollal, the Korean Lunar New Year. 20 BKS members gathered at Kalbi Korean Restaurant in Rosebery Avenue to enjoy good food and lively company. Seollal is one of the most celebrated national holidays in […]
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Written by: Derek Marsh | Posted on: 27th November 2014
A number of members said that they would like more time for mingling than our Annual Dinner allowed so this year the BKS Committee decided to hold a Reception instead. Baroness Perry kindly agreed to host us in the Cholmondeley Room and Terrace of the House […]
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Written by: Ian Simm | Posted on: 18th September 2014
On Thursday 11 September, some 60 BKS members were kindly entertained by the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, HE Mr Sungnam Lim, at his fine residence near Kensington Gardens. Not only were there excellent food and drink and an opportunity to catch up with […]
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Written by: Jim Thomson | Posted on: 7th July 2014
This was a most enjoyable and relaxed evening reception on a fine evening out of doors in the City, with a good mix of age groups and some new faces. A sociable crowd of mixed provenance – European and Korean – gathered on the 6th floor terrace […]
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Written by: Cathy Kim | Posted on: 14th June 2014
Sue King, BKS member and Blue Badge Guide, treated us to an entertaining evening stroll through Bloomsbury looking at historic, literary and educational connections. We learned about the confusing activities of the notorious Bloomsbury Group, a set of writers, artists and intellectuals who ‘lived in squares, […]
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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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