Czech Centre London

Jakub Hrůša

Music Director of the Royal Opera in London

For all of us who feel at home both in London and in the Czech Republic, the Czech Centre is an organization that we truly need and appreciate.

Radim Vizvári

Mime, director, choreographer, and educator

The Made in Prague Festival is a great showcase of Czech culture in London, and I am very glad to have been a part of it and to have performed my Solo in front of a sold-out audience at the iconic Coronet Theatre. I have long aspired to perform in London, and thanks to the Czech Centre London, I was able to do so. The whole event was successful, and I was pleased with the enthusiasm with which the London audience received the pantomime.

Míla Fürstová

Artist

When I think of the Czech Centre in London, I am reminded of the saying, 'The eye is the window to the soul.' These eyes attract people and showcase the rich layers of Czech culture. But these eyes also look outward, embracing everything around them and celebrating it. In this way, they connect our two cultures. ... The Czech Centre deserves a huge thank you from me for everything it does.

Sir Antony Gormley

Leading British sculptor

Thank you for a very pleasant evening. The audience was engaged and friendly, and I really enjoyed our conversation.

David Ondříček

Director

Thank you very much for the opportunity to personally present Zátopek in such a great cinema. Events like this really make sense and have a great response. We will do everything to be able to repeat it in a few years.

Professor Michal Pěchouček

Leading Czech expert in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), cybernetics, and computer security.

I believe that the presentation of Czech science, research, and technology in Great Britain, in Europe, and indeed around the world, is of great importance. In my opinion, this is a great project that could help both scientists and the entire Czech Republic abroad.

Peter Hames

British curator, dramaturg, and author of the book Czechoslovak New Wave

The Made in Prague Festival has been bringing Czech culture to London for many years. Especially the film content of the festival, which is essentially another individual festival, provides visitors with a unique insight into Czech culture from Hrabal and Suchý to Švankmajer and Zelenka. Made in Prague is thus an indispensable showcase revealing the amazing continuity and depth of Czech artistic creativity.

Preety Hudd

The mayor of the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea

I am honored to highlight the merit of the Czech Centre London for its extraordinary contribution to building Czech-British cultural relations and friendship [between our countries] over the past 30 years.

Eva Jiřičná

Architect

My dear Czech center... it has been 30 wonderful years during which you have worked hard, informed, entertained, taught, brought people together, and organized amazing events of all kinds. ...you have become an integral part of the London cultural scene ... and I wish you many more years of activity.

Gerry Manolas

Chairwoman of the Memorial Association for Free Czechoslovak Veterans

We thank the Czech Centre London for regularly organizing commemorative events that remind us of the activities of Czechoslovak veterans during World War II, especially those who stayed in Great Britain. It was a great honor for me to present the film by Jindřich Polák "Heavenly Riders" on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of VE Day, especially since there were so many descendants of veterans in the audience.

Pavel Šporcl

Violin virtuoso

It was a great honor for me to return to London after a year and conclude this year's Made in Prague festival. Together with the English Chamber Orchestra, we performed works by Dvořák and Mendelssohn. The audience was thrilled — and the prolonged applause was the most beautiful reward for me. What more can one wish for?