Upcoming Events

Wednesday 28 October, 2026 - Wednesday 16 December, 2026
18:30 - 20:00

Kultura 2026: Kultura Moderna | Full course

This eight-week course explores the vibrant and diverse culture of Ukrainian modernism through art, design, literature, music, architecture, and dance.

Join our new Istoria 2026: Lessons for the Present

Early bird discount available until 19 October!

Full course: £260 general (£180 student) — includes a Certificate of Completion and full course materials.

Full course (early bird): £240 general (£170 student) — includes a Certificate of Completion and full course materials.

One seminar: £35 general (£25 student) — includes course materials and video recording for the seminar attended.

Friends and Benefactors of the Institute are also eligible for a discount. Please check your emails for the checkout code.
Full course: £236 general (£162 student).
One seminar: £31.50 general (£22.50 student).

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Tuesday 20 October, 2026
18:30 - 20:00

Resistance | Istoria 2026

This seminar examines political identity, nationalism, and minority rights under imperial and authoritarian rule. It focuses on the historical and contemporary experiences of the Crimean Tatars as a case study in civic resistance.

Speakers:


  • Mariia Shynkarenko

Location:


ONLINE


General £35

Student £25

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Tuesday 8 September, 2026 - Tuesday 27 October, 2026
18:30 - 20:00

Istoria 2026: Lessons for the Present | Full course

This eight-week course explores pivotal themes in Ukrainian history: from imperial domination and genocidal occupations to the acquisition of statehood and civic resilience

Speakers:


Location:


ONLINE


Full course: £260 general (£180 student) 

Full course (early bird): £240 general (£170 student) 

One seminar: £35 general (£25 student) 

Early bird discount available until 21 August. 

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Tuesday 27 October, 2026
18:30 - 20:00

Statehood | Istoria 2026

The seminar examines the formation and evolution of Ukrainian statehood, highlighting lessons for democratic institution-building and civic identity.

Speakers:


  • Olena Palko

Location:


ONLINE


General £35

Student £25

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Wednesday 28 October, 2026
18:30 - 20:00

Ukrainian Modernism. Context | Kultura 2026

This introductory lecture outlines the political and social context in which Ukrainian modernism developed. 

Speakers:


  • Dr Olena Palko, University of Basel

Location:


ONLINE


General £35

Student £25

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Thursday 29 October, 2026
19:00 - 22:00

The UIL Dinner Club: Great Conversation for a Good Cause

Join us for an exclusive evening with our guest of honour, the Guardian’s chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins.  

Speakers:


  • Charlotte Higgins

Location:


Trogolo
296 Westbourne Grove, Notting Hill
London
W11 2PS

£300

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Wednesday 4 November, 2026
18:30 - 20:00

Ukrainian Modernism in the Making. Olha Kobylianska and Lesia Ukrainka | Kultura 2026

This seminar focuses on modernist literature and feminism.

Speakers:


  • Dr Marko Pavlyshyn, Monash University, Melbourne

Location:


ONLINE


General £35

Student £25

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Thursday 5 November, 2026
19:00 - 21:30

Ukraine’s veterans. Coming home from a war that isn’t over

Join us for a conversation with veterans and those who work alongside them about how to support Ukraine’s defenders as they return to civilian life, while the war is still going on

Speakers:


  • Erin E. McKee

Location:


Bishopsgate Institute
230 Bishopsgate
London
EC2M 4QH

£10 General Admission

£5 Students

(includes a copy of the London Ukrainian Review)

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Wednesday 11 November, 2026
18:30 - 20:00

Ukrainian Artistic Modernism. Between the East and the West | Kultura 2026

This seminar examines the reception and interpretation of cubism and futurism across the territories of Ukraine during the first two decades of the twentieth century. 

Speakers:


  • Dr Katia Denysova, University of Tübingen, Germany

Location:


ONLINE


General £35

Student £25

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Wednesday 18 November, 2026
18:30 - 20:30

Architectural Modernism in Early Soviet Kharkiv | Kultura 2026

This seminar focuses on the experimental modernist architecture and urban planning of Kharkiv during the years when the city served as the first capital of the Ukrainian Socialist Soviet Republic (1919–1934). 

Speakers:


  • Dr Christina E. Crawford, Emory University, USA

Location:


ONLINE


General £35

Student £25

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Wednesday 25 November, 2026
18:30 - 20:00

Modernist Theatre | Kultura 2026

The seminar explores theatre and scenography.

Speakers:


  • Virlana Tkacz, Yara Arts Group, New York City

Location:


ONLINE


General £35

Student £25

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Wednesday 2 December, 2026
18:30 - 20:00

Printing Modernity. Graphic Design and Book Art | Kultura 2026

This seminar investigates how books, magazines, typography, and graphic design became powerful tools for cultural experimentation in Ukraine during the turbulent years of revolution and state-building in the early twentieth century. 

Speakers:


  • Lauren Warner-Treloar, Kingston University London

Location:


ONLINE


General £35

Student £25

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Wednesday 9 December, 2026
18:30 - 20:00

Modernism and Ukrainian Dance | Kultura 2026

The seminar examines the subject of Ukrainian dance from two perspectives: geographical and symbolic.

Speakers:


  • Dr Andriy Nahachewsky, University of Alberta, Canada

Location:


ONLINE


General £35

Student £25

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Wednesday 28 October, 2026 - Wednesday 16 December, 2026
18:30 - 20:00

Kultura 2026: Kultura Moderna | Full course

This eight-week course explores the vibrant and diverse culture of Ukrainian modernism through art, design, literature, music, architecture, and dance.

Speakers:


Location:


ONLINE


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Wednesday 16 December, 2026
18:30 - 20:00

Musical Modernism in Ukraine. Between Inheritance and Innovation | Kultura 2026

This class introduces and examines the musical environment and key figures of the modernist era in Ukraine.

Speakers:


  • Dr Leah Batstone, Montclair State University, USA

Location:


ONLINE


General £35

Student £25

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