Upcoming Events

Tuesday 5 May, 2026 - Tuesday 23 June, 2026
18:30 - 20:00

Muzyka. Discover Ukraine through music | Full course

Join our new Muzyka programme on Ukrainian music.

Full course:

  • £240 early bird (available until 20 April)

  • £260 general / £180 student — includes Certificate of Completion and full course materials

One seminar:

  • £35 general / £25 student — includes course materials and video recording of the seminar attended

Friends of the Institute (10% discount):

  • Full course: £234 general / £162 student
  • One seminar: £31.50 general / £22.50 student

Benefactors of the Institute (20% discount):

  • Full course: £208 general / £144 student
  • One seminar: £28 general / £20 student
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Tuesday 12 May, 2026
18:30 - 20:00

Ukrainian Art Songs: A Testament to Perseverance | Muzyka 2026

Join the second seminar of our Muzyka 2026 programme on Ukrainian music. We will explore the rich tradition of Ukrainian art song — long suppressed by Russia — and meet the composers whose work stands as an unyielding testament to resilience and national identity.

Speakers:


  • Andrew Skitko

Location:


ONLINE


£35 general

£25 student

Friends and Benefactors of the Institute are also eligible for a discount.

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Tuesday 12 May, 2026
19:00 - 20:30

Polish-Ukrainian Relations: History, Contemporary Challenges, and the Path Forward

Join us for a conversation between historian Andrii Portnov and political scientist Ernest Wyciszkiewicz tracing the complex and often turbulent history of Ukrainian-Polish relations that continue to shape both nations today.

Speakers:


  • Professor Andrii Portnov

  • Dr Ernest Wyciszkiewicz

  • Dr Olesya Khromeychuk

     

Location:


The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in the UK
47 Portland Place
London
W1B 1JH

Free (registration required)

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Tuesday 19 May, 2026
18:30 - 20:00

Mykola Lysenko and the emergence of Ukrainian national music | Muzyka 2026

Join the third seminar of our Muzyka 2026 programme on Ukrainian music. We will explore the life and legacy of Mykola Lysenko, who built a Ukrainian national music tradition against the constraints of Russian imperial rule — a compelling story of culture, identity, and resistance.

Speakers:


  • Rutger Helmers

Location:


ONLINE


£35 general

£25 student

Friends and Benefactors of the Institute are also eligible for a discount.

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Tuesday 26 May, 2026
18:30 - 20:00

Ukrainian Art Songs: A Testament to Perseverance | Muzyka 2026

Join the fourth seminar of our Muzyka 2026 programme on Ukrainian music. We will discover the "Golden Trio" — Vedel, Berezovsky, and Bortniansky — whose virtuosic a cappella choral music at the turn of the nineteenth century shaped the course of both Ukrainian and Russian composition.

Speakers:


  • Marika Kuzma 

Location:


ONLINE


£35 general

£25 student

Friends and Benefactors of the Institute are also eligible for a discount.

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Thursday 28 May, 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, writer and security expert Edward Lucas.

Speakers:


  • Edward Lucas

Location:


Tatar Bunar: cuisine inspired by Ukraine
152 Curtain Road
London
EC2A 3AT

£300.00

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Tuesday 2 June, 2026
18:30 - 20:00

Between Modernism, Ukrainisation, and Soviet Ideology: Borys Liatoshynsky’s 1920s Case

Join the fifth seminar of our Muzyka 2026 programme on Ukrainian music. We will examine the fascinating case of Borys Liatoshynsky — how politics shaped one composer's identity and how he emerged as a leading figure of twentieth-century Ukrainian music.

Speakers:


  • Iryna Tukova

Location:


ONLINE


£35 general

£25 student

Friends and Benefactors of the Institute are also eligible for a discount.

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Tuesday 9 June, 2026
18:30 - 20:00

Mid-Century Nonconformists | Muzyka 2026

Join the seventh seminar of our Muzyka 2026 programme on Ukrainian music. We will explore how Ukraine turned Eurovision into a powerful platform for cultural diplomacy, carrying the echoes of revolution, war, and national identity to audiences across Europe and beyond.

Speakers:


  • Peter J. Schmelz

Location:


ONLINE


£35 general

£25 student

Friends and Benefactors of the Institute are also eligible for a discount.

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Thursday 18 June, 2026
18:30 - 20:00

Broadcasting to the West: Ukraine and Cultural Diplomacy at the Eurovision Song Contest | Muzyka 2026

Join the eighth and final seminar of our Muzyka 2026 programme on Ukrainian music. We will examine how Ukrainian composers have responded to Maidan, the war in Donbas, and Russia's full-scale invasion — exploring powerful art music born from conflict and resistance.

Speakers:


  • Olga Zaitseva-Herz 

Location:


ONLINE


£35 general

£25 student

Friends and Benefactors of the Institute are also eligible for a discount.

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Tuesday 23 June, 2026
18:30 - 20:00

Music after the Revolution of Dignity | Muzyka 2026

Join the eighth and final seminar of our Muzyka 2026 programme on Ukrainian music. We will examine how Ukrainian composers have responded to Maidan, the war in Donbas, and Russia's full-scale invasion — exploring powerful art music born from conflict and resistance.

Speakers:


  • Oksana Nesterenko

Location:


ONLINE


£35 general

£25 student

Friends and Benefactors of the Institute are also eligible for a discount.

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Tuesday 5 May, 2026 - Tuesday 23 June, 2026
18:30 - 20:00

Muzyka. Discover Ukraine through music | Full course

Join our new Muzyka programme on Ukrainian music.

Speakers:


Location:


ONLINE


Full course:

£240 early bird (available until 20 April)

£260 general / £180 student — includes Certificate of Completion and full course materials

One seminar:

£35 general / £25 student — includes course materials and video recording of the seminar attended

Friends of the Institute (10% discount):

Full course:

£234 general / £162 student One seminar: £31.50 general / £22.50 student

Benefactors of the Institute (20% discount):

Full course:

£208 general / £144 student

One seminar: £28 general / £20 student

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