The Friends of Czech Heritage
The Friends' Work
A six minute video about our work
Friends' shortlisted for ILUCIDARE Special Prizes
What The Friends of Czech Heritage Do
The Friends of Czech Heritage is a British charity campaigning to raise funds for the repair and conservation of the substantial legacy of historic buildings and their contents, artefacts, gardens and parks in the Czech Republic.
We are able to give small grants to a variety of projects and welcome applications from owners of historic buildings, gardens and parks in the Czech Republic. Properties may be privately owned, or may belong to the State or a local municipality, please see the map for locations where we have been active.
Please tell us about the cultural, historical and educational importance of your property, and the extent of public access. Outline what funds you need and what you would wish to do with the help or money. Grants are given subject to certain conditions, which can be sent on request.
Read about the founding and history of The Friends:
Map base © Lencer
About the Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, situated in the heart of Europe and comprising the historic regions of Bohemia, Moravia and Czech Silesia, has a cultural legacy of international significance, with twelve UNESCO-listed sites.
This small country has castles that are such a dramatic feature of the landscape, reflecting Bohemia's power and influence in the Middle Ages, and the largest concentration of great houses and palaces in Europe, built by Renaissance magnates and the wealthy nobility of the Habsburg Empire.
Map © David Liuzzo
Europa Nostra Webinar
In this video recording our Chairman, Peter Jamieson, and Co-founder, Barbara Peacock, tell a Europa Nostra UK webinar about the charity and the impact it has had in preserving Czech heritage while building links with the UK.
Events, Lectures and Working Parties
Lectures are held at 6.30pm in the Embassy of the Czech Republic, 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, London W8 4QY.
Lecture 08.04.2025: A Life in Bat'a Modernism -
Straight Lines, Flat Roofs & Planned Communities
A Talk by Sir John Tusa. He writes: "From the Neo-Bauhaus Modernism of my birth town, Bat'a Zlín, to the so-called 'Brutalism' of the Barbican, I have always lived comfortably with Modernism. After all, it is the architecture of my life and times." You may register and pay online here. You may register and pay at the door here.
