Domovhouse

Join us for A Talk and Book Launch to celebrate the last living Czech RAF veteran living abroad - Mr Jiri Svenger.

Learn about the fate of the fellow Czechoslovak RAF soldiers as the war ended.

Meet the Czech historian Jiri Kluc, who recently published Jiri Svenger’s biography and has returned to Australia to present it to our war hero.

DOMOV GALLERY
511 Queensberry St North Melbourne Thursday 19 February 2026
Arrive at 6pm for 6.30 start
Free street parking is available in the vicinity

Entry $25/pp includes a glass of sparkling wine or mineral water

Enquiries 0418 388 689
More info and online bookings via the link below

http://eepurl.com/jy2Ne2

Invitation | Beseda Series & Book Launch The Czech historian Jiří Klůc, who visited Australia this time last year to conduct an in-depth interview with Mr Švenger, has recently published the story as a biography and is now returning to Melbourne to present it to our war hero.

Community event this Saturday!

St Martin’s Celebrations
15 November 2025
11am -5pm
Sumava Peksa Park
46 Locks Way Belgrave South

For more details see below

Thank you all for the memorable production!

Thanks also to the Czech and Slovak community in Victoria for the support and attendance

Victorian Opera

Take a bow!

A huge congratulations to the cast, creative team, crew and the musicians from the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) Orchestra on a triumphant season of Katya Kabanova.

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the opera 🖤

It is still not too late to fetch the last performance of Victorian Opera remarkable multimedia production of Leoš Janacek’s Katya Kabanova.

Thursday 16 October 2025
@7.30pm
Palais Theatre St Kilda

Tickets https://victorianopera.com.au

And, if you feel like the full Czech experience, visit Dawn & Mable Bar in St Kilda before or after the experience and enjoy some autentic Czech beverages.

Proudly supported by the Czech Arts Fund, Czech Embassy in Canberra and Honorary Consulate of the Czech Republic in Melbourne

Czechs Arts Fund proudly supports the latest project of Victorian Opera

Leoš Janáček’s
KATYA KABANOVA (Káťa Kabanová)

After more than 20 years a Czech opera will be performed in Melbourne, sung in the Czech language, to celebrate the work of one of the Czech great composers - Leoš Janáček.

The dramatic love story/turned tragedy is presented by the Australian creative team lead by the Artistic Director Stuart Maunder AM, using the latest mod cons and effects to deliver a true masterpiece.

Held in the iconic Palais Theatre (which boasts with an impressive Czech crystal chandellier), there will be just two performances

Tuesday 14 October @7.30pm
Thursday 16 October @7.30pm

Join us for the best of Czech culture down under, enjoy the experience and create new memories.

Tickets are available via victoranopera.com.au or Ticketmaster.
Alternatively, scan the QR code on the artwork below.