12 Star Gallery

16/11/2025

30/06/2025

🇺🇦 Now open until 15 July at the 12 Star Gallery, our powerful exhibition ‘Ukraine: Architectures of Despair and Hope’.
We invite you to witness both the destruction and resilience of Ukraine through compelling photography and 3D visualisations.

This moving exhibition reveals the toll of Russia’s full-scale invasion on Ukraine’s cultural and residential architecture — and the determination of photographers and cultural workers to preserve memory, identity and history amidst war.

📸 Featuring the work of seven photographers from across Europe, the exhibition captures not only the fragility of buildings but the enduring strength of those who rebuild, resist, and document.

🗓️ Open Monday–Friday, 10am–6pm until 15 July
📍Europe House, 32 Smith Square, London SW1P 3EU

Curated by Dr Gabriele Salciute Civiliene (King’s College London, Department of Digital Humanities), with thanks to our partners:
🇱🇹 Embassy of Lithuania in London
🇱🇹 Lithuanian Cultural Institute UK
🇺🇦 Ukrainian Institute London

🎞️ With heartfelt appreciation to the featured photographers:
Andre Luis Alves, Vadim Ghirda, Agata Grzybowska, Sasha Maslov, Szabolcs Vörös, Till Mayer, and Maxim Dondyuk — thank you for sharing your art and your stories.

17/06/2025

Our exhibition ‘Ukraine: Architectures of Despair and Hope’ is available for you to see at the 12 Star Gallery in London.

Bringing together photography and 3D visualization, the exhibition offers a glimpse into the destruction of ’s cultural and residential architecture since Russia’s full-scale invasion. Beyond the ruins, the exhibition also shows Ukraine’s resilience as photographers and cultural workers continue to document and protect the country’s history for future generations.

📸Through the lens of seven photographers from across Europe, these works capture both the fragility of architecture and the unbreakable spirit of those who continue to create and rebuild in the face of devastation.

🔹The exhibition is open Monday - Friday, 10-6pm until 18th of July.
📍Europe House, 32 Smith Square SW1P 3EU.

We would like to thank our curator Dr Gabriele Salciute Civiliene from Department of Digital Humanities at King’s College London , our supporters: Lithuanian Embassy in London, Lithuanian Cultural Institute UK and the Ukrainian Institute London.

The exhibited photographs were made by the following photographers: Andre Luis Alves (Portugal), Vadim Ghirda (Romania), Agata Grzybowska (Poland), Sasha Maslov (Ukraine), Szabolcs Voros (Hungary). Till Mayer (Germany) and Maxim Dondyuk (Ukraine). Thank you for sharing your art with our audience in London!

28/05/2025

Join us for a relaxed and inspiring literary morning in the heart of London! 📚

Organised by EUNIC London in collaboration with Llenyddiaeth Cymru / Literature Wales, this special event marks the finale of the LLIF writers’ residency at Tŷ Newydd in Wales.

We invite you to an informal open-air gathering in beautiful St. James’s Square Park — a celebration of creative exchange, storytelling, and the power of European voices.

🗓️ Sunday 1 June at 11:00 AM
📍 St. James’s Square Park, London SW1Y 4LE
🎤 Moderated by Georgia De Chamberet, BookBlast

Enjoy readings and reflections from six brilliant European writers:
🇩🇪 Kristin Höller (Germany)
🇱🇻 Ligija Purinaša (Latvia)
🇸🇮 Tina Perić (Slovenia)
🇭🇺 Mónika Rusvai (Hungary)
🇫🇴 Kim Simonsen (Faroe Islands)
🇳🇱 Syds Wiersma (Friesland, Netherlands)

✨ Expect thought-provoking conversations, creative insights, and a warm Sunday vibe. Bring a picnic blanket and soak in the atmosphere (we kindly ask for no food during the readings). Coffee and nibbles will be served afterwards!

💧 In case of rain, the event will move indoors to Cyprus House, right next to the park.
📌 RSVP is essential – secure your spot via the link in our bio!



🎉 With the support of EUNIC members:
Goethe-Institut London • Embassy of Latvia to the UK • Embassy of Slovenia in London • Liszt Institute London • Representation of the Faroe Islands in London • Dutch Embassy in the UK • Cyprus in UK - Culture • Institut Ramon Llull • Estonian Embassy in London

21/05/2025

📢 FREE tickets for the film screening of Intercepted - This gripping documentary brings the war in Ukraine into sharp focus through real intercepted phone calls from the front lines.
📅 Thursday 22 May 2025, 20:00–21:45
📍 Ciné Lumière, Institut Français, 17 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2DT
🎟️ 100 free tickets are offered— don’t miss your chance to see the finalists of this year’s LUX Audience Award.
👉 Reserve your place here: institut-francais.org.uk/cinema/intercepted
Co-organised by the European Parliament Liaison Office in the UK as part of the LUX Audience Award and the French Institute of the United Kingdom.

19/05/2025

🎬 Special Film Screening: Intercepted – A LUX Audience Award Finalist
📅 Thursday 22 May 2025, 20:00–21:45
📍 Ciné Lumière, Institut Français, 17 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2DT

Join us for a free screening of Intercepted, one of the powerful finalists of this year’s LUX Audience Award. This gripping documentary brings the war in Ukraine into sharp focus through real intercepted phone calls from the front lines.

🎟️ 100 free tickets are offered— don’t miss your chance to attend!

👉 Reserve your place here: institut-francais.org.uk/cinema/intercepted

Co-organised by the European Parliament Liaison Office in the UK as part of the LUX Audience Award and the French Institute of the United Kingdom.

In this extraordinary film, Oksana Karpovych juxtaposes extracts from thousands of intercepted phone calls Russian soldiers made from the battlefield in Ukraine to their families and friends in Russia with calm images of the destruction caused by the invasion and the day-to-day life of the Ukrainian...

15/05/2025

What does London mean to the European literary imagination?

Last night we celebrated the city’s role as a hub of creativity, culture and connection at Mapping the City – European Writers in London. We had the honour to host the event marking UCL’s 2025 European Literary Map of London Writer in Residence.

Award-winning journalist and director of the European Literary Network, Rosie Goldsmith moderated the fascinating evening of readings and conversation with four remarkable writers: Ciara Broderick (Ireland, 2025 Writer in Residence), Nisrine Mbarki (Netherlands), Domas Raibys (Lithuania), and Iryna Shuvalova (Ukraine). Each writer explored how London shapes—and is shaped by—their stories, identities, and visions for the future of European literature.

Thank you to our co-organisers: UCL European Institute, the European Literature Network, EUNIC London, and all our partners and supporters, the Lithuanian Culture Institute London, the Ukrainian Institute London, the Goethe-Institut London, the Irish Embassy London and the Dutch Embassy London.

Together, we’re helping map the literary soul of London—one story at a time.

12/04/2025

“Ukraine: Architectures of Despair and Hope” – through the eyes of history, art, and resilience.

Join curator Dr Gabriele Salciute Civiliene from King’s College London as she introduces our powerful new exhibition at the 12 Star Gallery in Europe House.

This moving collection combines photography and 3D visualisation to tell the story of Ukraine’s destroyed cultural and residential architecture following Russia’s full-scale invasion — but also of strength and survival.

Featuring work by seven photographers from across Europe, the exhibition captures both the fragility of buildings and the enduring resilience of the people working to protect their heritage and to rebuild for future generations.

📍12 Star Gallery, Europe House, 32 Smith Square SW1P 3EU London.

12/03/2025

Our new exhibition ‘Ukraine: Architectures of Despair and Hope’ is available for you to see at the 12 Star Gallery in London.

This exhibition is a testament to the importance of telling the story of resilience and documenting history through art.

Bringing together photography and 3D visualization, the exhibition offers a glimpse into the destruction of ’s cultural and residential architecture since Russia’s full-scale invasion. Beyond the ruins, the exhibition also shows Ukraine’s resilience as photographers and cultural workers continue to document and protect the country’s history for future generations.

Through the lens of seven photographers from across Europe, these works capture both the fragility of architecture and the unbreakable spirit of those who continue to create and rebuild in the face of devastation.

📍The exhibition is open Monday - Friday, 10-6pm.
Europe House, 32 Smith Square SW1P 3EU.
We would like to thank our curator Dr Gabriele Salciute Civiliene from Department of Digital Humanities at King’s College London , our supporters: Lithuanian Embassy in London, Lithuanian Cultural Institute UK and the Ukrainian Institute London.

The exhibited photographs were made by the following photographers: Andre Luis Alves (Portugal), Vadim Ghirda (Romania), Agata Grzybowska (Poland), Sasha Maslov (Ukraine), Szabolcs Voros (Hungary). Till Mayer (Germany) and Maxim Dondyuk (Ukraine). Thank you for sharing your art with our audience in London!

27/02/2025

Full house for the opening of the exhibition ‘Ukraine: Architectures of Despair and Hope’

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us at the 12 Star Gallery tonight for the opening of our latest exhibition. With a packed room the evening was a true testament to the importance of telling the story of resilience and documenting history through art.

Bringing together photography and 3D visualization, the exhibition offers a glimpse into the destruction of Ukraine’s cultural and residential architecture since Russia’s full-scale invasion. Beyond the ruins, the exhibition also shows Ukraine’s resilience as photographers and cultural workers continue to document and protect the country’s history for future generations.
Through the lens of seven photographers from across Europe, these works capture both the fragility of architecture and the unbreakable spirit of those who continue to create and rebuild in the face of devastation.
The exhibition is now open—don’t miss the chance to experience it.
We would like to thank our curator Dr Gabriele Salciute Civiliene from Department of Digital Humanities at King's College London , our supporters: Lithuanian Embassy in London, Lithuanian Cultural Institute UK and the Ukrainian Institute London.

Special thanks to Baroness Deborah Bull and Ievgeniia Gubkina, Ukrainian Architectural and Urban Historian (University College London) for speaking at the exhibition opening.

The exhibited photographs were made by the following photographers: Andre Luis Alves (Portugal), Vadim Ghirda (Romania), Agata Grzybowska (Poland), Sasha Maslov (Ukraine), Szabolcs Voros (Hungary). Till Mayer (Germany) and Maxim Dondyuk (Ukraine). Thank you for sharing your art with our audience in London!