Diary Dates
BACSA Newsletter readers, family and friends may be interested in the following events:
| Date / Time | Event | Place |
On now (until Sunday 1 Feb 2026)  | ‘The Indian Army Camps at Hampton Court Palace’ This exhibition of objects, photographs, film and personal stories covers the ‘fascinating but forgotten’ story of the soldiers from the Indian Army who were invited to join the coronation celebrations of Edward VII (1902), George V (1911) and George VI (1937), as well as the WW1 peace parades in 1919. | Hampton Court Palace, Hampton Court Way, Molesey, East Molesey KT8 9AU. Click here for further details. |
On now (until Sunday 22 Mar 2026) | ‘Swords of Lucknow’ Exhibition of swords crafted in the splendour of the ‘flourishing centre of power, artistry and cultural exchange’ that was 18thc and 19thc Lucknow. | Wallace Collection, Hertford House, Manchester Square, London W1U 3BN. Click here for further details. |
On now (until Monday 13 Apr 2026)   | ‘Beyond Burma: Forgotten Armies’ An exhibition commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Burma Campaign, and the role played by the Indian, British, African and Asian forces in defeating the Imperial Japanese Army. | National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Road, London SW3 4HT Click here for details of the exhibition and the accompanying series of public events. |
Tuesday 20 Jan 2026, 18:30-20:00  | ‘Onward Christian Soldier’ A BIHT lecture by Sir Mark Havelock-Allan (online) | Zoom Lecture Click here for further details, including registration. |
Tuesday 3 Feb 2026, 13:00-14:00  | ‘The Courtesan, the Memsahib and the Hindustani Airs’ A Wallace Collection lecture by Prof Katherine Schofield (in person, and online) | This Lecture will be available both in person (at the Wallace Collection, London W1U 3BN), and online (on Zoom). Click here for further details, including registration. |
Tuesday 10 Feb 2026, 18:30-20:00  | ‘Julia Margaret Cameron’ A BIHT lecture by Jeff Rosen (online) | Zoom Lecture Click here for further details, including registration. |
Tuesday 10 Mar 2026, 18:30-20:00  | ‘Curzon’s Chosen Men: Political Officers on the Periphery of Empire’ A BIHT lecture by Alan Dillon (online) | Zoom Lecture Click here for further details, including registration. |
Thursday 26 Mar 2026  | BACSA Annual General Meeting (Members only) | Union Jack Club, Sandell Street, London SE1 8UJ. Further details (including registration instructions) will be published nearer the date. |
From Thursday 26 Mar 2026  | ‘The last Princesses of Punjab’ Exhibition about the ‘Punjabi princess and suffragette icon’ Sophia Duleep Singh, and ‘the women who shaped her’ | Kensington Palace, Kensington Gardens, London W8 4PX. Click here for further details (including registration). |
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