{"id":2480,"date":"2017-06-12T17:48:25","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T15:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.egliseprotestantelondres.org.uk\/\/\/?page_id=2480\/"},"modified":"2018-11-30T13:14:33","modified_gmt":"2018-11-30T12:14:33","slug":"culture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.egliseprotestantelondres.org.uk\/en\/culture\/","title":{"rendered":"CULTURE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row type=&#8221;vc_default&#8221; el_id=&#8221;exhibitions&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]Concerts, conferences, theatre, exhibitions, the church of Soho Square regularly hosts or organizes cultural events.<\/p>\n<p>You will find upcoming events in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.egliseprotestantelondres.org.uk\/\/\/en\/news\/\">news <\/a>section and all the information concerning our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.egliseprotestantelondres.org.uk\/\/\/en\/location\/\">venue hire here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><u> <\/u>[\/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;EXHIBITIONS&#8221; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#973735&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2135&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]Since 2015, the French Protestant Church in London has launched a program of mini-exhibitions aimed at illustrating a theme or a significant event in the history of the French Huguenots in London.<\/p>\n<p>You can visit the exhibition after the Sunday service or by <a href=\"#visit\">organising a visit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #973735;\"><strong>AS IN THE DAYS OF OUR FATHERs:<br \/>\nthe French Protestant Church of London during the Second World War<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>During the Second World War and under the leadership of its pastor Frank Christol, chaplain of the Free French Forces, our church was the rallying point of the protestant Free French, some famous such as Andr\u00e9 Philip or Jacques Soustelle, or others more obscure, such as the numerous soldiers from Overseas Territories, from Tahiti or New Caledonia for example, whom Pastor Christol regularly received at the Presbytery.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.egliseprotestantelondres.org.uk\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Exposition-LEglise-Protestante-Francaise-de-Londres-pendant-la-seconde-guerre-mondiale.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read further <\/a>.. Document download &#8216;Exposition-The French Protestant Church of London during the Second World War.pdf&#8217;<br \/>\n.[\/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;VISITS&#8221; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#973735&#8243;][vc_row_inner el_id=&#8221;visits&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2136&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1496846466721{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 15px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-left-color: #973735 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #973735 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #973735 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #973735 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}&#8221;]<strong><span style=\"color: #973735;\">Practical details:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For any information, you can<a href=\"mailto:collections@egliseprotestantelondres.com\"> send us an email.<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"standard-arrow bullet-top\"><p>We are pleased to open to the public this little-known jewel.<\/p>\n<p>We propose three types of visits:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0self-guided during our open days. <span class=\"st\">The dates of our open days are announced on our website&#8217;s main page. Please check regularly<\/span>. Our self-guided tour leaflet can be downloaded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.egliseprotestantelondres.org.uk\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/French-Protestant-Church-Soho-leaflet-self-guided-tour-1.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; for individuals, we can, according to our own constraints, organise tailor-made visits of the temple for a group of a minimum of eight people;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; for school visits, within the framework of the curriculum.<\/p>\n<p><strong>From April 2019, major renovation works will take place at the church. As a result, access to the church will be very limited until the end of 2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_widget_sidebar show_bg=&#8221;false&#8221; sidebar_id=&#8221;sidebar_17&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1497563085923{background-color: #3c4a52 !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #eac882;\">Links<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"standard-arrow\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.institut-francais.org.uk\/\">Institut Fran\u00e7ais<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/huguenotmuseum.org\/\">Huguenot Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huguenotsofspitalfields.org\/\">Huguenots of Spitafields<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row type=&#8221;vc_default&#8221; el_id=&#8221;exhibitions&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]Concerts, conferences, theatre, exhibitions, the church of Soho Square regularly hosts or organizes cultural events. 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