Entries by KQ

Dreaming the future: five hundred years of utopia

September 27, 2016 in /by

Knowledge Quarter’s partner, Senate House Library, University of London presents ‘Utopia and Dystopia: dreaming the future’ a thought-provoking exhibition and programme of free events inspired to Thomas More’s masterpiece ‘Utopia’. Featuring the Library’s rich and global collections, the exhibition celebrates the 500th anniversary of the publication and also its enduring influence in politics, social and economic reform, literature and popular culture.

Knowledge Quarter featured in CAMOC

September 16, 2016 in /by

Daniel Stevens, our Advocacy and Communications Manager, has written for the International Committee for the Collections and Activities of Museums of Cities’ (CAMOC) Quarterly Newsletter on the role cultural institutions […]

London Thinks

September 15, 2016 in /by

Knowledge Quarter’s partner, Conway Hall Ethical Society, presents London Thinks – a series of events which questions existing views and introduces new ideas on issues of real consequence, bringing top thinkers to the stage to share, provoke, debate and discuss their thinking.

History Now and Then

September 7, 2016 in /by

As the great French historian Marc Bloch wisely put it many years ago: “Misunderstanding of the present is the inevitable consequence of ignorance of the past. This is one of the reasons why he Institute of Historical Research (IHR) has organised six public discussions featuring original and provocative responses from some of the finest writers and debaters on the nature of history.

Knowledge Quarter Public Realm Charette

August 25, 2016 in /by

On 20 and 21 September 2016, the Knowledge Quarter will host a two-day public realm charrette to consider potential opportunities and re-imaginations of two potential sites in Camden and Islington. This event is included as part of ColLab Fest (19-23 September), a week of events sourced from Digital Catapult’s network.

New light on Business Innovation in the Arts by Stephanie Dieckvoss and Jerneja Rebernak

August 24, 2016 in /by

Stephanie Dieckvoss, Lecturer at Central Saint Martins, UAL, and Creative Lenses Forum Producer and Jerneja Rebernak, EU Research & Enterprise Coordinator, UAL, and Creative Lenses Project Manager present this year’ Creative Lenses project and invite KQ partners to join the forum on the 13 of October 2016. This will be an opportunity to discuss how to make arts and cultural organisations more resilient and sustainable by improving their business models and developing their long-term strategic and innovation capacities.

To fetch out the fire: reviving London 1666 exhibition

August 18, 2016 in /by

Knowledge Quarter’s partner, Royal College of Physicians, presents To fetch out the fire: reviving London 1666, a new exhibition which marks the 350th anniversary of the devastation of the nation’s capital, taking a doctor’s eye view of the terrible events of three and a half centuries ago.