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.
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.
The British Library’s Business & IP Centre has been helping people turn great ideas into businesses for over ten years. In order to celebrate 10 successful years the Library is holding a day of free workshops, talks and events.
Kenneth Tharp, Chief Executive at the Place, presents the The Cohan Lecture 2016 given by Sir Ken Robinson who talk about “Why Dance is as Important as Maths in Education”. The lecture is now available online.
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.
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.
Camden small businesses, working with the Business Disability Forum (BDF, a national business membership organisation that helps build disability smart organisations) have the chance to participate in a pilot to evaluate a SME Disability Smart Award.
Knowledge Quarter’s partner, Central Saint Martins, University of Arts London, presents Brain Waves: the exhibition showcases the work of Central Sain Martins’ leading design graduates, exploring a variety of design intelligences as they engage with uncertain futures.
When: Wednesday, 14 September 2016 from 08:30 to 09:30 (BST) Where: Brunei Gallery SOAS – Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, WC1H 0XG The Knowledge Quarter is delighted to invite staff from […]
Designjunction (22 – 25 September) is proud to launch the inaugural King’s Cross Creative Quarter (KXCQ), in partnership with the London Design Festival, Knowledge Quarter and King’s Cross Development. This brand new initiative, which runs in conjunction with designjunction during the festival, will celebrate all that is creative and cultural in King’s Cross.