Remembering the Kindertransport: 80 Years On
To mark the 80th anniversary of the Kindertransport, discover the stories of six of the Kinder (child refugees) in their own words.
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Living with Buildings – Wellcome Collection
Explore the role colour can play in making us feel better, see a pioneering mobile clinic designed to provide adaptable healthcare in emergency situations and examine the history and continuing reality of how we design for health.
Free
The War of the Worlds at New Diorama Theatre
Written in collaboration with the playwright Isley Lynn and Inspired by Orson Welles' famous radio broadcast and H.G. Wells’ sci-fi novel, The War of the Worlds wrestles with the boundaries of truth in a thrilling broadcast of the end of the world.
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Seminar on Islamic Studies Librarianship: Past, Present and Future
Seminar on Islamic Studies Librarianship: Past, Present and Future
Join leading academics in the field of Islamic Studies for a one-day seminar at the Aga Khan Centre, as they discuss the current state of Islamic and Middle East Studies from the perspective of Librarianship.
Free, Booking Required
4 events,
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Artists under the skin – Exhibition Launch and Lecture
Artists under the skin – Exhibition Launch and Lecture
How artists have represented the three-dimensionality of the body is the central question a new exhibition at the Royal College of Physicians Museum asks. Join Annette Wickham for a Lecture to coincide with the launch of the exhibition.
£4 – £5
5 events,
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FutureLearn Employment Breakfast Briefing
FutureLearn Employment Breakfast Briefing
FutureLearn invites leaders in business and education to come together and consider the question: Are graduates ready for the world of work?
Free, Booking Required
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Knowledge Quarter Private Tour: SHATTERED: Pogrom, November 1938
Knowledge Quarter Private Tour: SHATTERED: Pogrom, November 1938
The events of 9-10 November 1938, commonly called Kristallnacht, are the focus of The Wiener Library’s new temporary exhibition. Eighty years on, this exhibition explores exactly how the brutal events unfolded.
Free, Booking Required
2 events,
Edward Allington: In pursuit of sculpture
Sculptures, photographs, drawings, antique ledgers, motorbike parts and toy dinosaurs are part of a new exhibition at UCL Art Museum, celebrating the legacy of British artist Edward Allington.
Free
3 events,
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Knowledge Quarter Private Tour: Corita Kent: Power Up
Knowledge Quarter Private Tour: Corita Kent: Power Up
KQ staff and partner organisations will have the opportunity to have an exclusive view of Corita Kent: Power Up - The UK’S biggest ever show of work by the pop artist, social activist and nun.
Free, Booking Required
3 events,
Mary’s Hand- McCaldin Arts
Knowledge Quarter Partners were lucky enough to preview Mary's Hand at our 2018 The Future of Knowledge Conference and since then the show has gone from strength to strength, amassing five star reviews from the likes of The Independent.
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4 events,
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Community Champions: Nexus
Community Champions: Nexus
We warmly invite you to attend the next event in our Community Champions series. Our theme this time is Nexus and will cover markets. festivals, performances and events.
Free, Booking Required
5 events,
Crimes Uncovered: The First Generation of Holocaust Researchers
The Wiener Library’s spring 2019 exhibition, Crimes Uncovered: The First Generation of Holocaust Researchers, traces the stories and legacies of the individuals and institutions who first collected evidence of the crimes of the Holocaust.
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Knowledge Quarter Private Tour: Child Health in London at London Metropolitan Archives
Knowledge Quarter Private Tour: Child Health in London at London Metropolitan Archives
The Knowledge Quarter is delighted to invite staff and friends from Knowledge Quarter organisations to the next in our series of private tours and views. It will be on this occasion hosted at the London Metropolitan Archives. You are invited to an exclusive morning curator tour of the Archive's new exhibit Child Health in London.
Free, Booking Required
5 events,
Craft & Graft: Making Science Happen
Take a look behind the scenes at Britain's biggest lab to discover the astonishing methods driving the latest advances.
Free
6 events,
Free Exhibition: Madam B at the Lethaby Gallery
Until 15 April, Madame B is an immersive video installation which examines the link between capitalism and romance in relation to Gustave Flaubert’s 1856 novel Madame Bovary.
Free
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Knowledge Quarter Private Tour: Child Health in London at London Metropolitan Archives
Free, Booking Required