Events – Knowledge Quarter

Hogarth & The Art of Noise (May 24 - Sep 1)

September 1, 2019

Taking as its focus the artist’s masterpiece, The March of the Guards to Finchley, this exhibition reveals Hogarth’s innovative use of sound.

KQ Walking Tour: Secrets & Stories of Kings Cross

July 25, 2019

The members of Camden Tour Guides Association welcome their fellow Knowledge Quarter partners for an exclusive breakfast guided walk.

The Moon Adventure Jul 19 - Jul 26

July 19, 2019

Hands-on physics experiments, arts and crafts activities and many other activities about our closest neighbour in space, can be found at the Institute of Physics this summer as it celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon.

Turing Lecture: Regulating Unreality

July 11, 2019

‘Deepfakes,’ the use of AI to convincingly simulate or synthesise voice, images or video for malicious purposes, are becoming prominent

A Tale of Two Cities - performed by Dominic Gerrard

July 11, 2019

Celebrate Bastille Week with a costumed reading of A Tale of Two Cities. Dominic Gerrard returns to the Charles Dickens Museum to perform one of Dickens's most famous and popular novels.

Writing Women: reviving Kana Shodo (‘Woman-Hand’), a forgotten female script

June 26, 2019

To celebrate National Writing Day, the School of Advanced Study, has invited Kaoru Akagawa, designated Master of Japanese calligraphy, to tell the story of Kana Shodo,

Book Launch: The Politics of Palestinian Multilingualism

June 25, 2019

Nancy Hawker will be in conversation with Deborah Cameron on the occasion of the launch of her new book The Politics of Palestinian Multilingualism: Speaking for Citizenship.

Aga Khan University Governance Programme

June 25, 2019

Hosted at the Aga Khan Centre in King's Cross, the programme of workshops and lectures explore how Muslim societies develop political systems that promote public welfare, achieve popular legitimacy and recognise minority rights in a time marked by heated debates over tradition, religion and modernity. See the programme of upcoming events here.

KQ Private Tour: Central Saint Martins Degree Show 2019 - Part 2 (Design)

June 20, 2019

The tour will be led by Director of External Relations, Stephen Beddoe, and will present disciplines stretching from design and fashion to drama and cultural enterprise.

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