Welcome New Knowledge Quarter Partners
We are delighted to announce six new partners have joined the Knowledge Quarter, Bertha DocHouse, Briffa, Conway Hall, Gasholder, London Metropolitan Archives and Scriberia.
Bertha DocHouse is the UK’s first cinema dedicated solely to documentary films and events. They select the best documentary’s out there and bring them to the public along with discussion, masterclasses and unique learning opportunities. Their mission is to promote the very best independent, international documentary at all levels, to develop new audiences; and to encourage further impact for the films they showcase.
Briffa are an intellectual property law firm that help clients protect, develop, make money from and enforce their intellectual property. They are expert in brand strategy and trade mark portfolio management, innovation and invention, designs, copyright, image rights and trade secrets. In addition they run a complimentary series of workshops and seminars to disseminate their knowledge to the wider educational and creative communities.
Conway Hall is owned by Conway Hall Ethical Society and was first opened in 1929. The name was chosen in honour of Moncure Daniel Conway (1832 – 1907), anti-slavery advocate, out-spoken supporter of free thought and biographer of Thomas Paine. The Hall now hosts a wide variety of lectures, classes, performances, community and social events. It is renowned as a hub for free speech and independent thought.
Gasholder is the first monthly print title and daily website dedicated to covering all things King’s Cross and surrounds, launched in September 2014 the publication celebrates King’s Cross and surrounding postcodes. Published across three platforms: website, standalone monthly print and tablet-friendly version, Gasholder is part of a growing network of such titles that aim to foster community spirit in the neighbourhoods they cover.
London Metropolitan Archives is the archive centre for the City of London Corporation (the Square Mile) and regionally for metropolitan London as a whole. It holds 100 kilometres of archival material covering 1000 years of the capital’s history from the Norman Conquest to the present day and as an archive service is second in size in the UK to The National Archives at Kew.
Scriberia is an independent studio of animators, illustrators and storytellers, offering a broad range of services to clients all over the world. Among them, they ‘scribe’ live events, capturing key content on the walls, through on-the-spot illustration, in memorable, shareable, tangible form, to enhance understanding, and highlight connections between ideas as they emerge.