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Dear friends and colleagues,
April has been a difficult month. We wish to express our condolences with friends and colleagues who have suffered because of the virus. Knowledge Quarter partners, large and small, are doing their level best to bring educational resources and collection items to you at home, to keep you and your family diverted, entertained and enlightened. We have compiled the most recent of these efforts below.
There are good news stories among the bad. The actions of Knowledge Quarter organisations to support NHS staff and local communities, through donation drives, testing for COVID-19, and the production of much-needed personal protective equipment, is something to be collectively proud of. On the national stage, our medical
communities are raising awareness about the low supplies of PPE, and our research organisations are making it easier to learn about the virus, discover treatments and a vaccine.
While posterity may be kind to some of us, less certain is the fate of our posteriors, as the majority of us do our bit by sitting about indoors all day. To motivate the circulation, our next virtual private view is on the subject of Yoga. You may know, or may be discovering in the gym studio that used to be your living room, the difference between an upward- and a downward-facing dog, but how much do you know about the ancient history that originated the supple practice? or the spiritual traditions that underpin it? Join us on 6 May, with lead curators at the Brunei Gallery at SOAS, to discover more.
Until then, we wish you good health and an enjoyable month at home.
With best wishes,
Knowledge Quarter Team
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News around the KQ
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Visit our KQ COVID-19 page for a selection of the latest developments and resources relating to COVID-19 from Knowledge Quarter partners, including information on local business support and the latest scientific and humanities research in the area. We will try to update it weekly.
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KQ Virtual Private View
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KQ Virtual Private View – Embodied Liberation
Wednesday 6 May 15:00-16:00
Exhibitions may be locked behind closed doors, but we are working with curators to bring the KQ's cultural offering to the digital realm. Join us online at 3pm on Wednesday 6 May for a look at the history and traditions of yoga, featuring exhibits from an exhibition due to open at SOAS's Brunei Gallery.
Embodied Liberation showcases the work of the Hatha Yoga project, a ERC funded project led by an international research team, which charts the history of yoga practice through key texts and fieldwork among yogi in India.
We will be joined by the exhibition's curators, Dr Daniela Bevilacqua and Jacqueline Hargreaves.
Sign up via eventbrite to receive a link to Zoom.
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What's On lockdown
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Cultural venues across the Knowledge Quarter have temporarily shut their doors to help contain the spread of the coronavirus.
However, there are myriad ways for you to enjoy their collections online and stay connected with national and local treasures. Visit our Virtual What's On site for a selection of the digital resources, streamed performances and webinars that are still happening in the Knowledge Quarter.
Find out what's on.
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New digital exhibitions
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Charles Dickens Museum
Digitised collections
The new online portal from the Charles Dickens Museums allows you to search a growing database of digitised items from Dickens's letters to his personal collection of art and literature, and the peculiar memorabilia related to his work.
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London Canal Museum – Industrial Islington
Online exhibition
Regent’s Canal in Islington has been a source of livelihoods, recreation and relaxation for two hundred years. This rich history is revealed in an online exhibition, which chronicles its industrial past and the memories of people who worked and lived beside it.
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Wellcome Collection – Heart N Soul at the Hub
Online exhibition
Inclusive Futures from the research team at the Wellcome Collection looks at the world from the perspective of people with learning disabilities and autistic people, and asks how we might improve it for everyone.
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Family fun and support
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Aga Khan Foundation UK
The Aga Khan Foundation UK has put together a diverse compilation of tips, tricks and resources to help you teach or just distract children at home.
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Foundling Museum Competition
Author and illustrator Jacqueline Wilson has set children aged 6-16 a creative writing challenge: complete the start of a new Hetty Feather story, Two New Foundlings.
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Jewish Museum – Virtual Classrooms
A suite of interactive resources and workshops are now available online to support teachers teaching religious education, Jewish history and the Holocaust, from Key stage 1 to GCSE.
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Stay at home with great content
Podcasts
The Alan Turing Institute has launched a podcast series. Listen to in-depth discussions on all things data science.
Try the BMA's new series Deep Breath In, for honest reflections from doctors and fascinating insights on what its like to be one.
Video
Catch up on the most recent Turing Lecture on YouTube, exploring the role of AI in solving climate change.
Watch Google DeepMind's feature-length documentary about the epic five games of Go between the computer AlphaGo, and Lee Sedol, the world's best player.
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Online performances and events
STYX - Virtual Tour
A five-star theatre production about living with Alzheimer's, STYX will tour virtual stages over May, including a show streamed live with the Bloomsbury Theatre.
Tuesday 5 May – UCL Culture
Lockdown Live
London Sinfonietta orchestra is live streaming a series of concerts and educational programmes and activities, including a creative music competition.
Performances throughout May – London Sinfonietta
Sadler’s Wells Digital Stage
Sadler's Wells Digital Stage continues its series of online premiers via their facebook channel, with fun workshops delivered on their YouTube channel.
Performances Throughout May – Sadler’s Wells
KPlayer
Every Wednesday at 19:00 Kings Place release a free full-length show via the KPlayer portal.
Wednesdays 19:00 – Kings Place
The Place Online
The home of contemporary dance will stream one full length dance show every Thursday at 7pm on the organisation’s website for the next six weeks.
Thursdays 19:00 April – The Place
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Community support
Not all families own the computers, tablets and phones at home needed for children to access online educational resources. To prevent vulnerable students from missing out on an education, Camden Council is encouraging people and businesses to donate spare equipment. You can donate any surplus tech here.
Impact Hub's three month business resilience programme is now free. Aimed at supporting entrepreneurs in these difficult times, it includes business diagnostics by experienced mentors, weekly workshops and peer-learning.
Google is providing emergency funding to local news publishers most affected by the coronavirus.
Birkbeck, in partnership with Camden Council, is offering two scholarship places to Camden residents for any of their undergraduate courses starting in October 2020. The deadline to apply is 31 May.
In partnership with the Somers Town Community Association, Life After Hummus is providing critical support to Somers Town residents through food donations and assistance with Universal Credit applications. Donate or volunteer.
Age UK Camden is raising money through its Coronavirus emergency appeal.
Donate to Camden Giving's COVID-19 Charity Fund, to be dispersed among numerous Camden charities.
C4WS Homeless Project has an Amazon wish list of essential items that you can order and send to St Pancras Church House, 1 Lancing Street, NW1 1NA.
New Horizon Youth Centre is having to work remotely with its young people. Donate to the Centre to support its vital work.
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Jobs and Opportunities in the KQ
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