Events

16 January 2026

An evening of storytelling and radical listening inspired by the exhibition, To Improvise A Mountain: Lynette Yiadom Boakye Curates.

Taking artist and writer, Lynette Yiadom- Boakye’s curatorial lead, National Geographic Explorer, Sylvia Arthur presents selected stories from her A Women’s Oral History of West Africa archive and facilitates and mini workshop on oral history and preserving life stories.

We are also joined by Better Than Mamas who will be taking over the MK Gallery Café kitchen to produce the most amazing West African food between 5:30 – 8:30pm

Discover more about the archive

Taking place
16 January 2026, 6pm

Schedule

• 6-6.45pm | Listening and talk
• 6.45-7.15pm | Break
• 7.15-8pm | Mini-workshop
• 8-8.30pm | Socialising/End

Tickets free, booking required
Attendees can visit the exhibition for a discounted price of £7.25