Events

Sensory Tour Kit

Explore MK Gallery’s current exhibition, Euan Uglow: An Arc from the Eye, with our self-led Sensory Tour Kit designed by students from St Paul’s Catholic School VI (Vision Impairment) Department and artist Collar & Cuffs. The tour kit is designed specifically with visitors with access needs, children and families in mind, but is available for all to use and enjoy! The Sensory Tour Kit is on a trolley. You can collect it from the front desk and wheel it around the exhibition with you at your own pace. In the trolley there are objects, smells and sounds to help you explore selected artworks in the exhibition in a sensory way. There is also a printed text guide with Widget symbols and an audio guide where you can listen to the voices of those involved in designing the kit. The Sensory Tour Kit is free to use with any purchased exhibition ticket. We recommend booking through the website to secure your time with the trolley, but you are also welcome to simply collect it on your arrival, providing it is not already in use. You can also also take the sensory tour kit into the café, or our Creative Corner, if you would prefer to. For groups and schools bookings, please contact Sophie on sbennett@mkgallery.org / 01908 558319. Find out more about MK Gallery's Inclusive Practice in the Arts programme here. With thanks to Art Fund for making this project possible.

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Felt N Froth: Bunny Brooch AirTag Workshop

Looking for a creative Easter holiday activity? Join us for a fun, creative and confidence-building Easter workshop with a funky new brooch to take away. It’s a hands-on needle felting workshop for children, where creativity and safety go hand in hand! Children will learn the art of needle felting, creating their own woolly bunny brooches with a hidden GPS tracker inside, all whilst being gently guided through important safety skills. Sadie will talk with the children about what to do when feeling unsafe or lost and who their safe people are. All explained in a calm, age-appropriate and supportive way. Taking place Friday 3 April, 10.30am – 12.30pm

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Afternoon Tea

Treat yourself or your loved ones to a handcrafted afternoon tea at MK Gallery Café. Enjoy classic finger sandwiches, warm scones with clotted cream, and delicate pastries, all served alongside a warming loose leaf tea. Please note: cinema tickets to screenings of the Royal Ballet & Opera and Exhibition on Screen must be booked separately  Pricing Traditional Afternoon Tea @ £24.95 per person Sparkling Afternoon Tea @ £29.95 per person (with a glass of prosecco) Afternoon Teas Valentine’s Day | Saturday 14 February, 1pm Royal Ballet & Opera: Woolf Works | Sunday 15 February, 1pm Royal Ballet & Opera: Giselle | Sunday 8 March, 1pm Exhibition on Screen: Turner and Constable | Wednesday 11 March, 1pm Mother’s Day | Sunday 15 March, 11:30am Royal Ballet & Opera: Siegfried | Sunday 5 April, 1pm Royal Ballet & Opera: The Magic Flute | Sunday 26 April, 1pm Exhibition on Screen: Frida Kahlo | Wednesday 20 May, 1pm

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Fires and Fascism (12A) + Q&A

[embed]https://youtu.be/aQ_dpxJ1hxI?si=LdtqTX03OPTLaabZ[/embed] Dir. Dr. Peter Knapp (2025) Runtime: 57 mins FIRES AND FASCISM is a new 57-min documentary that shows the wildfires in Europe are more than just climate change and mismanagement. It links the growing wildfires of Europe with past fascism, big business, organised crime, and the far right. It showcases how communities are engaging in direct action, protest, rewilding, and suppressing the uncontrollable fires and the far right. Screening followed by an in-person Q&A with filmmaker, Dr. Peter Knapp, and will last for approximately 45 mins. Showings Saturday 7 Feb, 2.00pm (Q&A)

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To Improvise an Archive: A Women’s Oral History Of West Africa

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

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Once Upon an Autumn

The production is written, directed and produced by Harry Penwell. Once upon an Autumn, there was a barista who loved to tell stories. One day, she met a customer who was heartbroken. So she made some fresh coffee and told him a story. Come join us in a place of warmth and comforting conversations. Shrug off your cares and listen to the whispering spirits and ancient stories caught in the captivating smells of the steaming coffee. The debut original play by Harry Penwell. Taking place Sunday 21 September | 11am and 3pm

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Comrade Tambo’s London Recruits + Live Q&A (12A)

Dir. Gordon Main, 2025 104 mins, Comrade Tambo‘s London Recruits is an international, multi-award winning documentary thriller. It tells the true story of how Oliver Tambo secretly recruited a group of young people from London to go undercover for the ANC inside apartheid South Africa during the early 1970s. Variety Magazine hailed it as 'An edge of your seats documentary thriller'. This special screening will be followed by a Q&A panel discussion with guests, including the director and an original 'London Recruit' as featured in the film plus others. Screening Sunday 15 June, 2pm

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My City Performs

Sheniah Asiamah presents: My City Performs. 180 mins An evening of dance, drama & live music celebrating great talents in MK. Delicious food served by Yaw Asiamah. Catch the release of 'My City', a new single by Sheniah Asiamah and watch the new music video by Benjamin Charter - starring Dina Tses. Tickets: General admission - £15 Standing with some unallocated seating on a first-come, first-serve basis. VIP - £28 (Sold Out!) Includes a free drink. Allocated seating around tables with snacks. Hot food served from 6pm. Doors open 6.50pm.

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