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IPA embarks on exciting new two-year partnership with The Pace Centre
27 September 2023
MK Gallery’s Inclusive Practice in the Arts (IPA) team have branched into a new area of programme development through a partnership with Aylesbury based specialist school, The Pace Centre, who support children with Neurodisability’s to achieve their potential. Taking place across both venues, the partnership is offering innovative artist-led workshops, creative child-led learning experiences, and […]Read more
Summer Replay
4 July 2023
The team at MK Gallery are putting on a not-to-be-missed offer for kids this summer. Take part as we press the replay button on the Sky Room Cinema projector, showing the best kids’ films from the past six months throughout the entire school summer holidays. The Summer Replay offer will feature firm family favourites: Lyle […]Read more
Announcing Beyond the Page
20 June 2023
Beyond the Page: South Asian Miniature Painting and Britain, 1600 to Now 7 October 2023 – 28 January 2024 Including exquisite historic works drawn from major collections including the Royal Collection, Tate, The Ashmolean Museum and National Museums Scotland, many of which can rarely be displayed due to their fragility, Beyond the Page will explore […]Read more
Art Club is back
11 May 2023
After a short break, we are excited to announce that our Tuesday sessions designed to nurture children’s love of art will be back this June. This term we will focus on painting, taking inspiration from our summer show Boyd & Evans: High Time, led by artist Lee Farmer. From colour theory to painting techniques, each […]Read more
Announcing our Summer Special
8 May 2023
Throughout the summer, Milton Keynes residents are invited to visit our next exhibition, Boyd & Evans: High Time, for just £1 during all opening hours. For visitors to MK, we continue to offer Pay What You Can entry on Sundays, whilst remaining free for under 26 year-olds. This Summer Special provides an opportunity for new […]Read more
Trickster Figures catalogue – Available now
2 May 2023
The Trickster Figures catalogue is available now! A soft-cover book with 60 pages, this publication accompanies the exhibition Trickster Figures presenting the next chapter in the story of British sculpture, bringing together a selection of work by eleven contemporary artists. The exhibition explores the body’s newly configured relation to the world which involves increasingly fluid […]Read more
Sky Room Cinema brings Eurovision to the big screen
5 April 2023
Didn’t manage to get tickets to the live final in Liverpool? Don’t fret, MK Gallery is bringing the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 LIVE to its Sky Room Cinema. Fans of Eurovision can now book tickets to the live streaming and join the party as Liverpool, the ‘World Capital of Pop’, hosts […]Read more
Local artist paints new mural at MK Gallery
22 March 2023
Local artist Tom Guilmard has painted a new mural at MK Gallery. Full of colour and humour, it can be found on the staircase up towards the Sky Room. The mural will be a temporary fixture at MK Gallery until Autumn this year.Read more
Announcing Boyd & Evans: High Time
8 March 2023
MK Gallery is delighted to announce our Summer exhibition for 2023 – Boyd & Evans: High Time. This first major survey of artist duo Boyd & Evans in over a decade marks 55 years of their collaboration. The exhibition will focus on paintings, spanning their careers from the 1960s to today. It will display many […]Read more
Calling all budding sculptors!
14 January 2023
Trickster Figures: Sculpture and the Body is an exciting and inspiring collection of modern British sculpture that we hope will inspire young local artists. Young Sculptor is an opportunity for all young people living or studying in Milton Keynes to develop their sculpting skills, take part in an exhibition this June in, and have their […]Read more
Inclusive Practice in the Arts wins national award
18 November 2022
The Inclusive Practice in the Arts (IPA) team at MK Gallery is delighted to be awarded the Fantastic for Families 2021-2022 award – for the second year running. Last year the team won the award for Best Family Arts Activity for its Sensory Boxes programme, which was developed in response to lockdowns as a remote […]Read more