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Workshops
Art Club: Ages 9-11 (January – April)
7 January - 8 April 2025
Our Tuesday art sessions for children are returning for the new year, aimed at nurturing a love of creativity.
This term, the focus will be on developing drawing and painting techniques, inspired by our exhibition, Vanessa Bell: A World of Form and Colour, and upcoming Andy Warhol exhibition. The sessions will be led by Sarah Wright.
£8
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Art Club: Ages 5-8 (January – April)
7 January - 8 April 2025
Our Tuesday art sessions for children are returning for the new year, aimed at nurturing a love of creativity.
This term, the focus will be on developing drawing and painting techniques, inspired by our exhibition, Vanessa Bell: A World of Form and Colour, and upcoming Andy Warhol exhibition. The sessions will be led by Sarah Wright.
£8
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Cinema
Mufasa: The Lion King (PG)
17 January - 22 March 2025
Friday 17 January 2025, 2pm
Saturday 18 January 2025, 10.30am
Saturday 18 January 2025, 7pm
Tuesday 21 January 2025 , 10.30am
Wednesday 22 January 2025, 2pm
Barry Jenkins, 118 mins
Mufasa, a cub lost and alone, meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of a group of misfits searching for their destiny.
From Free - £9
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Workshops
Drawing from Life Club – Portrait
21 January - 17 July 2025
Our monthly drawing club inviting you to draw from a live model alongside our associate artist Paul Berryman. Sessions change from portrait and figurative.
All skill levels are welcome but please not that these sessions are only lightly guided.
£15
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Workshops
Drawing from Life Club – Life
28 January - 23 July 2025
Our monthly drawing club inviting you to draw from a live model alongside our associate artist Paul Berryman. Sessions change from portrait and figurative.
All skill levels are welcome but please note that these sessions are only lightly guided.
£20
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Cinema
A Complete Unknown (15)
22 February - 4 March 2025
Saturday 22 February 2025, 10.30am
Sunday 23 February 2025, 2.30pm
Tuesday 25 February 2025, 7pm
James Mangold, 141 mins
At the Newport Folk Festival in 1965, a young Bob Dylan shakes up his act on the folk music scene by going electric and siring rock as the voice of a generation – defining one of the most transformative moments in 20th century music.
From Free - £9
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Cinema
Hard Truths (12A)
28 February - 5 March 2025
Friday 28 February, 2pm
Saturday 1 March, 10.30am
Saturday 1 March, 7pm
Tuesday 4 March, 10.30am
Wednesday 5 March, 2pm
Mike Leigh, 97 mins
Life’s a constant struggle for Pansy. Racked with physical and mental pain, her dealings with the world are channeled through anger and confrontation: she argues with her family, her dentist, her doctor, the girl at the supermarket checkout…Only her loving sister Chantelle understands her and is able to help her.
From Free - £9
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Cinema
September 5 (15)
28 February - 5 March 2025
Friday 28 February, 7pm
Saturday 01 March, 2pm
Wednesday 05 March, 10.30am
Tim Fehlbaum, 95 minutes
During the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, an American sports broadcasting team must adapt to live coverage the Israeli athletes being held hostage by a terrorist group.
From Free - £9
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Cinema
RB&O: Swan Lake
2 March 2025
2pm
Classical ballet’s most powerful tale of love, treachery and forgiveness. Bringing together Tchaikovsky’s sensational score with the incredible imagination of choreographer Liam Scarlett and designer John Macfarlane, Swan Lake on the big screen will be an exceptional way to experience this ultimate ballet classic.
From Free - £19
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Cinema
Milk & Baby: The Seed of the Sacred Fig (15)
7 March 2025
Friday 7 March, 10.30am
Mohammad Rasoulof, 167 mins
A man’s appointment to investigating judge in Tehran has serious consequences for his wife and daughters in this Farsi-language drama, which contains footage of civil unrest and resulting atrocities.
From £6 - £7
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Cinema
The Last Showgirl (15)
7 - 12 March 2025
Friday 7 March, 2pm
Saturday 8 March, 7pm
Sunday 9 March, 10.30am
Tuesday 11 March, 2pm
Wednesday 12 March, 10.30am
Gia Coppola, 88 mins
A Las Vegas showgirl whose long-running stage show is set for closure faces challenges, both in her career and in her personal life, in this tender and poignant US drama. Dance routines feature sexualised moves and nudity.
From Free - £9
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Cinema
Macbeth: David Tennant and Cush Jumbo (12A)
7 March 2025
The ambitions of a nobleman and his wife lead to murder in this recording of Shakespeare’s Scottish tragedy, performed at the Donmar warehouse. The atmospheric production features bloody detail and some intense threat.
From Free - £19
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Cinema
Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (Re: 2025) (15)
8 March 2025
Saturday 08 March, 2pm
Chantal Akerman, 1975 (Re:2025), 202 mins
The safe routine of a widow caring for her teenage son is disrupted by an unforeseen event in this slow-burn 1975 Belgian drama which features themes of sex work and bereavement.
From Free - £9
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Cinema
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (15)
9 - 11 March 2025
Friday 07 March, 10.30am
Sunday 09 March, 2pm
Tuesday 11 March, 10.30am
Mohammad Rasoulof, 167 mins
A man’s appointment to investigating judge in Tehran has serious consequences for his wife and daughters in this Farsi-language drama, which contains footage of civil unrest and resulting atrocities.
From Free - £9
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Cinema
Becoming Led Zeppelin (12A)
11 - 12 March 2025
Tuesday 11 March, 7pm
Wednesday 12 March. 2pm
Bernard MacMahon, 122 mins
The rise to fame of the British hard rock band in the 1960s is recounted in this intimate documentary which features contributions from the surviving members, as well as footage from recording sessions and concerts.
From Free - £9
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Cinema
Milk & Baby: Bridge Jones: Mad About The Boy (15)
14 March 2025
Saturday 15 March, 7pm
Tuesday 18 March, 2pm
Wednesday 19 March, 10.30am
Michael Morris, 125 mins
Widowed Bridget Jones juggles work, life and love in this romantic comedy. This fourth film in the series, adapted from Helen Fielding’s novels, features strong language and sex references familiar from previous instalments.
From £6 - £7
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Cinema
Memoir Of A Snail (15)
14 - 15 March 2025
Friday 14 March, 2pm
Saturday 15 March, 4.30pm
Adam Elliot, 95 mins
An Australian animated drama in which a woman shares the story of her life and that of her twin brother, who are separated at a young age; a mature tale with sombre moments, exploring themes including abuse and mental health.
From Free - £9
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Exhibitions
Andy Warhol: Portrait of America
15 March - 29 June 2025
In celebration of its 25th Anniversary, MK Gallery is delighted to present Andy Warhol: Portrait of America, an ARTIST ROOMS Partnership Exhibition with Tate and National Galleries of Scotland, opening Saturday 15 March 2025.
From Free - £14.50
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Cinema
To a Land Unknown (15)
15 - 19 March 2025
Saturday 15 March 2pm
Tuesday 18 March 10.30am
Wednesday 19 March 2pm
Mahdi Fleifel, 106 mins
Two Palestinian cousins, living a life of petty crime in Athens, desperately search for the truth after a child refugee vanishes in this drama which tackles difficult subjects such as cultural displacement, addiction and exploitation.
From Free - £9
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Cinema
The Sloth Lane (U)
15 March 2025
Saturday 15 March, 10.30am
Tania Vincent, Ricard Cussó, 90 mins
A young sloth and her family open a taco truck, clashing with a rival fast-food owner in this lively Australian animated comedy, which balances threatening and upsetting scenes with comedy and reassuring outcomes.
From Free - £9
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Cinema
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy (15)
15 - 19 March 2025
Saturday 15 March, 7pm
Tuesday 18 March, 2pm
Wednesday 19 March, 10.30am
Michael Morris, 125 mins
Widowed Bridget Jones juggles work, life and love in this romantic comedy. This fourth film in the series, adapted from Helen Fielding’s novels, features strong language and sex references familiar from previous instalments.
From Free - £9
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Cinema
Relaxed: The Sloth Lane (U)
16 March 2025
Sunday 16 March, 10.30am
A young sloth and her family open a taco truck, clashing with a rival fast-food owner in this lively Australian animated comedy, which balances threatening and upsetting scenes with comedy and reassuring outcomes.
From Free - £9
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Cinema
Exhibition on Screen: Dawn of Impressionism: Paris, 1874
18 March 2025
7pm
The Impressionists are the most popular group in art history – millions flock every year to marvel at their masterpieces. But, to begin with, they were scorned, penniless outsiders. 1874 was the year that changed everything; the first Impressionists, “hungry for independence”, broke the mould by holding their own exhibition outside official channels.
From Free - £9
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Cinema
The 4:30 Club: Mufasa: The Lion King
21 - 25 March 2025
Friday 21 March, 4.30pm
Tuesday 25 March, 4.30pm
Barry Jenkins, 2024, 118 mins
Mufasa, a cub lost and alone, meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of a group of misfits searching for their destiny.
£5
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Cinema
The Monkey (15)
21 - 22 March 2025
Friday 21 March, 2pm
Saturday 22 March, 4.30pm
Osgood Perkins, 98 mins
Two estranged brothers are brought back together when a seemingly supernatural and malicious toy monkey plagues their lives in this darkly comic horror film, which features bloody killings with gory detail.
From Free - £9
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Cinema
I’m Still Here (15)
22 - 25 March 2025
Saturday 22 March, 7pm
Sunday 23 March, 10.30am
Tuesday 25 March, 10.30am
Walter Salles, 2024, 138 mins
The happy life of a family in 1970s Rio De Janeiro is shattered when military occupation leads to a forced disappearance in this tense Portuguese-language drama, featuring intense sequences of real-world threat and violence.
From Free - £9
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Cinema
Picnic At Hanging Rock (4K Restoration) (PG)
25 - 26 March 2025
Tuesday 25 March, 7pm
Wednesday 26 March, 2pm
Peter Weir, 1975, 108 mins
Three young women and a tutor at a nineteenth century private school for girls go missing in mysterious circumstances in this brooding, psychologically complex 1975 Australian drama.
From Free - £9
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September Says (18)
28 March - 1 April 2025
Friday 28 March, 7pm
Saturday 29 March, 2pm
Tuesday 01 April, 2pm
Ariane Labed, 100 mins
The close relationship between a pair of sisters is strained by jealousy and control in this unsettling drama, which contains scenes of bullying and abusive behaviour in addition to a sequence of graphic sexual detail.
From Free - £9
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Cinema
Milk & Baby: September Says
28 March 2025
Friday 28 March, 10.30am
Ariane Labed, 100 mins
The close relationship between a pair of sisters is strained by jealousy and control in this unsettling drama, which contains scenes of bullying and abusive behaviour in addition to a sequence of graphic sexual detail.
From £6 - £7
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Cinema
The Summer With Carmen (18)
29 March - 2 April 2025
Sat 29 March, 4.30pm
Wed 2 April, 10.30am
Zacharias Mavroeidis, 108 mins
Two friends spend a day at a beach recalling one’s break-up with a partner to give them ideas for a film script in this Greek comedy drama, which contains frank depictions of the sexual side of relationships.
From Free - £9
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Cinema
Billy Elliot the Musical Live (20th Anniversary)
30 March 2025
2pm
Based on the Academy Award nominated film, Billy Elliot the Musical has won the hearts of millions since it opened in London’s West End in 2005. Set in a northern mining town, against the background of the 1984/85 miners’ strike, Billy’s journey takes him out of the boxing ring and into a ballet class where he discovers a passion for dance that inspires his family and whole community and changes his life forever.
From Free - £19
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Accessible Events
Relaxed Viewing – Andy Warhol: Portrait of America
30 March - 29 June 2025
These are quiet hours to view our current exhibition Andy Warhol: Portrait of America, tailored to support visitors with neurodiversity, inclusive of communication or sensory needs. Ear defenders and sensory aids are available, the hand dryers in the toilets are switched off, and tickets are limited to reduce the number of people in the galleries.
From Free - £14.50
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Accessible Events
Art Together
10 April - 29 May 2025
MK Gallery’s Art Together programme offers a unique workshop every half-term holiday, designed specifically for families who have a child or children aged 5+ with additional complex support needs. The workshop will offer families an opportunity to create, play and explore with other families in an open and friendly shared space.
Free
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Accessible Events
Audio Described Tour: Andy Warhol – Portrait of America
15 April 2025
Experience in-depth visual descriptions, alongside hand-held and touch elements, of key works from Andy Warhol: Portrait of America. This event is led by tour guide Robin Clements, and is suitable for those who are blind or partially sighted.
From Free - £14.50
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Accessible Events
Artist led BSL Tour – Andy Warhol: Portrait of America
19 April 2025
Join Deaf artist and tour guide Chisato Minamimura for an in-depth exploration of MK Gallery’s current exhibition, Andy Warhol: Portrait of America. This tour will be in British Sign Language (BSL) only and is suitable for D/deaf visitors and users of BSL.
From Free - £14.50
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Accessible Events
SEND Tour: Andy Warhol – Portrait of America
10 May - 14 June 2025
Join one of our award-winning Sensory Tours, and experience a unique sensory exploration of the exhibition Andy Warhol: Portrait of America.
This event is designed and led by artist Julia Collar and is specifically for people of all ages with additional and complex needs, alongside their families, friends, and companions. Makaton is used throughout.
£7
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Accessible Events
Toddle Tour: Andy Warhol – Portrait of America
10 May - 14 June 2025
Join artist and performer Julia Collar and explore the exciting sensory qualities of our exhibition Andy Warhol: Portrait of America. Artworks will be brought to life for your little ones with music, story-telling, object handling, dress up and play!
About the exhibition
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) was a leading figure in American Pop art. This exhibition of works from the 1950s – 80s includes early drawings, painted-silkscreens and photographic series featuring Warhol’s collaborations with artists, friends, filmmakers and celebrities. Images of Marilyn Monroe, Liz Taylor, and Warhol himself, feature alongside icons of American consumerism as well as symbols of the artists fascination with mortality: guns, skulls and war.
£7
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Cinema
Exhibition on Screen: Michelangelo: Love and Death
20 May 2025
7pm
The spectacular sculptures and paintings of Michelangelo seem so familiar to us, but what do we really know about this Renaissance giant? Michelangelo’s genius is evident in everything he
touched. Beautiful and diverse works such as the towering statue of David, the moving Pietà in the Papal Basilica of St. Peter and his tour-de-force, the Sistine Chapel ceiling, still leave us breathless today.
From Free - £9
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Cinema
RB&O: Ballet to Broadway
25 May 2025
2pm
Sensuous contemporary ballet meets the energy of musical theatre in four distinctive short works. Fool’s Paradise, The Two of Us, Us, An American in Paris: four works showing the remarkable choreographic range of The Royal Ballet’s Artistic Associate, Christopher Wheeldon.
From Free - £19
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Accessible Events
Audio Described Tour: Andy Warhol – Portrait of America
17 June 2025
Experience in-depth visual descriptions, alongside hand-held and touch elements, of key works from Andy Warhol: Portrait of America. This event is led by artist and tour guide Lisa Tilley, and is suitable for those who are blind or partially sighted.