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Exhibitions

Vanessa Bell: A World of Form and Colour

19 October 2024 - 23 February 2025

Vanessa Bell (1879–1961) was a pioneering modernist painter and founding member of the Bloomsbury Group, a circle of influential English artists, writers and intellectuals in the first half of the twentieth century. This exhibition – her largest-ever solo show – provides an in-depth overview that includes drawings, paintings, ceramics and furniture.

From Free - £11.50

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Upcoming

Exhibitions

Vanessa Bell: A World of Form and Colour

19 October 2024 - 23 February 2025

Vanessa Bell (1879–1961) was a pioneering modernist painter and founding member of the Bloomsbury Group, a circle of influential English artists, writers and intellectuals in the first half of the twentieth century. This exhibition – her largest-ever solo show – provides an in-depth overview that includes drawings, paintings, ceramics and furniture.

From Free - £11.50

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Accessible Events

Relaxed Viewings: Vanessa Bell: A World of Form and Colour

27 October 2024 - 23 February 2025

These are quiet hours 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.

Dates
Sunday 26 January, 10am
Sunday 23 February, 10am

From Free - £11.50

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Exhibitions

Conversational Tour: Vanessa Bell: A World of Form and Colour

5 November 2024 - 23 February 2025

Tuesdays and Sundays, 11am

Join our volunteer guides for a friendly tour discussing Vanessa Bell: A World of Form and Colour.

These tours provide visitors with the opportunity to engage with the exhibition and express their own thoughts and ideas about the artworks in a small group.

This is free with an exhibition ticket.

 

Free

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Cinema

Moana 2 (PG)

27 December 2024 - 20 February 2025

Saturday 01 February, 10.30am
Sunday 02 February, 10.30am
Saturday 15 February, 10.30am
Tuesday 18 February, 10.30am
Wednesday 19 February, 10.30am
Thursday 20 February, 10.30am

David G. Derrick Jr., Jason Hand and Dana Ledoux Miller, 100 mins

After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana journeys to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she has ever faced.

From Free - £9

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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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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

Babygirl (18)

8 - 12 February 2025

Saturday 08 February 2025, 2pm
Sunday 09 February 2025, 10.30am
Tuesday 11 February 2025, 7pm
Wednesday 12 February, 2pm

Halina Raijn, 115 mins

A high-powered CEO puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much-younger intern.

 

From Free - £9

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We Live in Time (15)

8 - 12 February 2025

Saturday 08 February, 7pm
Tuesday 11 February, 10.30am
Wednesday 12 February, 10.30am

John Crowley, 108 mins

An up-and-coming chef and a recent divorcée find their lives forever changed when a chance encounter brings them together, in a decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.

From Free - £9

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Maria (15)

8 - 11 February 2025

Saturday 08 February, 10.30am
Sunday 09 February, 2pm
Tuesday 11 February, 2pm

Pablo Larraín, 124 minutes

Set in 1970s Paris, Maria chronicles the final days of Maria Callas, the world’s greatest opera singer. As she reflects on her life and legacy, she grapples with her identity and the personal sacrifices behind her fame

 

From Free - £9

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A Real Pain (15)

14 - 20 February 2025

Friday 14 February 2025, 7pm
Saturday 15 February 2025, 2pm
Thursday 20 February 2025, 2pm

Jesse Eisenberg, 90 mins

Mismatched cousins reunite for a tour through Poland to honour their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple’s old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.

From Free - £9

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Milk & Baby: A Real Pain

14 February 2025

Friday 14 February, 10:30am

Mismatched cousins reunite for a tour through Poland to honour their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple’s old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.

 

From £6 - £7

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The Girl with the Needle (15)

14 - 19 February 2025

Friday 14 February, 2pm
Sunday 16 February, 2pm
Tuesday 18 February, 7pm
Wednesday 19 February, 2pm

Magnus von Horn, 115 mins

Copenhagen 1919: A young worker finds herself unemployed and pregnant. She meets Dagmar, who runs an underground adoption agency. A strong connection grows but her world shatters when she stumbles on the shocking truth behind her work.

 

From Free - £9

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Here (12A)

15 - 18 February 2025

Saturday 15 February, 7pm
Tuesday 18 February, 2pm

Robert Zemeckis, 104 mins

Told much in the style of the acclaimed graphic novel by Richard McGuire, this is a generational story about families and the special place they inhabit, sharing in love, loss, laughter, and love.

 

From Free - £9

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Relaxed: Moana 2 (PG)

16 February 2025

Sunday 16 February, 10.30am

After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana journeys to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she has ever faced.

Relaxed

These events have sensory-friendly adjustments which aim to reduce over-stimulation and create a relaxed and welcoming environment.

From Free - £9

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Milk & Baby: A Complete Unknown

21 February 2025

Friday 21 February 10:30am

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 £6 - £7

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The Brutalist (18)

21 - 26 February 2025

Friday 21 February, 2pm
Friday 21 February, 7pm
Sunday 23 February, 10.30am
Tuesday 25 February, 10.30am
Wednesday 26 February, 2pm

Brady Corbert, 215 minutes

When visionary architect László Toth and his wife Erzsébet flee post-war Europe in 1947 to rebuild their legacy and witness the birth of modern America, their lives are changed forever by a mysterious and wealthy client.

From Free - £9

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A Complete Unknown (15)

22 - 25 February 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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Vermiglio (15)

22 - 26 February 2025

Saturday 22 February, 2pm
Wednesday 26 February, 10.30am

Maura Delpero, 119 mins

1944. In Vermiglio, a mountain village where the war is a distant but omnipresent horizon, the arrival of Pietro, a soldier escaping the war, disrupts the dynamics of the local schoolmaster’s large family, changing them forever. The love between Pietro and Lucia, the eldest daughter, leads to their marriage and an unexpected destiny.

From Free - £9

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NT Live: The Importance of Being Earnest (12A)

22 - 25 February 2025

Saturday 22 February, 7pm
Tuesday 25 February, 2.30pm

Max Webster, 170 mins

While assuming the role of a dutiful guardian in the country, Jack lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algy adopts a similar facade. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate.

 

 

From Free - £19

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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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Milk & Baby: Presence

28 February 2025

Friday 28 February, 10.30am

Steven Soderbergh, 85 mins

A family becomes convinced they are not alone after moving into their new home in the suburbs.

From £6 - £7

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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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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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Presence (18)

2 - 4 March 2025

Sunday 02 March, 10.30am
Tuesday 04 March, 2pm

Steven Soderbergh, 85 mins

A family becomes convinced they are not alone after moving into their new home in the suburbs.

From Free - £9

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Jesus Christ Superstar Live (12A)

4 March 2025

7pm

Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock classic Jesus Christ Superstar returns to its roots with this sensational performance filmed in the UK during the Live Arena Tour.

From Free - £19

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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 - £11.50

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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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Workshops

Sip n’ Paint – inspired by Warhol

21 March - 27 June 2025

Inspired by our Andy Warhol: Andy Warhol: Portrait of America exhibition, join us for a fun, creative workshop in our café.

Dates

Friday 21 March, 7pm
Fri 18 April, 7pm
Fri 23 May, 7pm
Fri 27 June, 7pm

£20

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RB&O: Romeo & Julliet

23 March 2025

2pm

The greatest love story ever told – through ballet. An ancient family feud casts a long shadow over the town of Verona. In this hothouse of tension, brawls are quick to break out and both sides get caught in the crossfire.

From Free - £19

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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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RB&O: Turandot

6 April 2025

2pm

Puccini’s captivating opera of a cold-hearted princess and her mysterious suitor. Featuring the ever-popular ‘Nessun Dorma’, this opera of love and revenge is brought to life in a dazzling production.

From Free - £19

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RB&O: Die Walküre

18 May 2025

2pm

Gods and mortals battle in the second chapter of Wagner’s Ring cycle. Conductor Antonio Pappano and director Barrie Kosky reunite to continue the mythical adventure that began with Das Rheingold in 2023.

From Free - £19

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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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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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