Event Category: Accessible Events

  • Sensory Tour Kit

    Sensory Tour Kit

    Explore MK Gallery’s current exhibition, Jacques Henri Lartigue: Life in Colour, with our self-led Sensory Tour Kit designed by learners from MK Snap and artist Collar & Cuffs Co. 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 a link to a selection of short films made by the learners about their selected artworks.

    The Sensory Tour Kit is free to collect and use around the building, including in our Café or Creative Corner. You can also take it into the exhibition with any purchased exhibition ticket.

     

    For groups and schools bookings, please contact Sophie on sbennett@localhost / 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.

  • The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (PG)

    The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (PG)

    Dir. Peter Browngardt (2026)
    Runtime: 91 mins

    Porky Pig and Daffy Duck become Earth’s only hope when their antics at the local bubble-gum factory uncover a secret alien mind-control plot. Faced with cosmic odds, they must save their town and the world while not driving each other totally looney.

    Screenings
    Friday 20 March, 4.30pm
    Saturday 21 March, 10.30am
    Sunday 22 March, 11.00am (Relaxed Viewing)
    Tuesday 24 March, 5.00pm

  • Relaxed Exhibition Viewing | Euan Uglow: An Arc from the Eye

    Relaxed Exhibition Viewing | Euan Uglow: An Arc from the Eye

    These are quiet hours to view our exhibition Euan Uglow: An Arc from the Eye, 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.

    Taking place

    Sunday 22 February | 10am
    Sunday 29 March | 10am
    Sunday 26 April | 10am
    Sunday 31 May | 10am

  • Tactile Art Workshop | Euan Uglow: An Arc from the Eye

    Tactile Art Workshop | Euan Uglow: An Arc from the Eye

    Join artist Robin Clements for a hands-on creative workshop designed for those who are blind or partially sighted, and their companions.

    This tactile workshop takes inspiration from the careful observational paintings of British artist Euan Uglow. Participants will explore a small still life through touch, and translate what they discover into a raised, textured artwork.

    Using a range of materials including felt, cardboard, foil and other textured surfaces, participants will create a unique relief-style artwork to take away.

    Our tactile workshops take place in small groups, creating a warm and friendly space where you can meet and socialise with others, whilst getting creative. This workshop lasts just over 2 hours, with a tea break half way through.

    Taking Place
    Wednesday 6th May, 10.30am – 12.45pm (refreshments included)

  • Audio Described Tour | Euan Uglow: An Arc from the Eye

    Audio Described Tour | Euan Uglow: An Arc from the Eye

    Wednesday 18 March & Tuesday 21 April | 11am

    This event is designed for visitors who are blind or partially sighted, and their companions.

    Join our specialist tour guides to explore Euan Uglow: An Arc from the Eye. Curated by Catherine Lampert, this will be the first solo exhibition of Uglow’s work in a UK public institution for 20 years. Featuring over 40 of his most ambitious paintings, as well as drawings and examples of work by his artistic influences, Paul Cézanne, Alberto Giacometti and his former tutors William Coldstream, Victor Pasmore and Claude Rogers.

    With in-depth descriptions and hand-held touch elements, the tour will guide visitors through a unique selection of key artworks.

    “It was absolutely fabulous – The last piece especially left me reeling for more! I can’t see much, but I got so much from the tour. I’d come every week if I could!” (Tour Participant)

    Dates
    Wednesday 18 March | 11am (with tour guide Robin Clements)
    Tuesday 21 April | 11am (with tour guide Lisa Tilley)

  • BSL Artist-Led Tour | Euan Uglow: An Arc from the Eye

    BSL Artist-Led Tour | Euan Uglow: An Arc from the Eye

    Join Deaf artist, choreographer and BSL tour guide Chisato Minamimura for an in-depth exploration of our exhibition Euan Uglow: An Arc from the Eye. Chisato describes her tours as “helping audiences look more deeply into all aspects of an exhibition, from learning about the artists shown to understanding curatorial decisions made.”

    Curated by Catherine Lampert, this will be the first solo exhibition of Uglow’s work in a UK public institution for 20 years. Featuring over 40 of his most ambitious paintings, as well as drawings and examples of work by his artistic influences, Paul Cézanne, Alberto Giacometti and his former tutors William Coldstream, Victor Pasmore and Claude Rogers.

    This event will be delivered in British Sign Language (BSL), and is only suitable for D/deaf visitors and users of BSL.

    “Inspiring, friendly and educational” (Tour participant)

    Taking place:
    Saturday 18 April | 11am

  • SEND Exhibition Tour | Euan Uglow: An Arc from the Eye

    SEND Exhibition Tour | Euan Uglow: An Arc from the Eye

    Saturday 28 March & Saturday 23 May | 11am

    Our award-winning SEND Tours are designed specifically for visitors with additional and complex needs, alongside their families, friends, and companions. All ages welcome.

    Join specialist artist Julia Collar in exploring our exhibition Euan Uglow: An Arc from the Eye. Julia will take you on an exciting sensory filled journey, with different elements of touch, sound, movement and play.

    “There were so many highlights! Julia is wonderful! She is warm, engaging, and cleverly creative.” (Parent)

    Watch a video about our Sensory Tours here.

     

    Makaton is used throughout SEND Tours to support communication and our Inclusion team will support participation, alongside Julia.

    Tours start and finish in MK Gallery’s Learning Studio, where there is a comfy break out space and families can safely leave bags and coats.

    Taking Place

    March 28 | 11am

    May 23 | 11am

    SEND Exhibition Tours can accommodate up to five families at a time. If you are interested in a one-to-one Bitesize Tour experience with Julia, please contact Rosie May on rmay@localhost.

  • Toddle Exhibition Tour | Euan Uglow: An Arc from the Eye

    Toddle Exhibition Tour | Euan Uglow: An Arc from the Eye

    Saturday 28 March & Saturday 23 May 

    Our award-winning Toddle Tours are designed specifically for children aged 0-5yrs and their families. Join artist Julia Collar and MK Gallery’s Inclusion Team in exploring our exhibition Euan Uglow: An Arc from the Eye. 

    Julia will take you and your little ones on an exciting sensory filled journey, with different elements of touch, sound, movement and play. Experience our galleries in a completely new way!

    “Everything always seems so well planned and full of so much effort… I have two young children and the fact that I can expose them to the gallery is wonderful.“ (Parent)

    Watch a video about our Sensory Tours here. 

     

    Tours start and finish in MK Gallery’s Learning Studio, where there is a comfy break out space and families can safely leave bags, coats and pushchairs.

    Taking Place
    March 28 | 10am
    May 23 | 10am

  • Audio Described Tour | To Improvise A Mountain: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Curates

    Audio Described Tour | To Improvise A Mountain: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Curates

    This event is designed for visitors who are blind or partially sighted, and their companions.

    Join our specialist tour guides to explore To Improvise A Mountain: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Curates. Curated by acclaimed figurative painter Yiadom-Boakye, this exhibition brings together a diverse group of international artists working across painting, sculpture, photography, film, and drawing from the 19th century to the present day.

    With in-depth descriptions and hand-held touch elements, the tour will guide visitors through a unique selection of key artworks.

    “It was absolutely fabulous – The last piece especially left me reeling for more! I can’t see much, but I got so much from the tour. I’d come every week if I could!”
    – Tour participant

    Dates
    Tuesday 25 November | 10:30am (with tour guide Lisa Tilley)
    Tuesday 13 January | 10:30am (with tour guide Robin Clements)

  • Tactile Art Workshop | To Improvise A Mountain: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Curates

    Tactile Art Workshop | To Improvise A Mountain: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Curates

    Join artist Lisa Tilley for a hands-on creative workshop designed specifically for those who are blind or partially sighted, and their companions.

    In this workshop you will be invited to explore themes and materials from our current exhibition To Improvise A Mountain: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Curates. You will use experimental tactile materials including clay, mark making tools and fibres to create textured tiles and sculptures to take home with you.

    Our tactile workshops take place in small groups, creating a warm and friendly space, where you can meet and socialise with others, whilst getting creative. This workshop lasts just over 2 hours, with a tea break half way through.

    Taking Place
    Thursday 22 January, 10.30am – 12.45pm (refreshments included)

  • BSL Artist Led Tour | To Improvise A Mountain: Lynette Yiadom-Bokaye Curates

    BSL Artist Led Tour | To Improvise A Mountain: Lynette Yiadom-Bokaye Curates

    Join Deaf artist, choreographer and BSL tour guide Chisato Minamimura for an in-depth exploration of our current exhibition To Improvise A Mountain: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Curates. Chisato describes her tours as “helping audiences look more deeply into all aspects of an exhibition, from learning about the artists shown to understanding curatorial decisions made.”

    Curated by acclaimed figurative painter Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, this exhibition brings together a diverse group of international artists working across painting, sculpture, photography, film, and drawing from the 19th century to the present day. 

    This event will be delivered in British Sign Language (BSL), and is only suitable for D/deaf visitors and users of BSL.

    “Inspiring, friendly and educational” (Tour participant)

    Taking place:
    Saturday 17 January 2026 | 11am

  • Toddle Exhibition Tour | To Improvise A Mountain: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Curates

    Toddle Exhibition Tour | To Improvise A Mountain: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Curates

    Saturday 6 December 2025 (Festive Special!) & Saturday 10 January 2026 

    Our award-winning Toddle Tours are designed specifically for children aged 0-5yrs and their families. Join artist Julia Collar and MK Gallery’s Inclusion Team in exploring our current exhibition To Improvise A Mountain: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Curates.

    Julia will take you and your little ones on an exciting sensory filled journey, with different elements of touch, sound, movement and play. Experience our galleries in a completely new way!

    “What a lovely time we had. It was perfect and I think many families would get so much out of the experience. It was magical.” (Parent)

    Tours start and finish in MK Gallery’s Event Space, where there is a comfy break out space and families can safely leave bags, coats and pushchairs.

    Taking Place
    December 6 | 10am | Festive Special! 
    January 10 | 10am