Event Category: Exhibition Events

  • Guided Tours: L.S. Lowry: The Theatre of Life

    Guided Tours: L.S. Lowry: The Theatre of Life

    Discover L.S. Lowry: The Theatre of Life in greater depth and find out more about the works on display and the stories behind them.

    Our tours are free only with an exhibition ticket, please book onto the tour as well as purchasing your exhibition ticket separately.

    This significant solo exhibition of the work of Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 – 1976) marks the 50th anniversary of the painter’s death, and 13 years since his last significant institutional temporary exhibition Lowry and the Painting of Modern Life at Tate Britain. Lowry was a British painter, best known for his industrial landscapes of northwest England.

    Guided tour dates:

    From Tuesday 3rd November
    Tuesdays and Saturdays, 2pm

  • BSL Exhibition Tour: L.S. Lowry

    BSL Exhibition Tour: L.S. Lowry

    Join Deaf tour guide Chisato Minamimura for an in-depth exploration of MK Gallery’s highly anticipated solo exhibition of works by British painter L.S.Lowry.

    Best known for his industrial landscapes of northwest of England, this show aims to provide an overview of all his themes and subjects, from landscapes and seascapes to portraits and surreal imaginings, marking 50 years since his death in 1976.

    This tour will be delivered in British Sign Language only and is exclusively for Deaf visitors, and users of British Sign Language.

    MK Gallery offers £1 tickets for BSL Tours for all MK residents.

  • Lartigue Tour with Marion Perceval

    Lartigue Tour with Marion Perceval

    Join Marion Perceval, Director of Donations Lartigue, on an expert tour of our current exhibition Jacques Henri Lartigue: Life in Colour.
    Discover more about the photographers techniques, influences and legacy.

    Taking place
    October 3 2026, 2pm

    Free with an exhibitions ticket, purchase here. Booking required.

  • Audio Described Tour | Jacques Henri Lartigue: Life in Colour

    Audio Described Tour | Jacques Henri Lartigue: Life in Colour

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

    Join our specialist tour guides to explore Jacques Henri Lartigue: Life in Colour. Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894-1986) is best known for his black and white photographs of society at the turn of the century Parisian Belle Époque. He also famously documented innovations including car racing and aviation, the floating world of the mid-century French Riviera.

    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)

    Taking place

    Wednesday 29 July, 11am

    Wednesday 26 August, 11am

  • Guided Tours | Jacques Henri Lartigue

    Guided Tours | Jacques Henri Lartigue

    Discover Jacques Henri Lartigue: Life in Colour in greater depth and find out more about the works on display and the stories behind them.

    Free with your exhibition ticket (purchased here or at front desk), booking advised.

    Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894–1986) is celebrated for his black-and-white photographs of Belle Époque Paris, capturing elegance, speed and modern life; from car racing and aviation to the French Riviera. The exhibition at MK Gallery is the first UK public presentation of photographer’s work in over a decade and focuses on his little-known colour photography. Featuring over 150 works, the exhibition traces his career including childhood drawings, fashion photography and late abstractions. Though long overlooked, his work gained international recognition with a landmark MoMA exhibition in 1963, establishing him as a pioneer of instantaneous photography.

    Taking place:

    [From Saturday 4th July]
    Tuesdays and Saturdays, 2pm 

     

  • Conversational Tours | Jacques Henri Lartigue

    Conversational Tours | Jacques Henri Lartigue

    Join our brilliant volunteer tour guides for an informal exploration of Jacques Henri Lartigue: Life in Colour to discuss the context and themes of the exhibition.

    Free with your exhibition ticket (purchased here or at front desk), booking advised.

    Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894–1986) is celebrated for his black-and-white photographs of Belle Époque Paris, capturing elegance, speed and modern life; from car racing and aviation to the French Riviera. The exhibition at MK Gallery is the first UK public presentation of photographer’s work in over a decade and focuses on his little-known colour photography. Featuring over 150 works, the exhibition traces his career including childhood drawings, fashion photography and late abstractions. Though long overlooked, his work gained international recognition with a landmark MoMA exhibition in 1963, establishing him as a pioneer of instantaneous photography.

    Taking place:
    Tuesdays, 11am (Starting Tuesday 7 July)
    First Sunday of the month, 11am

  • Euan Uglow – Slow Looking

    Euan Uglow – Slow Looking

    In celebration of national Slow Art Day 2026, MK Gallery are hosting a special slow looking event in our galleries, in collaboration with local artist and illustrator Gino Ballantyne.

    Exploring several key pieces from Euan Uglow: An Arc from the Eye, your experience of Slow Looking will deepen as Gino encourages you to explore art through your own eyes, senses and experiences. You will spend time observing, discussing, sharing and sketching (optional).

    Gino Ballantyne is a contemporary Scottish artist born in Malta. Gino’s work focuses on the human condition, exploring narratives of the ordinary and the terrible. Although the human figure is not always present in his work it is both suggested and connected and plays a central role. Gino studied at The Glasgow School of Art, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Oxford Brookes University and University of the Arts London, and has exhibited nationally and internationally.

    March 2026 will see the publication of author Robert Cumming and Gino Ballantyne’s new book “Seeing is Believing” from their Slow Looking series published by The Lutterworth Press.

    FREE with purchased exhibition ticket
  • Catherine Lampert and Robert Dukes in Conversation

    Catherine Lampert and Robert Dukes in Conversation

    Discover more about Euan Uglow’s creative practice at this in-conversation event at MK Gallery’s Sky Room.

    This is a unique opportunity to hear Catherine Lampert, curator of our current exhibition, discuss the work of one of Britain’s most exciting painters of the 20th century. She will be joined by artist Robert Dukes, who studied at the Slade School of Art during Uglow’s time as a tutor.

     

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

    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 Caf̩ kitchen to produce the most amazing West African food between 5:30 Р8:30pm

    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

    Tickets free, booking required
    Attendees can visit the exhibition for a discounted price of £7.25

     

  • Lynette Yiadom-Boakye in Conversation

    Lynette Yiadom-Boakye in Conversation

    Saturday 8 November, 2025 | 2.30pm

    Join us for a rare opportunity to hear a discussion with one of Britain’s most exciting figurative painters. Lynette Yiadom-Boakye will be in conversation with Anjalika Sagar and Kodwo Eshun, interdisciplinary artists and founders of The Otolith Group, at MK Gallery’s Skyroom. This event will give audiences a rare insight into her creative practice.

    Ticket information
    Admission to the event is £10
    Admission to both the event and exhibition £17.50

    Galleries are open between 10am and 5pm