Event Descriptor: Accessible event

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Put Your Soul On Your Hand And Walk (TBC)

    Put Your Soul On Your Hand And Walk (TBC)

    Dir. Sepideh Farsi, 2025
    Runtime: 110 mins

    Put your soul on your hand and walk  was my response as a filmmaker, to the ongoing massacre of the Palestinians. My personal way not to lose my sanity. A miracle happened when I met Fatem through a Palestinian friend.

    Ever since, she became my eyes in Gaza, while surviving under the bombs and documenting the war. And I, became her connection to the outside world, from her Gaza prison, as she puts it.

    We kept this line of life going for more than 200 days. The bits of pixels and sounds that we exchanged constitute the film that you see. Fatem’s assasination on April 16, 2025, following an Israeli attack on her home has forever changed its meaning.

    Screening
    Friday 12 September, 10.10am (Milk & Baby)
    Saturday 13 September, 2.00pm
    Sunday 14 September, 10.30am (Relaxed Viewing)
    Tuesday 16 September, 10.30am (Silver Screenings)

  • Young Mothers (12A)

    Young Mothers (12A)

    Dir. Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, 2025
    Runtime: 106 mins

    Five young mothers living in a shelter strive for a better future for themselves and kids amidst challenging upbringings.

    Screening
    Friday 26 September, 10.30am (Milk & Baby)
    Friday 26 September, 2.00pm
    Saturday 27 September, 3.30pm
    Sunday 28 September, 10.30am (Relaxed Viewing)
    Tuesday 30 September, 2.00pm
    Wednesday 1 October, 10.30am (Silver Screenings)

  • The Courageous (12A)

    The Courageous (12A)

    Dir: Jasmin Gordon, 2025
    Run time: 83 mins

    In a society that doesn’t give a damn about people like her, a rebellious mother of three risks everything to get a piece of paradise.

    Screenings:
    Friday 3 October, 4.30pm
    Saturday 4 October, 4.30pm
    Sunday 5 October, 10.30am (Relaxed Viewing)
    Tuesday 7 October, 7.00pm

  • Artist led BSL Tour – Andy Warhol: Portrait of America

    Artist led BSL Tour – Andy Warhol: Portrait of America

    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.

    About the exhibition
    Andy Warhol (1928-1987) was a leading figure in American Pop art. This ARTIST ROOMS 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.

    If you have any questions or specific access requirements you would like us to know about in advance, please contact Rosie on rmay@localhost, or call 01908 676900.
    Please note that companion tickets are free of charge.

     

  • Relaxed: Moana 2 (PG)

    Relaxed: Moana 2 (PG)

    David G. Derrick Jr., Jason Hand and Dana Ledoux Miller, 2024

    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.

    Screening time

    Sunday 16 February, 10.30am

    About Relaxed Screenings

    Relaxed Screenings have sensory-friendly adjustments which aim to reduce over-stimulation and create a relaxed and welcoming environment for those who might need it.

    Relaxed Screenings particularly appeal to autistic, learning disabled and neurodivergent visitors, along with their friends, family, or support.

    Relaxed screenings include the following adjustments:

    • Tickets are limited to reduce the number of people in the cinema
    • Visitors are free to move around the space as needed
    • No trailers are shown
    • The hand dryers in the Sky Room toilets are switched off
    • Lighting is kept at a slightly higher level
    • Opening and closing slides to the film are played to support transition
  • Relaxed: Mufasa: The Lion King

    Relaxed: Mufasa: The Lion King

    Barry Jenkins, 2024

    118mins

    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.

    Screening time

    Saturday 19 January 10.30am

    About Relaxed Screenings

    Relaxed Screenings have sensory-friendly adjustments which aim to reduce over-stimulation and create a relaxed and welcoming environment for those who might need it.

    Relaxed Screenings particularly appeal to autistic, learning disabled and neurodivergent visitors, along with their friends, family, or support.

    Relaxed screenings include the following adjustments:

    • Tickets are limited to reduce the number of people in the cinema
    • Visitors are free to move around the space as needed
    • No trailers are shown
    • The hand dryers in the Sky Room toilets are switched off
    • Lighting is kept at a slightly higher level
    • Opening and closing slides to the film are played to support transition