Event Descriptor: Families

  • 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.

  • Under the Apple Tree

    Under the Apple Tree

    Join us in MK Gallery’s Event Space for a unique storytelling and workshop event. Awaken the Green Man from his snooze to tell you a tale and craft your own juicy apple.

    Under the Apple Tree is a project exploring sculpture and storytelling. Developed by artist Alfred Beesley in collaboration with artists and facilitators from Blue Room, an inclusive arts project based at Bluecoat gallery in Liverpool.

    This event is inclusive for all and particularly suitable for children and young adults with learning disabilities, neurodivergence and sensory needs. A comfy breakout area will be provided, and the event will be supported by MK Gallery’s Inclusion team.

    Taking place

    •  1pm, older children, young adults and families
    •  2pm, children and families

    Ticket costs:

    £7 individual, plus companion (18yrs+)
    £10 family ticket

    Alfred Beesley is a Liverpool-based visual artist who creates sculptures exploring the life cycle of plants using papier-mâché, textiles and ceramics. Beesley often describes how he would like audiences to interact with his art, sharing magical scenarios that recall fairytales and folklore. He collaborates with acclaimed storyteller Gav Cross to bring to life his sculptural works for children and families through the legendary character of the ‘Green Man’.

  • The 4:30 Club: Mufasa: The Lion King

    The 4:30 Club: Mufasa: The Lion King

    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.

    Screening time

    Friday 21 March, 4.30pm
    Tuesday 25 March, 4.30pm

  • The 4:30 Club: Dog Man (U)

    The 4:30 Club: Dog Man (U)

    Peter Hastings

    89 mins

    A heroic half-dog, half-man police officer pursues a villainous cat in this animated adventure that includes moments of threat and slapstick.

    Screening
    Tuesday 01 April, 4.30pm

     

  • Relaxed: The Sloth Lane (U)

    Relaxed: The Sloth Lane (U)

    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. Discover the social story: The Sloth Lane – Relaxed Screening Social Story (6)

    Screening

    Sunday 16 March, 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. These 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

     

  • The 4:30 Club: The Sloth Lane (U)

    The 4:30 Club: The Sloth Lane (U)

    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.

    Screening
    Friday 14 March, 4.30pm

  • Dog Man (U)

    Dog Man (U)

    Peter Hastings

    89 mins

    A heroic half-dog, half-man police officer pursues a villainous cat in this animated adventure that includes moments of threat and slapstick.

    Screenings 

    Saturday 08 March, 10.30am
    Saturday 29 March, 10.30am

  • Toddle Tour: Andy Warhol – Portrait of America

    Toddle Tour: Andy Warhol – Portrait of America

    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 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.

  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (PG)

    Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (PG)

    Jeff Fowler, 2024

    110mins

    Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance.

    Screening times

    Saturday 25 January 2025, 10.30am
    Saturday 25 January 2025, 6pm
    Sunday 26 January, 10.30am

  • Milk & Baby: Nightbitch

    Milk & Baby: Nightbitch

    Marielle Heller, 2024

    98mins

    A woman pauses her career to be a stay-at-home mom, but soon her domesticity takes a surreal turn.

    Screening times

    Friday 3 January, 10.30am

    Milk & Baby screenings are for guardians and babies under the age of 1 years old. An adult must be accompanied by a baby to attend. Each ticket also comes with a free tea or filter coffee available from the café. Supported by Milk & Beans, Milton Keynes’ first and only Specialty Coffee Roasters.

  • Milk & Baby: Nickel Boys

    Milk & Baby: Nickel Boys

    RaMell Ross, 2024

    140 mins

    Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Colson Whitehead, Nickel Boys chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.

    Screening times

    Friday 31st January, 10.30am

    Milk & Baby screenings are for guardians and babies under the age of 1 years old. An adult must be accompanied by a baby to attend. Each ticket also comes with a free tea or filter coffee available from the café. Supported by Milk & Beans, Milton Keynes’ first and only Specialty Coffee Roasters.

  • Milk & Baby: Mufasa: The Lion King

    Milk & Baby: 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 times

    Friday 17 January, 10.30am

    Milk & Baby screenings are for guardians and babies under the age of 1 years old. An adult must be accompanied by a baby to attend. Each ticket also comes with a free tea or filter coffee available from the café. Supported by Milk & Beans, Milton Keynes’ first and only Specialty Coffee Roasters.