MK Gallery

MK Gallery
Established1999; 27 years ago (1999)
Location900 Midsummer Boulevard, Central Milton Keynes, MK9 3PX
Coordinates52°02′42″N 0°44′56″W / 52.045°N 0.749°W / 52.045; -0.749
TypeArt gallery and cinema
Architects
  • Blonski-Heard
  • 6a
OwnerMilton Keynes City Council
Public transit access
Milton Keynes Central railway station, "Theatre District" stop on most bus routes.
Websitemkgallery.org

MK Gallery (also 'Milton Keynes Gallery' or 'MK G') is the municipal art gallery of Milton Keynes, a city in Buckinghamshire about 50 miles (80 km) northwest of London. The gallery was extended and remodelled in 2018/19 and includes an art-house cinema. It does not have a permanent collection.

History

The gallery was founded in 1999 under the management of the Milton Keynes Theatre and Gallery Company.

The Gallery partially closed from 2015 to 2019 for a substantial expansion and renovation. The building now has five exhibition galleries, an auditorium/cinema and a studio.

Exhibitions

The more notable exhibitions presented by the gallery include:

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Current and former directors

Cinema

The top floor of the gallery has a multi-purpose auditorium overlooking Campbell Park. In its cinema configuration, the auditorium shows international films curated by Curzon Cinemas, as well as live-streamed National Theatre and Royal Opera House performances.

References

  1. ↑ Golding, Alison (28 October 1999). "three act drama". Architects' Journal.
  2. 1 2 3 Williams, Fran (11 March 2019). "MK Gallery by 6a architects to open doors this weekend". Architects'Journal. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "MKG - Milton Keynes Gallery". clutch.open.ac.uk.
  4. 1 2 "About". MK Gallery. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "Milton Keynes Gallery". Destination MK. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  6. ↑ Brown, Paige (1 March 2019). "New cinema set to open in Milton Keynes this month". Milton Keynes Citizen. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  7. ↑ "New art gallery built by B&K in Milton Keynes opens to public".
  8. ↑ "Reopened £12m MK Gallery captures 'spirit' of new town". BBC News. 16 March 2019.
  9. ↑ "Exhibitions". MK Gallery. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  10. ↑ Feigel, Lara (14 October 2021). "The life less ordinary of artist Laura Knight". The Guardian.
  11. ↑ O’Hagan, Sean (4 February 2024). "'An enigma, an artist who walked to his own beat': the everyday sublime of photographer Saul Leiter". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  12. ↑ Buchan, Kit (5 October 2024). "'A great work of feminist art': how the Bloomsbury group's Famous Women Dinner Service got a place at the table". The Observer. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  13. ↑ Sooke, Alastair (13 March 2025). "Andy Warhol: Portrait of America: A lucid primer to a brilliant artist". Daily Telegraph.
  14. ↑ (News desk) (3 January 2026). "Ten Out of London Art Exhibitions 2026 Not To Miss". Artlyst.
  15. ↑ Brown, Mark (25 September 2012). "Michael Stanley, rising star in art firmament, dies aged 37". The Guardian.
  16. ↑ "Cinema". MK Gallery. Retrieved 22 April 2024.