MK Gallery

MK Gallery
900 Midsummer Boulevard
Central Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK9 3QA
England

Website

www.mkgallery.org

E-mail

Press Dept

info@mkgallery.org

Telephone

01908 676 900

Recorded information

01908 558305

Fax

01908 558 308

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Milton Keynes Gallery opened in October 1999 - the first new -built public art Gallery in England in over 20 years. Since then it has quickly established itself within the city and beyond as an important addition to the British contemporary art scene.
Visitors to MK Gallery experience a rapidly changing programme of free exhibitons, on average 5 - 6 a year in a wide variety of media. By developing innovative and influential exhibitons MK Gallery aims to make contempoary art accessible for all.

Venue Type:

Gallery

Opening hours

Tues - Fri 12.00 - 20.00
Sat 11.00 - 20.00
Sun 11.00 - 17.00

Closed: Mondays and during exhibition changeover

Admission charges

Admission free

General services and facilities

Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Guided tours
Information point provided
Pre-booking service for groups
Shop

Children and families

Events and resources for children and families
Baby changing facilities

Disability access

Large print information and/or interpretation
Toilets for disabled
Wheelchair access to all public areas

Schools services and facilities

Member of staff available with responsibility for education
Primary school education service available
Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
Secondary school education service available
Education facilities available

Research and adult learning

Academic publications and resources available
Adult lectures and courses held
Library

Commercial and hire services

Facilities for private functions and events

MK Gallery
900 Midsummer Boulevard
Central Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK9 3QA
England

Website

www.mkgallery.org

E-mail

Press Dept

info@mkgallery.org

Telephone

01908 676 900

Recorded information

01908 558305

Fax

01908 558 308

No permanent collection

Collection details

Fine Art

Key artists and exhibits

MK G presents thematic, group and solo shows. The inaugural exhibitons 'The Rudimentary Pictures' by Gilbert & George attracted nearly 23,000 visitors. Other past exhibitors include:
Tony Bevan
Patrick Caulfield
Phil Collins
Abigail Lane
Langlands & Bell
Colin Lowe & Roddy Thompson, Sarah Lucas,
Michael Craig-Martin
Paul Seawright
Will Alsop & Bruce Mclean
Tim Noble & Sue Webster

Collections services

General guide to collections available
Public access available to collections information
Specialist publications on collections available

MK Gallery
900 Midsummer Boulevard
Central Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK9 3QA
England

Website

www.mkgallery.org

E-mail

Press Dept

info@mkgallery.org

Telephone

01908 676 900

Recorded information

01908 558305

Fax

01908 558 308

Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.

Daria Martin: Sensorium Tests

20 January — 8 April 2012 *on now

Daria Martin's first survey, solo exhibition in a UK public gallery presents a selection of short 16mm films made over the last 10 years, including the premier of an ambitious new work, Sensorium Tests. Throughout this period, Martin has pursued a sustained enquiry into numerous pressing issues relating to film, art and culture, including enchantment, voyeurs and artificial intelligence.

The exhibition includes the following films: Closeup Gallery (2003), in which a magician and his assistant engage in a strange game where cards dance, as if dramatising an inner world; Soft Materials (2004) where intimate relationships between man and machine are nurtured in an artificial intelligence laboratory; Harpstrings and Lava (2007) a dark narrative that animates dream images through clashing textures and structures; and the new film Sensorium Tests (2012), which revolves around a recently recognised neurological condition called 'mirror-touch synaesthesia'.

Suitable for

14-15
16-17
18+

Website

http://www.mkgallery.org/exhibitions/daria_martin

MK Gallery
900 Midsummer Boulevard
Central Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK9 3QA
England

Website

www.mkgallery.org

E-mail

Press Dept

info@mkgallery.org

Telephone

01908 676 900

Recorded information

01908 558305

Fax

01908 558 308

Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.

Face to face resources

School and College visits

http://www.mk-g.org

Group visits can be arranged for any age, but must be pre-booked. Introductory talks are free, and gallery activities can be arranged at a moderate cost.

How to obtain

To pre-book call 01908 558305.

The Art Trolley

http://www.mk-g.org/index.php?id=64

Available every Saturday between 11.00 and 13.00, children aged 4-12 have the opportunity to try a variety of art activities relating to the current exhibition.

How to obtain

Free, no need to pre-book

Resources

In Conversation

http://www.mk-g.org

For each exhibition Milton Keynes Gallery arranges a talk, given by an artist or artists, a curator, a journalist or writer or other professional able to give a unique insight into the exhibition. These take place on a weekday evening from 19.00 at the gallery. For further information please call 01908 676900 during gallery opening hours.

How to obtain

Booking essential on 01908 676900 during gallery opening hours. Free.

Live Guides

http://www.mk-g.org

Live Guides are available every Saturday from 10am-12noon & 2-4pm during the exhibition. A guide trained in audio description can be arranged with two weeks notice. Please call 01908 676 900 to book.