Discover MK
The Discover MK Showcase area is on the first floor at Central Library. It is the primary showcase for the archive, museum and heritage of Milton Keynes and the surrounding area. It has a regularly changing series of exhibitions throughout the year and more information can be found on the Discover MK website.
Nightlife MK - from September 2023
A nostalgic look back at some much-loved nightclubs and venues from the city centre’s past - if you lived it up at The Point, Zazoos, Austens, Ultra Vegas (and more) back in the day pop along and see if you can see yourselves in any of the photos!
This is another fantastic exhibition brought to you by Living Archive MK.
LOVE FREEDOM UKRAINE ART EXHIBITION at Central Library - 5 to 26 September 2023
From brutal war images to creative artwork, national pride and heritage, this exhibition features pieces by Ukrainian refugee artists and children in collaboration with British artists, displaying contemporary and traditional art forms and raising awareness of Ukraine’s everlasting commitment to the freedom of its people. This exhibition asserts Ukraine’s resilience in the most challenging times, through its ability to imagine, ponder and create.
This is the second exhibition of art on display as a collaboration between The Chernobyl Relief Foundation in the United Kingdom and the Ukraine Appeal organisation. Visit the Facebook pages of the Ukraine Appeal and Chernobyl Relief to find out more about the organisations.
The exhibition is also featured on the Ukrainian government site.
CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS:
Cathy Read
Elisha Enfield
John Cloake
Monika Lorincova
Debra Danu Matthews
Yvonne Elliott
Paul Beasley
Alan Carter
Joe Little
Mike Spike
Olena Haiduk
Martin Adams
Steve Urwin
Olha Boiko
Anastasiia Orlova
Oleh Stryzhevskyi
Ahneta Shashkova
Lyn Lennon
Anna Li
Jeremy Turner
GUEST ARTISTS:
- Galyna Rudyk
- Mariana Manaila
- Patrick Nickolson
- Tetyana Pereverzeva-Birch
JOIN ME: Our 2020 Events - Memorial Quilt at Stony Stratford Library
Visit Stony Stratford Library to see this lockdown memorial quilt on display. It’s a community quilt project by Thread Thread Wine to memorialise the events that we most missed in 2020, whether cancelled, lost or postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Soraya Tate, founder of Thread Thread Wine
At Christmas 2020 I decided to make a memorial quilt, dedicated to acknowledging the events and opportunities that we lost in 2020.
- I would create a quilt square about my own losses.
- I would invite others to do the same about their losses.
- I would join the pieces to make a quilt.
- I would display the quilt in December 2021 at an event for the makers.
This is the project so far; I hope you enjoy viewing it and reading about it. We have 42 submissions and the quilt is 3m long.
We have made some of the squares into cards for sale, to raise money for the mental health charity MIND.
If you would like to contribute your artwork to this project, please email Soraya or visit the Thread Thread Wine (TTW) Facebook page.
Read more about the background to this project, the inspiration and the artists who have contributed by visiting the Memorial quilt project page.