Editing Milton Keynes (section)

===Arts, cinema, theatre and museums===
The municipal public art gallery, [[MK Gallery]], presents exhibitions of international contemporary art.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.destinationmiltonkeynes.co.uk/Culture-in-MK/Cultural-Places/MK-Gallery|title=Milton Keynes Gallery|publisher=Destination MK|access-date=8 February 2019|archive-date=16 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216035432/http://www.destinationmiltonkeynes.co.uk/Culture-in-MK/Cultural-Places/MK-Gallery|url-status=live}}</ref> The gallery was extended and remodelled in 2018/19 and includes an [[art-house]] cinema.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.destinationmiltonkeynes.co.uk/What-to-do/Entertainment/Cinema-in-Milton-Keynes | title= Cinema in Milton Keynes | publisher= Destination Milton Keynes | access-date= 11 March 2019 | archive-date= 5 April 2019 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190405160450/http://www.destinationmiltonkeynes.co.uk/What-to-do/Entertainment/Cinema-in-Milton-Keynes | url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/buildings/mk-gallery-by-6a-architects-to-open-doors-this-weekend/10040683.article | title=MK Gallery by 6a architects to open doors this weekend | date=11 March 2019 | work=The Architects' Journal | first=Fran | last=Williams | access-date=11 March 2019 | archive-date=3 June 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603135335/https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/buildings/mk-gallery-by-6a-architects-to-open-doors-this-weekend/10040683.article | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=curzon>{{cite news | url=https://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/our-region/milton-keynes/new-cinema-set-to-open-in-milton-keynes-this-month-1-8830087 | title=New cinema set to open in Milton Keynes this month | date=1 March 2019 | work=Milton Keynes Citizen | first=Paige | last=Brown | access-date=11 March 2019 | archive-date=1 March 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301151138/https://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/our-region/milton-keynes/new-cinema-set-to-open-in-milton-keynes-this-month-1-8830087 | url-status=live }}</ref> Elsewhere in the city, there are  two [[multiplex cinema]]s; one in [[Central Milton Keynes|CMK]] and one in [[Denbigh, Milton Keynes|Denbigh]].

In 1999, the adjacent 1,400-seat [[Milton Keynes Theatre]] opened.<ref name=ajbuild>{{cite web |url=https://www.ajbuildingslibrary.co.uk/projects/display/id/2833 |title=Milton Keynes Theatre & Art Gallery Complex |publisher=[[Architects' Journal]] Building Library |date=1999 |access-date=8 February 2019 |archive-date=9 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124510/https://www.ajbuildingslibrary.co.uk/projects/display/id/2833 |url-status=live }} Includes photographs, drawings and working details.</ref> The theatre has an unusual feature: the ceiling can be lowered closing off the third tier (gallery) to create a more intimate space for smaller-scale productions.<ref name=ajbuild /><ref>{{cite book |last=Barron |first=Michael |title=Auditorium Acoustics and Architectural Design |publisher=Spon Press |date=28 September 2009 |isbn=9780419245100}}</ref> There is a further professional performance space in [[Stantonbury]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.destinationmiltonkeynes.co.uk/Culture-in-MK/Cultural-Places/Stantonbury-Theatre |title=Stantonbury Theatre |publisher=Destination MK |access-date=8 February 2019 |archive-date=9 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124228/http://www.destinationmiltonkeynes.co.uk/Culture-in-MK/Cultural-Places/Stantonbury-Theatre |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:ConcreteCows.jpg|thumb|Liz Leyh's iconic ''[[Concrete Cows]]'']]

There are three museums: the [[Bletchley Park]] complex, which houses the museum of wartime cryptography;<ref name=dmk-bpa>{{cite web |url=http://www.destinationmiltonkeynes.co.uk/Culture-in-MK/Cultural-Places/Bletchley-Park |title=Bletchley Park |publisher=Destination MK |access-date=8 February 2019 |archive-date=9 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209123816/http://www.destinationmiltonkeynes.co.uk/Culture-in-MK/Cultural-Places/Bletchley-Park |url-status=live }}</ref> the [[National Museum of Computing]] (adjacent to Bletchley Park, with a separate entrance), which includes a working replica of the [[Colossus computer]];<ref name=dmk-nmc>{{cite web |url=http://www.destinationmiltonkeynes.co.uk/Culture-in-MK/Cultural-Places/National-Museum-of-Computing |title=National Museum of Computing |publisher=Destination MK |access-date=8 February 2019 |archive-date=6 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190206194326/http://www.destinationmiltonkeynes.co.uk/Culture-in-MK/Cultural-Places/National-Museum-of-Computing |url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[Milton Keynes Museum]], which includes the Stacey Hill Collection of rural life that existed before the foundation of MK, the [[British Telecom]] collection, and the original [[Concrete Cows]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.destinationmiltonkeynes.co.uk/Culture-in-MK/Cultural-Places/MK-Museum|title=MK Museum|publisher=Destination MK|access-date=8 February 2019|archive-date=9 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209180101/http://www.destinationmiltonkeynes.co.uk/Culture-in-MK/Cultural-Places/MK-Museum|url-status=live}}</ref> 
Other numerous public sculptures in Milton Keynes include work by [[Elisabeth Frink]], [[Philip Jackson (sculptor)|Philip Jackson]], [[Nicolas Moreton]] and [[Ronald Rae]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/leisure-tourism-and-culture/arts-and-heritage/trails-guides-and-walks |title=Trails, Guides, Walks & Maps: Arts & Cultural Venues Map |publisher=Milton Keynes Council |access-date=9 August 2017 |archive-date=9 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809171230/https://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/leisure-tourism-and-culture/arts-and-heritage/trails-guides-and-walks |url-status=live }}</ref>

Milton Keynes Arts Centre offers a year-round exhibition programme, family workshops and courses. The centre is based in some of [[Linford Manor]]'s historical exterior buildings, barns, [[almshouse]]s and [[pavilion]]s.<ref name=mkac>{{cite web|url=http://www.destinationmiltonkeynes.co.uk/Culture-in-MK/Cultural-Places/Milton-Keynes-Arts-Centre|title=Milton Keynes Arts Centre|publisher=Destination MK|access-date=8 February 2019|archive-date=9 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124357/http://www.destinationmiltonkeynes.co.uk/Culture-in-MK/Cultural-Places/Milton-Keynes-Arts-Centre|url-status=live}}</ref> The Westbury Arts Centre in [[Shenley Church End|Shenley Wood]] is based in a 16th-century grade II listed farmhouse building. Westbury Arts has been providing spaces and studios for professional artists since 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.destinationmiltonkeynes.co.uk/Culture-in-MK/Cultural-Places/Westbury-Arts-Centre|title=Westbury Arts Centre|publisher=Destination MK|access-date=8 February 2019|archive-date=9 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209123914/http://www.destinationmiltonkeynes.co.uk/Culture-in-MK/Cultural-Places/Westbury-Arts-Centre|url-status=live}}</ref>