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Summer family fun

Get ready for fun-filled adventures this summer - join us for a fantastic range of hands-on creative courses, brilliant shows and captivating screenings for all the family.
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Sari Summer Season

Join us for a brilliant season of colourful fun-filled events inspired by The Offbeat Sari exhibition. You can also enjoy our special Indian-inspired food, drinks and special events including collabs with our friends at Dishoom, Zindiya and Indian Brewery.
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Three people are using a pottery wheel to mould pots

Creative Courses

Turn inspiration into action and develop a new creative passion at MAC, with over 150 options to choose from.
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Woman with brunette bob and earing white top and trousers. She is leaning forward with her hand out. On the right is the back of a boy's head. The screen in the background has a yellow box on it with the word 'touch screen'.

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MAC's building with their open-plan terrace in the sunshine. Trees frame the photo.

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Upcoming events

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  1. Woman on the left with baby on her lap. Man in the middle is knelt down playing the guitar. A baby is starting to crawl towards him. Woman on the right hold up a big yellow umbrella and sings. She has a yellow bow in her hair.

    Babies Adventures in Music (BAM) 2025

    Family
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  2. Three people with a cello, violin and saxophone

    MAC's Vintage Jazz Jam

    Free
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  3. A man in a blue jacket and black eye mask is karate chopping the air, against a whimsical forest background

    OddSocks: A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Family
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Cinema highlights

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  1. A man and a woman both in late middle age (Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs) sit next to each other on a grassy hill. They are both wearing shorts and outdoor clothing, and there is a large rucksack - complete with rolled up sleeping bags - next to both of them.

    The Salt Path

    Cinema
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  2. An Indian policewoman in her thirties stands in front of a crowd of citizens, whilst male police officers try and hold the crowd back.

    Santosh

    Cinema
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  3. A bearded Taiwanese man wearing white ear phones hugs a younger Taiwanese man, who clutches him around his neck. The older man looks to the right of the picture, sunlight glowing on his face.

    Mongrel

    Cinema
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Creative courses

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  1. A range of colourful fabrics in a pile

    World of Quilts: India Kantha (ASC113)

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  2. A persons hands is guiding yellow fabric through a white sewing machine

    Sew a Summer Dress (ASC905)

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  3. Someone is laying ceramic tiles in a wooden space surrounding a mirror

    Inspired by India: Mosaic Mirrors (ASC121)

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