Milton Keynes City Council’s Look Again arts and heritage trail has been extended, with eight new information boards and more than 20 additional artwork plaques across the city centre. The latest additions are being unveiled in time for this year’s Heritage Open Days, running from 12–21 September.
First introduced in 2024, Look Again highlights Milton Keynes’ unique modern heritage, art, architecture and design while sharing stories of the people and places that shaped the city. Recognised worldwide as a model for new town planning, Milton Keynes is celebrated through this trail as a living archive of bold ideas.
The trail now spans across the city centre, from Station Square to Campbell Park. Each sign includes a QR code linking to www.lookagainmk.city where visitors can explore the history behind individual artwork, buildings, green spaces and the people who created them.
To mark the new phase of the trail, a programme of walks, talks and film events will take place throughout September, featuring contributions from All Flows organisers Pooleyville, local creatives and university students researching Milton Keynes’ design history. Later in the autumn, MK Lit Fest will host two author-inspired sound walks, with details to be published on the website.
Further event listings and booking information are available via the trail’s archive site: www.mkarchive.city.
Look Again has been developed by the city council, using funding from developers and in partnership with Buckinghamshire Archives, Milton Keynes City Discovery Centre and Living Archive Milton Keynes. The city council is encouraging trail users to share their feedback via the website to help shape the project’s future growth.
“We’ve got a unique story to tell here in Milton Keynes and Look Again is a brilliant way of helping people rediscover the city’s design, heritage and art. The new additions look really good and make the trail even more engaging. I encourage residents and visitors to take the opportunity to get involved and see the city from a new perspective.”