Look Again trail celebrates new additions

Milton Keynes City Council’s Look Again arts and heritage trail has expanded, with eight new information boards and over 20 additional artwork plaques installed across the city centre. The latest features are being launched to coincide with this year’s Heritage Open Days, running from 12–21 September.

First introduced in 2024, Look Again shines a light on Milton Keynes’ distinctive modern heritage, art, architecture and design, while telling the stories of the people and places that shaped the city. Globally recognised as a model of new town planning, Milton Keynes is presented through the trail as a living archive of bold ideas.

The route now stretches from Station Square through to Campbell Park, with each sign featuring a QR code linking to www.lookagainmk.city. Here, visitors can explore the history behind individual artworks, buildings, green spaces and the people who created them.

To celebrate the latest phase of the trail, a programme of walks, talks and film screenings will take place throughout September, featuring contributions from All Flows organiser's Pooleyville, local creatives and university students researching the city’s design history. Later in the autumn, MK Lit Fest will host two author-inspired sound walks, with details to be shared on the website.

Further event listings and booking information are available at www.mkarchive.city.

Look Again has been developed by Milton Keynes City Council, funded by developers and delivered in partnership with Buckinghamshire Archives, Milton Keynes City Discovery Centre and Living Archive Milton Keynes. The council is inviting users to share feedback via the website to help guide the trail’s future development.

“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.”
– Cabinet Member for Planning and Placemaking, Cllr Shanika Mahendran