Discover the masterplan for the new town of Milton Keynes, explore the six original goals and access the two volumes detailing the UK’s largest planned city.

From community efforts to wheelie bins, via red boxes and pink sacks, discover the surprisingly interesting and pioneering history of recycling in Milton Keynes via our new online exhibition

An online exhibition exploring the different types of housing in Milton Keynes before, during and after the new town development period.

An online exhibition featuring images from the Image Archive Collection, curated by volunteers and showcasing stories from the development of the new town.

Click here for a screen reader accessible version.

An introductory video to the archive collection of Andrew Mahaddie, urban designer with Milton Keynes Development Corporation in the 1970s.

Find out what the archives reveal about the story behind one of the most controversial buildings in Milton Keynes in this video covering the planning, design, construction and opening.

The Peace Pagoda at Willen Lake celebrated its 40th anniversary on 21st September 2020, we put together an online exhibition to mark the occasion

Our archivist reveals five facts about Milton Keynes that you might not know in this podcast for Buckinghamshire Archives’ 2020 Buckinghamshire History Festival.

Discover MK exhibition highlighting the interesting and significant architecture in MK. The panels are available online.