Living Archive MK

Pioneers of documentary arts in Milton Keynes since the 1970s, Living Archive MK’s creative placemaking projects record, preserve and celebrate the unique history and heritage of Milton Keynes. 

Conceived as an antidote to the assertion that ‘new towns have no history’, and nurtured by the belief that ‘everybody has a story to tell’, our work collects and celebrates the stories of residents’ lives, building a sense of place and using old memories to create new ones and bring communities together. 

Using local lives, reminiscence and events as a starting point, LAMK has created the most powerful expression of Milton Keynes’ social history through documentary filmmaking, large-scale musical documentary plays, books, photographic exhibitions, radio documentaries, hundreds of digital stories and so much more. 

Our YouTube channel will give you a taste of what we do, but for a more in-depth picture of our projects and ever-growing community archive, head on over to our website.