Culture And Memory

Saving our 'New City Collection' and reframing it's future with local communities

We will: better conserve and illuminate the heritage of Milton Keynes University Hospital, it’s staff, patients and local communities, through it's art collection; create open, accessible and future-proofed digital resources, develop accessible interpretation, and engagement programmes that outreach into communities adjacent to the hospital (particularly areas of deprivation) and engages the staff, patients, and visitors on the hospital site; identify, repair, and conserve at-risk artworks including sculptures; improve storage conditions including environmental monitoring; engage with diverse staff groups to curate the collection through an intersectional and environmental lens, so the heritage feels relevant to new audiences; partner with Living Archive MK to archive the story of the development of the collection including an online "memory vault"; measure the impact of art in hospitals through comprehensive programme evaluation, and develop a collection sustainability plan promoting understanding and conservation of the heritage in the long term.