Projects

Bucks Culture explores challenges and opportunities, while enabling partnership working – this often takes the form of research and development projects. Our R&D work is about exploring new ideas, testing approaches, and driving innovation across the cultural sector. We pilot projects that address real challenges, support sector development, and encourage creative risk-taking. We work with partners across culture, education, health, and more to co-design initiatives that build insight, spark innovation, and strengthen the sector as a whole.

Through this work, we help shape a more resilient, responsive, and connected cultural landscape in Buckinghamshire.

Current Projects

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Cultural Strategy

Buckinghamshire Culture leads the Buckinghamshire Cultural Strategy, we work with diverse partners to develop projects and programmes that will deliver the strategic aims. Visit our Cultural Strategy page for more information.

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Stories

Buckinghamshire Culture is entering the next phase in its ambition to galvanise the power of stories to create new cultural opportunities for local people and shine a light on the rich history and life of the county. For more information on how we are developing our programmes to share the power of stories click here.

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Celebrating our Paralympic Heritage

During 2022-2023 we delivered a multi-partner project celebrating our Paralympic heritage through a co-produced, multi-venue exhibition and a series of accessible events. Training and sharing took place and the project partners worked with disability charities and those with lived experience to develop an Access and Inclusion Manifesto. Find out more here.

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Open Weekend

Now in its third year this annual celebration of all things creative and cultural aims to bring our cultural sector together and showcase the range of creative activities taking place in Bucks. Open Weekend will be back in July 2024. Read more about Open Weekend here.

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Cultural Conference

Our biennial Conference will be back in 2026. This is a chance to hear from external speakers, network and convene discussions. See more about the 2024 conference here and the 2022 conference here.