The year of celebrations for MK50, Milton Keynes’ 50th Anniversary, will kick off on January 10 in Middleton Hall.

The exhibition will detail the story of the city, from dinosaur bones to driverless cars; from Stone Age nomads to the digital generation; from farms, sleepy villages and Victorian railway towns to a vibrant regional economic and cultural powerhouse of 260,000 people.

Follow the information and data trail and learn how Milton Keynes was born and built. What was here before, what is here now and what is to come. See archive images, period videos and those famous TV adverts as well as a unique collection of original architectural models of iconic city landmarks.

Read the words and hear the voices of those who conceived and constructed Milton Keynes, the first residents and those who came after them. Leave your own stories and thoughts on the Memory Wall or be interviewed for posterity (Jan 12). Build a house, play on the MK50 Game Mat, enter the Quiz and win prizes.

Don’t miss the Aston Martin Vantage, Lutz Pathfinder self-driving pod, the Festive Road Triceratops, the stadiummk visitor’s book signed by Her Majesty The Queen (all tbc) and much more.

For more information, visit the MK50 website.