Culture Mile is the City of London’s new cultural district, stretching from Farringdon to Moorgate. Led by the City of London Corporation, with the Barbican, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London Symphony Orchestra and Museum of London, the five partners are together creating a vibrant, creative area in the north-west corner of the Square Mile.
Alongside animating the whole district with imaginative collaborations and events, delivering major enhancements to the streets and improving wayfinding, Culture Mile works with organisations from across the City to build a world-class hub of creativity, innovation and learning that delivers economic growth and social mobility for London.
The City of London Corporation, together with the Barbican, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London Symphony Orchestra and Museum of London, announced plans for a major destination for culture and creativity in the Square Mile in July 2017
Imagine - a community-led responsive season of programmes, initiatives and events that will transform where we live and work
Connect - the network of organisation being developed by Culture Mile
Grow - developing Culture Mile as a global hub of creativity, innovation and learning that delivers economic growth and social mobility for London.
Culture Mile projects
Moor Lane Community Garden
The Moor Lane Community Garden is a new temporary installation that aims to increase the provision of green space in Moor Lane. See +Moor Lane Community Garden
'a portrait of you in a garden, now' - Moor Lane Community Garden poetry commission. March 2021.
Imagine Fund
Imagine Fund by Culture Mile offered ten micro-grants supporting local people to develop ideas for the area which will help create a better future.
We wanted to support our community to create projects that benefited the area and the lives of the people in it. We offered ten micro-grants supporting local people to develop new ideas – creative, cultural or community. Open to all and any projects – plant projects, workspace, food events, creative workshops, arts projects, local radio – we received a variety of applications from people wanting to brighten up their community and collaborate with friends & neighbours.
Culture Mile explorers offers three exploration routes round Culture Mile:“Answer questions and complete challenges to win points and collect badges. And keep an eye out for interesting things along the way! Tap the‘Eye’ symbol to note what you see.”
Look and Feel strategy
The key recommendations include the essential improvement of Beech Street, new public space around the new Museum of London at West Smithfield, making Moor Lane an urban oasis where visitors can pause and relax and the proposed Centre for Music. More at +Look and Feel
Launch of the Culture Mile
Culture Mile reports
Culture Mile now
Culture Mile projects
Imagine Fund
Culture Mile explorers
Look and Feel strategy