This spring, the Barbican Music Library hosts Black Sound London, a groundbreaking exhibition that demonstrates the outsized impact British Black music has had on the world stage.
Event
Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.
Event
Encounters: Giacometti x Huma Bhabha
Within a new, intimate gallery in the Barbican, contemporary artist Huma Bhabha's monumental sculptures forge new dialogues with works by 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti.
Event
Cinema
Parthenope
A sweeping romantic tale from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino, starring Celeste Dalla Porta and Gary Oldman.
Event
Cinema
A New Kind of Wilderness + Recorded Q&A
This Sundance-selected documentary follows the Payne family, living wild and free in Norway, until tragedy strikes and they must revaluate their way of life.
Event
Cinema
Motel Destino
Karim Aïnouz's latest film of crime, lust, desire, danger and betrayal, set in a seedy motel in Brazil.
Event
Cinema
Good One
India Donaldson's piercingly insightful debut tells the story of 17-year-old Sam on a three-day road trip with her Dad and his oldest friend.
Event
Library
Black Sound: The Story of British Black Music
Free
This spring, the Barbican Music Library hosts Black Sound London, a groundbreaking exhibition that demonstrates the outsized impact British Black music has had on the world stage.
Event
Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.
Event
Encounters: Giacometti x Huma Bhabha
Within a new, intimate gallery in the Barbican, contemporary artist Huma Bhabha's monumental sculptures forge new dialogues with works by 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti.
Event
Cinema
A New Kind of Wilderness + Recorded Q&A
This Sundance-selected documentary follows the Payne family, living wild and free in Norway, until tragedy strikes and they must revaluate their way of life.
Event
Cinema
Motel Destino
Karim Aïnouz's latest film of crime, lust, desire, danger and betrayal, set in a seedy motel in Brazil.
Event
Cinema
Good One
India Donaldson's piercingly insightful debut tells the story of 17-year-old Sam on a three-day road trip with her Dad and his oldest friend.
Event
Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/ Half Six Fix – Berlioz
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert. Introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.
Hector BerliozSymphonie fantastique
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappanoconductor & presenter
Event
Art & designTalks & events
Architecture on Stage: Graham Stevens
Artist and architectural designer Graham Stevens presents his pioneering work in the development of pneumatic structures.
Event
Contemporary music
Guildhall Jazz Voices
Join us for a celebratory showcase of the talents of Guildhall Jazz department's sensational vocal groups.
Event
Cinema
The Wedding Banquet
Andrew Ahn's heartfelt and hilarious reimagining of Ang Lee’s classic 1993 film delves into new queer family dynamics, and the challenges posed by cultural traditions.
Event
Cinema
Parthenope
A sweeping romantic tale from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino, starring Celeste Dalla Porta and Gary Oldman.
Event
Cinema
E.1027 Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea
A drama-documentary about the extraordinary Irish architect and designer Eileen Gray, in a film that redefines modernist landscapes through through her eyes.
Event
Library
Black Sound: The Story of British Black Music
Free
This spring, the Barbican Music Library hosts Black Sound London, a groundbreaking exhibition that demonstrates the outsized impact British Black music has had on the world stage.
Event
Contemporary musicImmersive
Feel the Sound
Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time.
Event
Contemporary musicImmersiveTheatre & dance
In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats
It's 1989 and finding the party is the only thing that matters.
Event
Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.
Event
Encounters: Giacometti x Huma Bhabha
Within a new, intimate gallery in the Barbican, contemporary artist Huma Bhabha's monumental sculptures forge new dialogues with works by 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti.
Event
Cinema
Parthenope
A sweeping romantic tale from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino, starring Celeste Dalla Porta and Gary Oldman.
Event
Cinema
The Wedding Banquet
Andrew Ahn's heartfelt and hilarious reimagining of Ang Lee’s classic 1993 film delves into new queer family dynamics, and the challenges posed by cultural traditions.
Event
Cinema
Motel Destino
Karim Aïnouz's latest film of crime, lust, desire, danger and betrayal, set in a seedy motel in Brazil.
Event
Cinema
Good One
India Donaldson's piercingly insightful debut tells the story of 17-year-old Sam on a three-day road trip with her Dad and his oldest friend.
Event
Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano
Dreams and fantasies from enigmatic Szymanowski to Berlioz’s most rock’n’roll work, the Symphonie fantastique.
Hector BerliozOverture: Le corsaire
Karol Szymanowski Violin Concerto No 1
Hector BerliozSymphonie fantastique
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappanoconductor
Lisa Batiashviliviolin
Event
Cinema
Fashion in Film Festival: Artist Films - Colonial Threads
Three contemporary artist films explore how textiles and dress are directly implicated in histories of land, colonialism, migration and trade.
