Barbican at 25 is available for free from the advance box office on level G
Commissioned by the Barbican to celebrate its 25th birthday, Barbican at 25 is a bold and provocative publication with contributions from key individuals in the industry

Edited by Emily Mann

Published by Newsdesk Communications Ltd
sample the book through the links below


Barbican at 25, explore the table of contents
Barbican Centre, a brief history
Henry Wrong CBE, director of the Barbican from 1970 to 1990, describes how a dream came true
Peter Aspden looks back on a decade of divisions, and the lessons that were learned
John Tusa explains how a troubled institution has been transformed
Graham Sheffield on how the barriers between the arts were broken down