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This free installation invites visitors to orient themselves in the buildings and their complex, fascinating histories in an exciting new display at the heart of the Barbican’s Foyers.
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Tsunagu/Connect: The Exhibition
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Discover this free foyer exhibition informed by over 30 interviews with Japanese women who moved to the UK since 1945. Get an insider's view of what life was like for these fearless pioneers.
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Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
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Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.
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Art & designTours & public spaces
The Conservatory x Ranjani Shettar
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Our Conservatory hosts a spectacular new site-specific commission by Indian sculptor Ranjani Shettar.
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Art & designTours & public spaces
Explore: Cloud songs on the horizon
Free
A day of workshops and activities celebrating Ranjani Shettar’s artworks in the Conservatory.
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Art & designTours & public spaces
Unravel Curator Tour with Wells Fray-Smith
Join Wells Fray-Smith, co-curator of Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art, as she leads a tour of the exhibition.
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Art & designTours & public spaces
Unravel Curator Tour with Diego Chocano
Join Diego Chocano, Assistant Curator of Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art, as he leads a tour of the exhibition.
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Art & designCinemaTours & public spaces
Unravel: BSL Tour with John Wilson
A British Sign Language tour of Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art, exclusively for D/deaf and hard of hearing visitors, highlighting key artworks.
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Art & designTours & public spaces
Ibrahim Mahama: Purple Hibiscus
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A new artwork by Ibrahim Mahamatransforms our Lakeside Terrace, enveloping the building’s iconic concrete walls with approximately 2000 square metres of bespoke woven cloth.
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Art & designTalks & eventsTours & public spaces
Weaving Workshop with Christabel Balfour
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Weave your way through our Brutalist architecture and get inspired as you learn the techniques of hand-weaving in Christabel Balfour's weaving workshops.
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Art & designTours & public spaces
Unravel: Audio Described Tour with Lisa Squirrel
Explore works from Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art. Suitable for blind and partially sighted visitors to the gallery, led by Lisa Squirrel who will describe key works on display.