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Welcome to the Barbican’s press room, where you can contact our Communications team, read press releases and find out the latest news.

Latest press releases

Title Posted on
Barbican announces further details of new Curve exhibition Lucy Raven: Rounds
Barbican and Serious announce Keith Jarrett 80th anniversary celebration, fifty years since the iconic Köln Concert
Barbican announces Daniel Avery for special performance in November
Barbican announces Ustad Noor Bakhsh, Jaubi and Amrit Kaur showcase, plus Mammal Hands
EFG London Jazz Festival 2025: third wave of artists announced by the Barbican and Serious
Royal Shakespeare Company in London announce new Barbican Season for 2025/26
Barbican Cinema programme: August 2025
Barbican announces Take Five celebration for EFG London Jazz Festival, plus Dirty Three and new support acts
Barbican announces exhibitions for 2026: a major retrospective on Beatriz González, Julia Phillips’ commission for The Curve, and internationally touring group show Project a Black Planet
Barbican announces Play Make Do festival of fun for all the family this summer
Fragile Earth – major new environmental concert series launches at the Barbican this autumn
Today, the Barbican enters a new era as it shares its Artistic Vision for 2025-2030, brought to life in its Autumn 2025 Season
Barbican announces Trio Da Kali performance for October 2025
Barbican Centre and City of London Corporation seek ideas on future use of vacant exhibition halls
Dirty Looks
Barbican Cinema programme: July 2025
Barbican announces Lucinda Williams performance in February 2026
Hidden Figures: Stephanie Rothman
EFG London Jazz Festival 2025: second wave of artists announced by the Barbican and Serious
Barbican announces Le Trio Joubran’s Twenty Springs – a 20th anniversary celebration of oud mastery and cultural storytelling

General info

A limited number of press tickets are available to most Barbican events and exhibitions. Priority will be given to members of the press who are reviewing for major publications or broadcast and are available at the discretion of the Press Office or the external promoter, where applicable.

To request a press ticket or entry to an art, theatre, dance, music or cinema event, please contact our Press Office.

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Our working hours are Monday–Friday 10am–6pm

Please do get in touch with any questions – we look forward to hearing from you.

For general enquiries, please email [email protected] or call 0207 382 2389. Contact details for specific artform press teams at the Barbican can also be found below.