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Barbican announces 2027 visual arts programme: couture returns to the concrete with Characters of Fashion, alongside a line-up of cross-disciplinary, international artists activating the Barbican’s varied spaces
Barbican and Pre-Echo Press to publish new book celebrating the American artist Robert Ryman
Barbican opens Yuko Mohri's site-responsive commission for The Curve
Barbican announces further details of Robert Ryman: The Real Thing
Tickets on sale for Repercussions, a landmark cross-arts takeover led by Turner Prize-winning artist Lawrence Abu Hamdan
Delcy Morelos: origo
Barbican opens major international exhibition Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica
Barbican opens 2026 Immersive exhibition In Other Worlds by Liam Young
Barbican announces major exhibition on American painter Robert Ryman for Autumn 2026
Barbican announces its 2026 Immersive exhibition, the first UK solo exhibition by artist and director Liam Young
Barbican celebrates 20 years of commissioning artists for The Curve with exhibitions by Julia Phillips and Yuko Mohri for 2026
Beatriz González
Delcy Morelos to present major new outdoor commission at the Barbican
Barbican opens new Curve exhibition Lucy Raven: Rounds
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
Dirty Looks
Barbican announces major fashion exhibition 'Dirty Looks' and a new Curve commission by Lucy Raven
Barbican announces Feel the Sound – An Exhibition Experience on a Different Frequency
Barbican announces a series of new exhibitions in collaboration with Fondation Giacometti
Barbican announces weekend of free entry to landmark exhibition The Imaginary Institution of India: Art 1975-1998 as part of a Centre-wide celebration of Indian arts, music and culture