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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
All Kaiju Attack! 70 Years of Japanese Monster Movies
Barbican announces Jaubi and Tara Lily
Barbican announces Theatre & Dance productions for autumn/winter 2024
ScreenTalks & Live Events – June 2024
EFG London Jazz Festival 2024: second wave of artists announced by the Barbican and Serious
Barbican Cinema July 2024
Barbican announces Gotts Street Park & Friends and Titanic supporting Efterklang
Ukrainian artists to perform Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in special concert at St Paul’s Cathedral
Jamz Supernova brings her Future Bounce label to the Barbican with global Dance music lineup
Outdoor Cinema 2024
Barbican announces Finn Beames & Company as this year's recipient of the Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award
Barbican announces Maria Schneider and Oslo Jazz Ensemble
Citra Sasmita: Into Eternal Land
Noah Davis
Barbican announces Visual Arts Exhibition Programme for early 2025
Sir William Russell elected to lead Barbican Centre Board
Barbican announces Caroline Rose with the London Contemporary Orchestra, plus support acts for Sona Jobarteh and James Vincent McMorrow
Barbican Cinema June 2024
Barbican to host World Design Congress 2025
EFG London Jazz Festival 2024: first wave of artists announced by the Barbican and Serious

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.

Contact us



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.