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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 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
ScreenTalks & Live Events – April & May 2024
Barbican announces Philip Glass Ensemble – Early Works: 1973-1984, plus support for Beth Gibbons
Barbican announces its classical music season for autumn/winter 2024-25
Queer 80s: Cinema on the Brink of Global Change
Barbican announces Mica Levi & Ailie Ormston, Margareth Menezes & Ilê Aiyê, plus Billie Marten & Her Ensemble
Barbican Cinema May 2024
Christine and the Queens, Nabihah Iqbal, Cate Le Bon and more announced for Arthur Russell celebration line-up
Barbican announces OrchestRAVE celebrating UKF's 15th anniversary, and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Desert Slide
Barbican announces first major survey of pioneering Indian art charting the country’s transformations between 1975-1998
Film Music: From screen to stage – a season of film music, live concert screenings and documentary
The Devil Finds Work: James Baldwin Through Film
Barbican announces Lloyd Cole performance with full band for January 2025
Barbican announces Lee Gamble and Marina Herlop double bill
A statement from the Barbican in relation to the London Review of Books Winter Series

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.