Read, Watch & Listen

Director Matt Dempsey presents a beautiful and poignant film in response to the knife violence epidemic that has been crippling London.

In our latest session, Timo-Veikko Valve, principal cello at the Australian Chamber Orchestra, performs JS Bach's Sarabande from Suite No.4 for Unaccompanied Cello BWV1010 in E-flat Major at Milton Court.

Inspiring some of his most passionate work, we look at the relationship between French sculptor Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel and her role in shaping his legacy and announced a new kind of creative exchange within an artistic relationship. 

The latest in our Subject to Change poetry series, Young Poet Gabriel Jones presents 'We're chatting in the kitchen about our brains'.

As we explore The Art of Change, we asked you to share the art that changed your life - here is what you said...

The latest in the Subject to Change poetry series, Young Poet Corey Peterson presents his poem 'White House Banter'. 

We asked the cast and creative team behind Redefining Juliet which figures from theatre, film or history they would like to reimagine.

Director Kate Cox pays a visit to The Gunton Arms to meet art collector Ivor Braka to discuss censorship and collecting and displaying controversial artworks. 

On 1 September 2018, the Barbican welcomed over 200 Girl Guides and their group leaders from across London and the South East to take part in a special event, Girls Can Do and Will.

Arwa Haider looks back on the late composer’s life and work, exploring the legacy of an incredible talent.

We discover more about the artists in our 'Modern Couples' exhibition - artists Sophie Taeuber-Arp and Jean Arp and their creative relationship that lasted almost three decades..

Curator Jane Alison and Katy Hessel (from The Great Women Artists) discuss some of creative and romantic couples featured in our exhibition 'Modern Couples: Art, Intimacy and the Avant-garde'.