Read, Watch & Listen

Be captivated by Benjamin Britten's striking church parable Curlew River. 

A spirit of hopefulness characterises the third edition of Transpose at the Barbican, as trans voices come together to look to the future.

See one of London’s busiest streets in a different light. And sound.

We caught up with Japanese architect Ryue Nishizawa (SANAA) to discuss one of the best-known projects of SANAA, the Moriyama House, now recreated inside our Gallery as part of The Japanese House exhibition.

Celebrating London History Day today, watch a short documentary celebrating the construction and early life of the Barbican Centre. 

The true story of National Geographic photographer Loren McIntyre lost in a remote area of Brazil in 1969, told through binaural audio by Simon McBurney.

Two commissions taking pilgrimage into rural Britain in search of its musical identity, celebrating the communal experience of gathering together under open skies.

Cheek by Jowl’s full production of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure is now available to stream online until Monday 25 May

Don't miss out on your theatre trip: catch this gripping dramatisation of a 1612 rape trial by theatre company Breach. 

What does it mean to be a man?

Photographer and filmmaker Campbell Addy talks to us about gender, growing up as a Jehovah's witness, and coming out in this playful, pastel-hued short film produced in collaboration with NOWNESS as part of our exhibition, Masculinities: Liberation through Photography

What does masculinity mean?

Creator, maker and storyteller Ivan Michael Blackstock talks to us about masculinity and embracing his feminine side in this playful, pastel-hued short film produced in collaboration with NOWNESS as part of our photography exhibition, Masculinities: Liberation through Photography

What does it mean to be a man? 

Designer and stylist Harris Reed talks to us about gender and toxic masculinity in this playful, pastel-hued short film produced in collaboration with NOWNESS as part of our exhibition, Masculinities: Liberation through Photography