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Ibrahim Mahama’s stunning giant work adorning our building features Batakari – robes worn by Ghanaian royalty. Discover the history and significance of these precious garments.

Massively expanded for 2024, the celebration of the contribution of LGBTQI+ people in classical music will be a joyous and thought-provoking affair.

Children from schools local to us chat with Francis Alÿs and Rafael Ortega about art and games

We caught up with Justin Hurwitz to hear about the hard work behind Whiplash - In Concert

The best of bass music. 40-piece orchestra. Enormous light show. You’ve never been to a rave like this.

Georgina says she can’t wait to perform in major new summer blockbuster musical, Kiss Me, Kate. 

Cinema Curator Matthew Barrington offers his insight ahead of the María Barea film screenings and ScreenTalk with the director.

No pain, no gain in the pursuit of love

Our New Releases Curator Sonia Zadurian looks ahead to a film you must see on our big screen in May.

The Barbican Young Film Programmers, curators of this year's Chronic Youth Film Festival curated a playlist for NTS Radio with music inspired by this year’s programme.

Ballet Black dancer Ebony Thomas reflects on the company’s latest show, called Heroes.

From creating work lying in bed to choosing drawing as a medium, artist Soufiane Ababri’s practice is all-encompassing.

From turning adult performers into young children using balloon sleeves and bloomers, to dressing puppeteers as wind spirits inspired by bunraku kurogo (traditional all black costumes), Kimie Nakano's Olivier award-winning costume design for My Neighbour Totoro helps to bring the animated film to life on stage.