Read, Watch & Listen

What does it mean to be real online? We invited two Young Barbican artists to bring together a group to explore this question in an online multidisciplinary project.

A multidisciplinary group of Barbican Young Creatives produce new, artistic work that explores the uncertain times we're living in.

In 2019, we invited a collective of multidisciplinary artists to explore what it means to be human as part of Life Rewired. Design Yourself collective member, Tice Cin looks back at the project. 

See the Barbican through the eyes of musician Erland Cooper and artist Alex Kozobolis.

Photographer and activist Sunil Gupta tells us how he captured the diametrically opposed experiences of gay culture, in New York and Delhi.

Students from east London team up with music producer Semothy Jones, musician Bellatrix and composer Omar Shahryar to professionally write and record their own songs.

We speak to some of the Headway East London team to hear more about their work supporting people affected by brain injury and how Barbican Guildhall Creative Learning has been collaborating with them so far.

The debut performance of the National Open Youth Orchestra is the first move in changing what an orchestra can look and sound like, says Musical Director Doug Bott.

Each week we share a comic from Annie from our Archive team, inspired by an object or story from the Barbican archive.

Curator Lotte Johnson speaks to Last Yearz Interesting Negro (Jamila Johnson-Small) about her recent commission for the Barbican, artistic collaborations and the impact of the current situation.

Whether you want to listen to an old favourite, discover something new or try classical music for the first time, you can find a range of performances and recordings from our associate orchestras and ensembles.

Writer Jon Dale explores the sounds of ambient music, looking at its birth and the many artists who have contributed to it.