Read, Watch & Listen

Learn about the UK's first clothing brand created, designed and hand produced by young ex-offenders, stocked here at the Barbican.

Listen to our playlist curated by classical composer Claudia Molitor.

Fellow humans and their foibles: writer Hettie Judah on the paintings of Alice Neel.

Hear music by some of the composers in soprano Nadine Benjamin's recital on Tue 21 Feb in this playlist curated by classical music journalist and broadcaster, Elizabeth de Brito.

Dr. Jordan Amirkhani is an art historian, curator, art critic, and educator; and was recently appointed Curator at Rivers Institute for Contemporary Art & Thought in New Orleans, Louisiana. Here she explores the life, work and influences of artist Soheila Sokhanvari.

Learn more about this radical artist and her fascinating life in this long read.

Check out this playlist AZEEMA curated for our Members' Late: Body Politics + Rebel Rebel.   

Listen to the fifth and final episode of our new five-part podcast and video series, At the Barbs.

Listen to the fourth episode of our new five-part podcast and video series, At the Barbs.

Listen to the third episode of our new five-part podcast and video series, At the Barbs.

Over this six-part series, musicologist and pianist Dr Samantha Ege uncovers some of the hidden truths of Western classical music history.

A playlist by soprano and composer Héloïse Werner, fusing the classical, jazz and experimental sounds you can expect in the electrifying showcase, Seven Septets.