Shifting Narratives responds to the diverse needs and aspirations of refugee communities, whilst valuing and sustaining their cultural heritages.
Event
Art & design
Francis Alys: Ricochets
A new immersive exhibition celebrating the universality and ingenuity of play: Ricochets is the largest institutional show in the UK by internationally renowned artist Francis Alÿs in almost 15 years.
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Theatre & danceTours & public spaces
Backstage Tours
Step behind the scenes and see the Barbican Theatre from a new perspective on our 60 minute Backstage Tour
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Cinema
Parent and Baby Screening: Janet Planet
Annie Baker's tender coming-of-age debut follows 11-year-old Lacie and her unconventional mother during the summer of 1991.
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Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.
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Cinema
The Echo
Tatiana Huezo's intimate documentary follows farming families in a remote village in northern Mexico, as they live their lives dominated by the elements.
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Cinema
Janet Planet
Annie Baker's tender coming-of-age debut follows 11-year-old Lacie and her unconventional mother during the summer of 1991.
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Theatre & dance
Kiss Me, Kate
‘Sexy & Sassy with great songs, hot dancing and smart gags.’ (Daily Mail) this five star new production is ‘a supremely lovely way to spend a Summer evening’ (The Independent).
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Cinema
blur: To the End
Depicting the extraordinary and emotional return of blur, captured during the year in which they made a surprise return with their first record in 8 years, the #1 album ‘The Ballad of Darren’.
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Cinema
I Saw The TV Glow
Fiction and reality blur for two childhood friends and their favourite supernatural TV show, from Jane Schoenbrun.
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Cinema
The Conversation 4K Restoration
From Francis Ford Coppola, this 1974 neo-noir mystery thriller follows a surveillance expert who discovers a potential murder from his recordings.
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Cinema
Crossing
A retired Georgian woman travels to Istanbul in search of her long-lost niece, where she meets a trans activist lawyer, in Levan Akin's identity drama.
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Cinema
About Dry Grasses
In a quiet village in the south west of Turkey, a disenchanted art teacher wrestles with his own untapped potential, from Nuri Bilge Ceylan.
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Cinema
Kinds of Kindness
Yorgos Lanthimos's latest project is an absurdist triptych set in contemporary America, starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons and Willem Dafoe.
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Art & design
Francis Alys: Ricochets
A new immersive exhibition celebrating the universality and ingenuity of play: Ricochets is the largest institutional show in the UK by internationally renowned artist Francis Alÿs in almost 15 years.
Event
Cinema
Members' Screening: Crossing
Members' event
A retired Georgian woman travels to Istanbul in search of her long-lost niece, where she meets a trans activist lawyer, in Levan Akin's identity drama.
Event
Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.
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Tours & public spaces
Visit the Conservatory
Free
Visit the second biggest Conservatory in London and explore our hidden tropical oasis.
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Cinema
Crossing
A retired Georgian woman travels to Istanbul in search of her long-lost niece, where she meets a trans activist lawyer, in Levan Akin's identity drama.
Event
Cinema
blur: To the End
Depicting the extraordinary and emotional return of blur, captured during the year in which they made a surprise return with their first record in 8 years, the #1 album ‘The Ballad of Darren’.
Event
Cinema
I Saw The TV Glow
Fiction and reality blur for two childhood friends and their favourite supernatural TV show, from Jane Schoenbrun.
Event
Cinema
The Conversation 4K Restoration
From Francis Ford Coppola, this 1974 neo-noir mystery thriller follows a surveillance expert who discovers a potential murder from his recordings.
Event
Cinema
La Chimera
Josh O'Connor digs himself in to a mess in this arthouse 80s drama about a troupe of Italian grave robbers.
Event
Cinema
The Echo
Tatiana Huezo's intimate documentary follows farming families in a remote village in northern Mexico, as they live their lives dominated by the elements.
Event
Cinema
About Dry Grasses
In a quiet village in the south west of Turkey, a disenchanted art teacher wrestles with his own untapped potential, from Nuri Bilge Ceylan.
Event
Cinema
Janet Planet
Annie Baker's tender coming-of-age debut follows 11-year-old Lacie and her unconventional mother during the summer of 1991.
Event
Library
Shifting Narratives
Free
Shifting Narratives responds to the diverse needs and aspirations of refugee communities, whilst valuing and sustaining their cultural heritages.
Event
Art & design
Francis Alys: Ricochets
A new immersive exhibition celebrating the universality and ingenuity of play: Ricochets is the largest institutional show in the UK by internationally renowned artist Francis Alÿs in almost 15 years.
Event
Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.
Event
Cinema
Parent and Baby Screening: Thelma
At the tender age of 93, Thelma has accepted her role as a grandma and a widow. But after she is scammed out of $10,000, she kicks back into action, one mobility scooter stunt at a time...