This spring, the Barbican Music Library hosts Black Sound London, a groundbreaking exhibition that demonstrates the outsized impact British Black music has had on the world stage.
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ImmersiveContemporary music
Feel the Sound
Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time.
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ImmersiveTheatre & danceContemporary music
In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats
It's 1989 and finding the party is the only thing that matters.
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Cinema
Family Film Club: Flow + Pre-Film Yoga at 9.45am
Find your flow before a screening of Flow, the Oscar-winning animation that follows a ragtag group of animals after their home is destroyed by a flood.
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Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.
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Cinema
Parent & Baby Screening: The Last Journey
This humorous and heart-breaking documentary captures a son's love for his 80-year-old father, as they road trip through France.
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Art & design
Encounters: Giacometti x Huma Bhabha
Within a new, intimate gallery in the Barbican, contemporary artist Huma Bhabha's monumental sculptures forge new dialogues with works by 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti.
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Contemporary musicTours & public spaces
Reprezent Radio Live: The New Gen
Free
Reprezent Radio present their final live broadcast from our custom-built studio with a focus on pirate radio's influence on the future of DIY broadcasting. Expect exclusive sets and special guests.
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Cinema
The Phoenician Scheme
One of the most anticipated films of the year, Wes Anderson returns with an all-star ensemble in this tale of comedic espionage and intrigue.
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Cinema
From Hilde, With Love + Animated Short
A powerful tale of love and resistance, this historic drama is inspired by the real story of the Red Orchestra anti-Nazi group.
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Cinema
SAFAR: A State of Passion + ScreenTalk
After 43 horrific days working under bombardment in the emergency rooms of Gaza's hospitals, British-Palestinian surgeon, Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah, finds himself as a face of resistance.
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Theatre & dance
Fiddler on the Roof
A theatrical triumph, the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s completely sold-out electrifying Fiddler On The Roof transfers to London this summer in what is set to be the theatre event of 2025.
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Cinema
28 Years Later
Director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland reunite for the new terrifying auteur horror set in the aftermath 28 Days Later.
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Cinema
Mars Express
In 2200, private detective Aline Ruby and her android partner Carlos Rivera are hired by a wealthy businessman to track down a notorious hacker.
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Cinema
Car Wash
There are a hundred reasons to love this lively comedy, set in a California car wash, not least Antonio Fargas’ scene-stealing turn as the flamboyant Lindy.
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Cinema
Red Path (Les Enfants Rouges)
Set in the mountains of Tunisia, Lotfi Achour's latest drama explores innocence lost in the face of terror.
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Classical music
Guildhall School: Opera Makers
Join Guildhall School for three exciting new works written by composers and librettists on Guildhall’s MA in Opera Making & Writing in association with the Royal Opera House.
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Contemporary music
Jeff Mills + London Symphony Orchestra: Blue Potential
The electronic music pioneer Jeff Mills returns with an innovative performance alongside the London Symphony Orchestra, showcasing his boundary-pushing artistry.
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Cinema
The Way We Talk
Adam Wong's moving drama traces three deaf young adults as they navigate identity, friendship and belonging, set in Hong Kong.
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Cinema
The Piano Teacher
A nerve-jangling tension underpins this Cannes-winning drama where a severe tutor longs to be sexually dominated.
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ImmersiveContemporary music
Feel the Sound
Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time.
Event
ImmersiveTheatre & danceContemporary music
In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats
It's 1989 and finding the party is the only thing that matters.
Event
Cinema
Members Screening: 28 Years Later
Director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland reunite for the new terrifying auteur horror set in the aftermath 28 Days Later.
Event
Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.
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Contemporary music
Sunday Selecta with DJ Bid (Reminisce)
Free
Create the soundtrack to your Sunday at the ultimate request show. Inspired by the community spirit of pirate radio, this free event is all about sharing memories through music.
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Art & design
Encounters: Giacometti x Huma Bhabha
Within a new, intimate gallery in the Barbican, contemporary artist Huma Bhabha's monumental sculptures forge new dialogues with works by 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti.
Event
Cinema
The Last Journey
This humorous and heart-breaking documentary captures a son's love for his 80-year-old father, as they road trip through France.
Event
Cinema
The Piano Teacher
A nerve-jangling tension underpins this Cannes-winning drama where a severe tutor longs to be sexually dominated.
Event
Cinema
From Hilde, With Love + Animated Short
A powerful tale of love and resistance, this historic drama is inspired by the real story of the Red Orchestra anti-Nazi group.
Event
Classical music
Quentin Blake’s Box of Treasures
Quentin Blake’s glorious, multicoloured Box of Treasures bursts open as the BBC Symphony Orchestra accompanies two wonderfully animated adventures live: Angel Pavement and Loveykins.
