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Blondie in Camera 1978
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Library Tours & public spaces Art & design

Blondie in Camera 1978

Free

An exhibition celebrating Martyn Goddard’s most famous images of Blondie taken during their breakthrough year

A woman looks at a collection of outfits by a range of designers.
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Art & design

Dirty Looks

Rebel against conventional beauty and take a look at the dirty side of fashion. 

Architecture Tour
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Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

A woman looks at a sculpture of a globe, the outlines of the countries lit in neon orange strip lights.
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Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti x Mona Hatoum

Works by contemporary artist Mona Hatoum and 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti are seen together for the first time in this ground-breaking exhibition, part of Encounters: Giacometti.

A man driving
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Cinema

One Battle After Another

Leonardo DiCaprio joins forces with master filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson in a much-anticipated action thriller that confronts the world’s polarities.

Two men talking
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Cinema

Steve

Director Tim Mielants reunites with Cillian Murphy after Small Things Like These with this powerful adaptation of Max Porter’s 2023 novella.

RBO Live Tosca
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Cinema

RBO Live: Tosca

A romance, a tragedy and a thriller – travel to 19th century Rome with Puccini’s passionate, political opera.

A collage of an image of an orchestra and Jeneba Kanneh-Mason
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Classical music

Britten Sinfonia and Jeneba Kanneh-Mason

Rising star Jeneba Kanneh-Mason is the soloist in Mozart’s exquisite and lyrical Piano Concerto No. 23.

Margaret Qualley strides determinedly in a red floral dress
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Cinema

Honey Don't!

Ethan Coen returns with a lesbian dark comedy, following a private detective (Margaret Qualley) and her murder investigation, alongside a police woman she has her eye on (Aubery Plaza). 

Blondie in Camera 1978
Event
Library Tours & public spaces Art & design

Blondie in Camera 1978

Free

An exhibition celebrating Martyn Goddard’s most famous images of Blondie taken during their breakthrough year

A woman looks at a collection of outfits by a range of designers.
Event
Art & design

Dirty Looks

Rebel against conventional beauty and take a look at the dirty side of fashion. 

Abstract script over blue ink stained paper
Event
Talks & events Take part Art & design

Voiced: The Creative Voice Foyer Exhibition

How do we say the things most important to us? Leading poets, artists, and writers are exploring this question through endangered texts, newly commissioned poems and unique visual scripts.

Architecture Tour
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

A woman looks at a sculpture of a globe, the outlines of the countries lit in neon orange strip lights.
Event
Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti x Mona Hatoum

Works by contemporary artist Mona Hatoum and 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti are seen together for the first time in this ground-breaking exhibition, part of Encounters: Giacometti.

A man driving
Event
Cinema

One Battle After Another

Leonardo DiCaprio joins forces with master filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson in a much-anticipated action thriller that confronts the world’s polarities.

Event
Cinema

Eddington

Ari Aster's latest thriller is a contemporary Western, in which Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal exchange blows over Covid-19, conspiracies, and small-town politics in America. 

Two men talking
Event
Cinema

Steve

Director Tim Mielants reunites with Cillian Murphy after Small Things Like These with this powerful adaptation of Max Porter’s 2023 novella.

Margaret Qualley strides determinedly in a red floral dress
Event
Cinema

Honey Don't!

Ethan Coen returns with a lesbian dark comedy, following a private detective (Margaret Qualley) and her murder investigation, alongside a police woman she has her eye on (Aubery Plaza). 

two women kissing
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Cinema

Visions of Ukraine: Queer Shorts from Ukraine

Exploring queer culture in Ukraine through an array of shorts from across the region.

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Theatre & dance

Łukasz Twarkowski / Dailes Theatre / Anka Herbut: ROHTKO

Trailblazing director Łukasz Twarkowski fuses theatre, tech and live cinema to create a monumentally spectacular production that explores art and authenticity in a fast-changing world.

Quartz Saxophone Quartet
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Classical music

Quartz Saxophone Quartet

Celebrating 30 years since forming at Guildhall, the Quartz Saxophone Quartet returns to launch a new CD with music by Mick Foster, joined by Guildhall Saxophone Ensemble.

Bushra El-Turk's Oum - A Son's Quest for his Mother c. Bart Grietens
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Classical music Theatre & dance

Oum – A Son’s Quest for His Mother

The UK premiere of award-winning Bushra El-Turk’s contemporary opera, inspired by a song from Egyptian legend Oum Kalthoum, with star singers Ghalia Benali, Dima Orsho & Bernadeta Astari.

Teenagers with security recognition around their faces
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Cinema

Happyend + Recorded Q&A

Neo Sora’s sci-fi feature imagines a teen uprising in a near-future Tokyo, emptied by cultural and geological catastrophes.

A young woman writing
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Cinema

Can I Get a Witness?

Marie Fleming’s near-future dystopian fable hides a brutal cost to humanity under flowery scenery, starring Sandra Oh. 

Blondie in Camera 1978
Event
Library Tours & public spaces Art & design

Blondie in Camera 1978

Free

An exhibition celebrating Martyn Goddard’s most famous images of Blondie taken during their breakthrough year

Headshot of an Asian man against a dim colourful background
Event
Talks & events Take part

Voiced: Endangered Voices Listening Trail

Explore a sound trail of endangered languages in hidden spaces across the Barbican, created by sonic artist Jamie Perera.

A woman looks at a collection of outfits by a range of designers.
Event
Art & design

Dirty Looks

Rebel against conventional beauty and take a look at the dirty side of fashion. 

Abstract script over blue ink stained paper
Event
Talks & events Take part Art & design

Voiced: The Creative Voice Foyer Exhibition

How do we say the things most important to us? Leading poets, artists, and writers are exploring this question through endangered texts, newly commissioned poems and unique visual scripts.

Architecture Tour
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

A woman looks at a sculpture of a globe, the outlines of the countries lit in neon orange strip lights.
Event
Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti x Mona Hatoum

Works by contemporary artist Mona Hatoum and 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti are seen together for the first time in this ground-breaking exhibition, part of Encounters: Giacometti.