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Feel the Sound

An exhibition experience on a different frequency

— ,Across the Centre

Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time. Dance to beats from car sound-systems. Join an ever expanding choral experience. Discover your inner symphony. Feel music without any sound.

Are you listening?

Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time. Our new immersive exhibition will rearrange what you think sound is.

Feel the Sound includes multi-sensory installations that take you on a journey across locations in the Barbican, from our car parks to the Lakeside Terrace.

Dance to beats from car sound-systems.
Join an ever expanding choral experience.
Discover your inner symphony.
Feel music without any sound.
 
Are you listening?

Tagged with: Immersive Young Barbican Frequencies: The sounds that shape us More...

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Please note that this exhibition features varying sound levels and some narrow spaces to pass through. Some installations also contain shifting light that may affect viewers who are sensitive to light or have photosensitive epilepsy. Please speak to a member of staff for further information.

 

Please note that prams and pushchairs are not permitted inside the exhibition space, and should be left in the designated buggy park.

Produced by the Barbican, co-produced by Mon Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives, Tokyo, Japan. 

Feel the Sound is sponsored by Destination Partner: Culture Mile BID and Audio Partner d&b audiotechnik with additional support from the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation and the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation.

Opening hours

  • Mon–Wed   11am–7pm (last entry 5.30pm) Closed on Bank Holiday
  • Thu–Fri   11am–9pm (last entry 7.30pm)
  • Sat   10am–9pm (last entry 7.30pm)
  • Sun   10am–7pm (last entry 5.30pm)

Ticket prices

Standard
£20 *
* Excludes £1.50 booking fee

Booking fees

£1.50 booking fee per online/phone transaction.

No fee when tickets are booked in person.

Booking fees are per transaction and not per ticket. If your booking contains several events the highest booking fee will apply. The booking fee may be reduced on certain events. Members do not pay booking fees.

  • ‘The Barbican is always a joy for its retro-future chic, and this extends winningly into the Feel the Sound exhibition‘
    The Standard
  • ‘The physical power of sound is real‘
    Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian
  • ‘A joyful array of interactive and immersive sonic experiences‘
    Financial Times
Destination Partner:
Culture Mile Bid logo
Audio Partner:
d&b audiotechnik logo. The words d&b audiotechnik are in black, and to the left is a black circle and three squares in a square formation.

Participating Artists

Raymond Antrobus, Patty Ayukawa, Alejandra Cárdenas Tatiana Heuman, Cities and Memory, Domestic Data Streamers, ELECTRONICOS FANTASTICOS! / Ei Wada, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Holly Herndon, Miyu Hosoi, Evan Ifekoya, ILĀ, Intelligent Instruments Lab, Giacomo Lepri, Nicole L’Huillier, Daito Manabe, Sarah Mackenzie, MUTEK, Amor Muñoz, MONOM, Elsewhere in India, Nexus Studios, Nicola Privato, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yuri Suzuki, Jan St. Werner, Temporary Pleasure, TRANS VOICES, Kinda Studios.

Access

During the run of Feel the Sound, we have a variety of access resources and information to help support your visit.

If you have any access requirements that you would like to discuss ahead of your visit, please email [email protected] or call 020 7101 1188 (Mon - Sun 10am-4pm).

Please note, prams cannot be taken into the exhibition.

Wheelchair Access

The exhibition is located on Level G, with an accessible ramp to enter and exit Car Park 5.

Communication Cards – Pre planning your journey

We have communication cards to help you find your way around the building. We have digital copies you can access and/or print at home as well as printed copies in the Centre available at our info desk on Level G. Please ask a member of staff if you need support locating your nearest pack.

Visual Story

A visual story of the exhibition can be downloaded here.

Sensory Map

Want to know how to engage with each of the installations? View our sensory map to help guide you through the exhibition.

Large Print Exhibition Text

We have large print guides of our exhibition text. These are available both digitally and printed. View the digital version here or collect a printed version at the entrance of The Curve.

Across the Centre

Location
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
​​​​​​​The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.