What’s on

Thu 6 Apr 2023 –Fri 5 Apr 2024

This free installation invites visitors to orient themselves in the buildings and their complex, fascinating histories in an exciting new display at the heart of the Barbican’s Foyers.

Thu 20 Jul –Fri 22 Sep 2023

The Young Changemakers pilot Programme was initiated to put young people at the heart of decision-making processes at the Barbican.

Sun 10 Sep –Sun 1 Oct 2023

Our Conservatory will host a spectacular new site-specific commission by Indian sculptor Ranjani Shettar, opening to the public on 10 September 2023.

Thu 14 Sep 2023 –Sun 11 Feb 2024

Poet, artist and filmmaker Julianknxx explores themes of inheritance, loss and belonging as he crosses the boundaries between written word, music and visual art.

Thu 14 Sep 2023, 19:00

This lecture is part of afterFORM, a series of five talks profiling emerging voices in Swiss architecture that are being presented with support from the Embassy of Switzerland in the United Kingdom.

Thu 21 Sep 2023, 19:00

Chaired by Financial Times architecture critic Edwin Heathcote, this evening considers the history and continued relevance of a quintessential London housing type. 

Wed 27 Sep –Sun 15 Oct 2023

What Is Happening Inside? is a development programme in which young people produced sound pieces that engaged with what happens inside institutions and considered how communities can take control.

Tue 3 Oct 2023, 19:00

The Genoa-based architect Francesca Torzo returns to the Barbican with a lecture entitled 'Distant Dialogues'.

Thu 5 Oct 2023 –Sun 14 Jan 2024

A major group exhibition exploring the relationship between gender and ecology, highlighting the systemic links between the oppression of women and the degradation of the planet.

Thu 19 Oct 2023, 19:00

Join one of Denmark’s leading contemporary novelists, Olga Ravn and painter Caroline Walker, as they explore motherhood, narrative, self-care and how this manifests in their creative practice.