Saved events

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican
Event
Art & design Tours & public spaces

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican

Free

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.

Image of 5 people standing at Barbican Lakeside
Event
Art & design Talks & events Tours & public spaces

Young Changemakers: The Lift Off

Free

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

The Conservatory x Ranjani Shettar
Event
Art & design Tours & public spaces

The Conservatory x Ranjani Shettar

Free

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

city TBC_credit_Julianknxx, Production still of Chorus in Rememory of Flight, 2023. © Studioknxx.
Event
Art & design

Julianknxx: Chorus in Rememory of Flight

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

Group of people seated on the floor around a round table
Event
Art & design Talks & events

Architecture on Stage: afterFORM - ETHZ Parity Group

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.

Albert Hall Mansions
Event
Art & design Talks & events

Architecture on Stage: The Mansion Block

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

Black and blue grid image
Event
Art & design Talks & events Tours & public spaces

What Is Happening Inside?

Free

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.

The sculpture 'San Martino e il povero' (1436), photographed by Francesco Torzo at the Museo Civico di Castelvecchio, Verona.
Event
Art & design Talks & events

Architecture on Stage: Francesca Torzo

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

A black and white image of women with bows and arrows behind trees
Event
Art & design

RE/SISTERS: A Lens on Gender and Ecology

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.

Headshot of Caroline Walker and Olga Ravn
Event
Art & design Classical music Contemporary music Talks & events

Caroline Walker + Olga Ravn

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.