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A shot of the gallery, showing sculptures by Giacometti and Huma Bhabha.
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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.

Two people sit and stand, bathed in patterned blue lights being projected onto screens
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Immersive Contemporary music

Feel the Sound

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

An ensemble stand underneath a large sloping roof
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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.

Architecture Tour
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Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

A still from A Woman Like Eve, showing two naked women embracing in bed.
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Cinema

A Woman Like Eve (Een vrouw als Eva) + ScreenTalk

After leaving her husband for another woman, a mother faces difficult challenges and decisions about her future in Nouchka van Brakel’s Dutch melodrama from 1979.

Asmik Grigorian photographed facing the camera, with her head to one side.
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano

A climactic close to the LSO's 2024/25 season: Sir Antonio Pappano leads concert performances of Strauss’ Salome. Acclaimed soprano Asmik Grigorian takes on the title role.

Architecture on Stage
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Art & design Talks & events

Architecture on Stage: Owen Hatherley

Coinciding with the publication of his major new book, The Alienation Effect, Owen Hatherley discusses the influence of central European émigrés on British cultural life. 

James Taylor
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Contemporary music Classical music

James Taylor Quartet

Join James Taylor Quartet for a one-off concert featuring an Orchestra and special guests Nitin Sawhney, Graham Day (The Prisoners), Snowboy and Yvonne Yanney.

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Cinema

Record of War

A unique dovetailing of two films charting the Italian invasion of Ethiopia in 1935–6 from radically opposed viewpoints. 

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Cinema

The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire + ScreenTalk

Director and writer Madeleine Hunt Ehrlich joins us to discuss her debut feature, an immersive exploration of the work of the remarkable Martinican writer and activist Suzanne Césaire.

Rushil Ranjan and Abi Sampa sitting on stage performing
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Classical music

CBSO/Abi Sampa: The Orchestral Qawwali Project

This glorious blend of Sufi poetry, Indian Classical dance and symphony orchestra comes to the Barbican. 

Picture of Herbie Hancock smiling
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Contemporary music

Herbie Hancock

The GRAMMY award-winning legend Herbie Hancock returns with three exclusive UK shows to celebrate his 85th birthday and 51 years since his first ever London show. 

Quinteto Astor Piazzolla, four men in black and white image
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Contemporary music Classical music

Quinteto Astor Piazzolla

With five virtuoso soloists, Quinteto Astor Piazzolla explores the vast repertoire of the outstanding Argentinian composer who revolutionized tango.

Still from short film Cousins
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Take part

Young Barbican Pick & Mix: Beginnings (15*)

Young Barbican Pick & Mix presents Beginnings, a curated screening of short films by Black women directors yet to make their features.

A woman crouches in front of another woman who is kissing her forehead, showcasing a moment of care and companionship.
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Contemporary music

ganavya: Daughter of a Temple

ganavya shares a transcendent live journey through Daughter of a Temple – an immersive blend of spiritual jazz and South Asian devotional music.