What’s on

Fri 15 Jul –Sun 4 Sep 2022

Kay Rufai's photographic exhibition, S.M.I.L.E-ing Boys Experience, opens across Level G this summer. 

Wed 3 –Wed 31 Aug 2022

Join us inside the Conservatory with artist Sam Winston, who uses drawing and breathing to explore the relationship between air quality, environmental issues and mindful creative practice.

Sat 10 Sep 2022, 10:00

Explore the high walks and further afar to find inspiration within layers of nearby architectural history.

Wed 14 Sep 2022, 18:15

Mt. Unzen, Japan at 3.18pm on 3 June 1991, a pyroclastic flow – a cloud of superheated gases and particles descended at more than 100 mph from the peak of the volcano, consuming everything in its path

Fri 16 Sep 2022, 19:30

For the first time ever, Melanie C, aka Sporty Spice, will tell her amazing life story in her own words, live on stage at the Barbican. “I never told my story before because I wasn’t ready. Now I am.”

Sat 24 Sep 2022, 16:00

Join artist, filmmaker, writer, activist and pamphleteer, Stewart Home for the first of an occasional film club inspired by the names of Barbican Estate buildings.

Sun 25 Sep 2022, 10:00

Recharge and connect with nature at a Yoga class in our Conservatory hosted in collaboration with Triyoga. 

Mon 26 Sep 2022

Spend a delicious evening with the inimitable Stanley Tucci – star of blockbuster films such as The Devil Wears Prada and The Hunger Games – as he chats intimately to a special guest interviewer.

Fri 30 Sep 2022, 18:15

It tells the story of Annina van Neel as she works to reclaim the neglected history of St. Helena after the remains of thousands of formerly enslaved Africans are uncovered on the remote island.

Sat 8 Oct 2022, 10:00

The essential all-singing, all-dancing guide to everything you wanted to know about raga and tala music but were afraid to ask.