What’s on

1 Oct 2018 –30 Jun 2019

Discover, touch, play and learn in our new Squish Space.

9 Feb –12 May 2019

Take inspiration from our Brutalist fortress in this casting workshop led by designer/maker Phil Cuttance. 

16 Feb –14 Apr 2019

Translate the big, bold and beautiful shapes of our Brutalist architecture to print in this lino–printing workshop led by Temple Prints

25 Feb –29 Apr 2019

Introducing our very first Barbican Book Club, where we will be discussing the Brutally–inspired worlds of J.G Ballard

2 –31 Mar 2019

Make a ceramic sculpture of your choice inspired by the Brutalist Architecture of the Barbican. Artist Matt Raw leads this unique, month–long course, specially put together for Make! The New Brutal

21 Mar 2019, 18:15

Turkish director Ali Vatansever weighs the human cost of politically motivated urban renewal in his achingly resonant second dramatic feature.

21 Mar 2019, 19:30

How much does your postcode tell you about your psyche?

22 Mar 2019, 18:15

This is the UK premiere of Rehad Desai's unflinching look at the #FeesMustFall student movement that burst onto the South African political landscape in 2015 as a protest over the cost of education.

26 Mar 2019, 20:35

Giancarlo Giannini won the Best Actor award at Cannes for his moving portrayal of a farm boy who plans to assassinate Mussolini in Lina Wertmüller’s acclaimed tragicomedy.

28 Mar 2019, 19:00

Gordon Benson, British architect and co-founder of Benson + Forsyth will talk about the historical and cultural influences that have shaped the practice