What’s on

Thu 27 Jul 2017 –Sat 27 Jun 2020

Explore the Barbican in this do-it-yourself adventure trail for families

Tue 16 Apr 2019 –Tue 31 Mar 2020

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

Wed 23 Oct 2019 –Wed 29 Jan 2020

Join our Barbican tour guides on an Architecture Tour at Twilight, topped off with a three-course meal in our modern Italian restaurant, Osteria

Mon 4 Nov 2019 –Sat 29 Feb 2020

Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.

Sun 10 Nov 2019 –Sun 20 Dec 2020

Tours are closed in February and March while our gardeners concentrate on pruning and maintenance. Conservatory Tours will resume from April 2020.

Fri 15 Nov 2019 –Fri 28 Feb 2020

Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours, then enjoy a post-tour tipple in our Martini Bar. 

Sun 26 Jan –Sun 29 Mar 2020

Visit the second biggest Conservatory in London and explore our hidden tropical oasis.

Mon 27 Jan –Thu 6 Feb 2020

Take a fascinating look at the life and work of Ludwig van Beethoven in this free touring exhibition created by DHL and Beethoven-Haus Bonn.

Sun 2 Feb 2020, 14:45

Find out what the National Open Youth Orchestra get up to at one of their monthly rehearsals.

Sat 4 Apr 2020, 10:00

If you love the Barbican’s architecture and want to find new ways to capture the Brutalist aesthetic, then sign up to this architecture photo walk.