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Image of Fonseca in a white suit sat down playing the guitar.
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Contemporary music

Fonseca

Fonseca takes a journey to his tropical roots with new album 'TROPICALIA' in which he explores the musical influences that are part of his sound. 

acid house smiley in sky
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Immersive Theatre & dance Contemporary music

In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats

It's 1989 and finding the party is the only thing that matters. 

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.

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.

Sean Hayes stands with his back to camera in a suit. The words 'Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar' are written in orange and white text over the top'.
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Theatre & dance

Good Night, Oscar

Emmy and Tony Award-winner Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) brings his acclaimed, Tony Award-winning performance to our stage this summer – direct from a critically acclaimed Broadway season.

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

Feel the Sound

Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time.

acid house smiley in sky
Event
Immersive Theatre & dance Contemporary music

In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats

It's 1989 and finding the party is the only thing that matters. 

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

Sean Hayes stands with his back to camera in a suit. The words 'Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar' are written in orange and white text over the top'.
Event
Theatre & dance

Good Night, Oscar

Emmy and Tony Award-winner Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) brings his acclaimed, Tony Award-winning performance to our stage this summer – direct from a critically acclaimed Broadway season.

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

Feel the Sound

Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time.

acid house smiley in sky
Event
Immersive Theatre & dance Contemporary music

In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats

It's 1989 and finding the party is the only thing that matters. 

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

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Cinema

Senior Community Screening: Memoir of a Snail

A tragicomedy from Academy Award-winning animator Adam Elliot, recounting the life of a melancholic woman called Grace Pudel - a hoarder of snails.

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

Feel the Sound

Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time.

Event
Cinema

Relaxed Screening: The Phoenician Scheme

One of the most anticipated films of the year, Wes Anderson returns with an all-star ensemble in this tale of comedic espionage and intrigue. 

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

Feel the Sound

Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time.

A shot of the gallery, showing sculptures by Giacometti and Huma Bhabha.
Event
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 student nurses walk down a corridor of a hospital.
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Cinema

Stephanie Rothman: The Student Nurses

Four nursing students navigate the political and social turmoil in 1970s LA in Stephanie Rothman’s box office hit, remarkable for its sophisticated discourse on the era’s gender politics.

Sean Hayes stands with his back to camera in a suit. The words 'Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar' are written in orange and white text over the top'.
Event
Theatre & dance

Good Night, Oscar

Emmy and Tony Award-winner Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) brings his acclaimed, Tony Award-winning performance to our stage this summer – direct from a critically acclaimed Broadway season.

A photo of the Children's Library at the Barbican Centre.
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Take part

Story Garden Reading Adventure

Bring the family together for a magical storytelling session hosted by our Children's Library. 

illustration of Forever Playground
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Take part

Forever Playground

Bring the whole family along to this free collage workshop and come together to build a paper playground inside our brutalist walls, led by Ioana Simion.

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

Feel the Sound

Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time.

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

Sean Hayes stands with his back to camera in a suit. The words 'Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar' are written in orange and white text over the top'.
Event
Theatre & dance

Good Night, Oscar

Emmy and Tony Award-winner Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) brings his acclaimed, Tony Award-winning performance to our stage this summer – direct from a critically acclaimed Broadway season.

Five people stand in a line and pose with their kimono kite creations.
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Take part

Kimono Kite Making

Create a beautiful and unique Kimono Kite, ready to take to the skies, at this workshop led by the Community Kite Project.

A small child plays jenga, they reach to put a block on the top.
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Take part

Play Space

Game on! Challenge the whole family to your favourite playground classics in this free, drop-in play zone - from giant dominoes and Connect 4 to towering Jenga and timeless hopscotch.

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

Feel the Sound

Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time.

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

A group of people dance smiling
Event
Take part

Rueda Libre: Salsa Workshops

Bring your best moves, loosen those hips and get a taste for Cuban Salsa at this beginner friendly workshop led by Rueda Libre.

Two couples lie in bed together.
Event
Cinema

Stephanie Rothman: Group Marriage

Rothman’s film unfolds like a proto queer text, as polyamory, gay life and alternative, collective utopian living are delightfully explored in her first fully-fledged comedy.