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A man and a woman sit close opposite each other in a New York diner
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Cinema

Visions of Haiti: Haitian Corner

Past event

Acclaimed documentary and film director Raoul Peck directs this poignant drama, which takes viewers on an immersive and emotional journey across two worlds: Haiti and the United States.

A picture of Ryan Wigglesworth who wears a blue shirt and stands against a black background. Two circles swirl around him in different shades of pink.
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Classical music

BBC Symphony Orchestra/Wigglesworth: Rites Remade

Past event

Violence, delicacy and sounds to liberate the imagination: as Ryan Wigglesworth and the BBC Symphony Orchestra put Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring at the centre of a century of sonic adventure. 

In The Moment: The Art of Photography
Event
Library

In The Moment: The Art of Music Photography

Past event

This exhibition chronicles the evolution of music photography over the last 70 years. It showcases iconic rock and roll images and the photographers who shot them.

A sample of the semi-abstracted paintings of artist Stephanie Wilkinson
Event
Library

Colour Burst - Stephanie Wilkinson

Past event

Fired by the love of strong colour, Stephanie creates semi-abstracted paintings from her imagination, as well as exciting new work in stained glass, mosaic, and enamels.

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican
Event
Art & design Tours & public spaces

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican

Past event

This free installation invites visitors to orient themselves in the buildings and their complex, fascinating histories in an exciting new display at the heart of the Barbican’s Foyers.

Installation view Barbican Art Gallery  14 September 2023 – 11 February 2024 © Eva Herzog / Barbican Art Gallery
Event
Art & design

Julianknxx: Chorus in Rememory of Flight

Past event

Poet, artist and filmmaker Julianknxx explores themes of inheritance, loss and belonging as he crosses the boundaries between written word, music and visual art.

RE/SISTERS install photo
Event
Art & design

RE/SISTERS: A Lens on Gender and Ecology

Past event

A major group exhibition that explored the relationship between gender and ecology, and highlighted the systemic links between the oppression of women and the degradation of the planet.

A swimmer with a swimming cap on smiles in the ocean, in front of a white boat.
Event
Cinema

Parent and Baby Screening: NYAD

Past event

From the directors of Free Solo comes a biographical drama about the 60 year old athlete who decided to cross the open ocean from Cuba to Florida.

A puffin and their friends stand in a group on a beach looking happy.
Event
Cinema

Family Film Week: Puffin Rock and The New Friends

Past event

Adorable pufflings Oona and Baba are flying into our cinema for their first big screen adventure!

Two prospectors look eye-to-eye
Event
Cinema

Killers of the Flower Moon

Past event

Murderous ambition causes chaos in the Osage Nation in 1920s Oklahoma, after the discovery of oil by the Indigenous population. 

A man and a woman look at each other on the subway
Event
Cinema

Past Lives

Past event

Celine Song's beautiful drama about childhood friends reconnecting years later in New York City, where past and present collide.

A swimmer with a swimming cap on smiles in the ocean, in front of a white boat.
Event
Cinema

NYAD

Past event

From the directors of Free Solo comes a biographical drama about the 60 year old athlete who decided to cross the open ocean from Cuba to Florida.

A man in a suit sits in a chair.
Event
Cinema

The Pigeon Tunnel

Past event

In an interrogation of the line between fact and fiction, a deep dive into the mind of the Secret Intelligence Agent turned novelist John le Carré, writer of the world's most loved spy novels.

A Good Old-Fashioned Book Launch with Dick & Angel
Event
Talks & events

A Good Old-Fashioned Book Launch with Dick & Angel

Past event

To celebrate and launch their new book, The Chateau: Forever Home, the stars of Channel 4's Escape to the Chateau, Dick and Angel, bring their irresistible warmth, humour and candour to the Barbican.

A woman washes her back in a sauna
Event
Cinema

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

Past event

Anna Hints' Sundance-winning Estonian documentary about the healing properties of saunas, about women, community and relief.

In The Moment: The Art of Photography
Event
Library

In The Moment: The Art of Music Photography

Past event

This exhibition chronicles the evolution of music photography over the last 70 years. It showcases iconic rock and roll images and the photographers who shot them.

A sample of the semi-abstracted paintings of artist Stephanie Wilkinson
Event
Library

Colour Burst - Stephanie Wilkinson

Past event

Fired by the love of strong colour, Stephanie creates semi-abstracted paintings from her imagination, as well as exciting new work in stained glass, mosaic, and enamels.

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican
Event
Art & design Tours & public spaces

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican

Past event

This free installation invites visitors to orient themselves in the buildings and their complex, fascinating histories in an exciting new display at the heart of the Barbican’s Foyers.

Installation view Barbican Art Gallery  14 September 2023 – 11 February 2024 © Eva Herzog / Barbican Art Gallery
Event
Art & design

Julianknxx: Chorus in Rememory of Flight

Past event

Poet, artist and filmmaker Julianknxx explores themes of inheritance, loss and belonging as he crosses the boundaries between written word, music and visual art.

RE/SISTERS install photo
Event
Art & design

RE/SISTERS: A Lens on Gender and Ecology

Past event

A major group exhibition that explored the relationship between gender and ecology, and highlighted the systemic links between the oppression of women and the degradation of the planet.

Two prospectors look eye-to-eye
Event
Cinema

Killers of the Flower Moon

Past event

Murderous ambition causes chaos in the Osage Nation in 1920s Oklahoma, after the discovery of oil by the Indigenous population. 

Still from Spider-man 2022
Event
Cinema

Family Film Week: Relaxed Drawing Demo: Spider-man...

Past event

We’re delighted to welcome super Spidey fan and illustrator extraordinaire, Rikin Parekh, to the cinema for an on-stage demo where we’ll be learning how to draw Miles Morales as Spider-man.

A man in a suit sits in a chair.
Event
Cinema

The Pigeon Tunnel

Past event

In an interrogation of the line between fact and fiction, a deep dive into the mind of the Secret Intelligence Agent turned novelist John le Carré, writer of the world's most loved spy novels.

A woman washes her back in a sauna
Event
Cinema

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

Past event

Anna Hints' Sundance-winning Estonian documentary about the healing properties of saunas, about women, community and relief.

Shakespeare & Me: Judi Dench in Conversation with Brendan O’Hea
Event
Talks & events

Judi Dench in Conversation with Brendan O’Hea

Past event

Join the inimitable and beloved Judi Dench in conversation with friend, actor and director Brendan O’Hea to celebrate the publication of their new book Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays The Rent.

A swimmer with a swimming cap on smiles in the ocean, in front of a white boat.
Event
Cinema

NYAD

Past event

From the directors of Free Solo comes a biographical drama about the 60 year old athlete who decided to cross the open ocean from Cuba to Florida.