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Library

Black Sound: The Story of British Black Music

Free

This spring, the Barbican Music Library hosts Black Sound London, a groundbreaking exhibition that demonstrates the outsized impact British Black music has had on the world stage.

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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. 

Architecture Tour
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Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

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Immersive Contemporary music

Feel the Sound

Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time.

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Cinema

Parent & Baby 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. 

Orlando stands on a tree prop center stage, surrounded by a semi-circle of actors in matching red suits against a painted countryside backdrop."
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Theatre & dance

Guildhall School: Orlando by Virginia Woolf

Neil Bartlett's sparkling adaptation of Virginia Woolf's ground-breaking fantasy finds powerful contemporary relevance in the novelist’s vision of equal rights to love for bodies of every kind.

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Cinema

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. 

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Cinema

The Salt Path

Inspiring and life-affirming, The Salt Path is a story of perseverance in the face of all the tribulations that life throws at us.

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Cinema

The Ballad of Wallis Island

A comedy from James Griffiths, based on his BAFTA-winning short, where former lovers and bandmates reunite for a private island show hosted by an eccentric lottery winner, reigniting old tensions.

An architectural blueprint composed of tiny 0s and 1s.
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Art & design Talks & events

Architecture on Stage: Architecture in the Age of AI

Speakers from three of the world's leading architecture practices address the ways in which artificial intelligence is reshaping their discipline. 

An ensemble stand underneath a large sloping roof
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Theatre & dance

Fiddler on the Roof

A theatrical triumph, the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s completely sold-out electrifying Fiddler On The Roof transfers to London this summer in what is set to be the theatre event of 2025.

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Cinema

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Tom Cruise reprises his role as Ethan Hunt in the thrilling eighth instalment of this iconic series. This time, with a powerful reminder: our lives are defined by the choices we make.

Black Sound moving image display
Event
Library

Black Sound: The Story of British Black Music

Free

This spring, the Barbican Music Library hosts Black Sound London, a groundbreaking exhibition that demonstrates the outsized impact British Black music has had on the world stage.

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. 

text card reads 'are you listening'
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.

Event
Cinema

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Tom Cruise reprises his role as Ethan Hunt in the thrilling eighth instalment of this iconic series. This time, with a powerful reminder: our lives are defined by the choices we make.

Event
Cinema

The Salt Path

Inspiring and life-affirming, The Salt Path is a story of perseverance in the face of all the tribulations that life throws at us.

An ensemble stand underneath a large sloping roof
Event
Theatre & dance

Fiddler on the Roof

A theatrical triumph, the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s completely sold-out electrifying Fiddler On The Roof transfers to London this summer in what is set to be the theatre event of 2025.

Orlando stands on a tree prop center stage, surrounded by a semi-circle of actors in matching red suits against a painted countryside backdrop."
Event
Theatre & dance

Guildhall School: Orlando by Virginia Woolf

Neil Bartlett's sparkling adaptation of Virginia Woolf's ground-breaking fantasy finds powerful contemporary relevance in the novelist’s vision of equal rights to love for bodies of every kind.

Event
Cinema

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. 

Event
Cinema

The Ballad of Wallis Island

A comedy from James Griffiths, based on his BAFTA-winning short, where former lovers and bandmates reunite for a private island show hosted by an eccentric lottery winner, reigniting old tensions.

Black Sound moving image display
Event
Library

Black Sound: The Story of British Black Music

Free

This spring, the Barbican Music Library hosts Black Sound London, a groundbreaking exhibition that demonstrates the outsized impact British Black music has had on the world stage.

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. 

Architecture Tour
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

text card reads 'are you listening'
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.

Orlando stands on a tree prop center stage, surrounded by a semi-circle of actors in matching red suits against a painted countryside backdrop."
Event
Theatre & dance

Guildhall School: Orlando by Virginia Woolf

Neil Bartlett's sparkling adaptation of Virginia Woolf's ground-breaking fantasy finds powerful contemporary relevance in the novelist’s vision of equal rights to love for bodies of every kind.

Event
Cinema

The Ballad of Wallis Island

A comedy from James Griffiths, based on his BAFTA-winning short, where former lovers and bandmates reunite for a private island show hosted by an eccentric lottery winner, reigniting old tensions.

Event
Cinema

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.