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Architecture Tour
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Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

A woman looks at a sculpture of a globe, the outlines of the countries lit in neon orange strip lights.
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Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti x Mona Hatoum

Works by contemporary artist Mona Hatoum and 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti are seen together for the first time in this ground-breaking exhibition, part of Encounters: Giacometti.

Image of Davel Patel
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Classical music Talks & events Contemporary music

Darbar: Aurabreath – Breathwork with Davel Patel

Breathe into your innate wisdom . Tune into the power of your breath with functional breathing practices designed to improve focus, calmness, and inner resilience. 

Davel Patel practitioner
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Cinema

Frankenstein

Guillermo del Toro pieces together Mary Shelley's classic tale, with Oscar Isaac as Frankenstein, Jacob Elordi as his monster, and Mia Goth as Elizabeth.

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Cinema

Souleymane's Story

Abou Sangaré provides a stand out performance in Boris Lojkine's emotional drama about an asylum-seeking food delivery rider in Paris.

A women with her shadow
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Cinema

Perfect Blue [4K Restoration]

Master Animator Satoshi Kon's cult horror sees a celebrity's reality unravel in a pop fever dream.

Image of San Lau next a gong
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Classical music Talks & events Contemporary music

Darbar: Sacred Sound Bath with San Lau

Flow into Inner Peace. Experience the profound healing power of an immersive sound bath with gongs, crystal bowls, and percussion, creating an environment for deep relaxation and rejuvenation.

San Lau sound healing practitioner
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Cinema

LFF Preview: The Mastermind

Kelly Reichardt's stylish and comedic art-heist drama starring Josh O'Connor.

Image of Jason Kalidas
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Classical music Talks & events Contemporary music

Darbar: Raga Wellbeing with Jason Kalidas

Experience the healing power of Indian Ragas on the Bansuri and Tanpuras. 

Jason Kalidas bansuri
Thomas Ades conducting the LSO
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Thomas Adès

Kaleidoscopic music by Adès and Ruders meet Sibelius’ evocative landscapes, and the promise of vibrant new music by Alex Paxton.

Alex Paxton World Builder, Creature (UK premiere)
Poul Ruders Paganini Variations for Guitar and Orchestra (Guitar Concerto No 2)
Jean Sibelius Symphony No 3
Thomas Adès Aquifer
London Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Adès conductor
Sean Shibe guitar
A man driving
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Cinema

One Battle After Another

Leonardo DiCaprio joins forces with master filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson in a much-anticipated action thriller that confronts the world’s polarities.

A man sitting on a bus
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Cinema

After the Hunt

An accusation tears through a college philosophy department in Luca Guadagnino's tense new thriller, starring Julia Roberts, Ayo Edibiri and Andrew Garfield.

Blondie in Camera 1978
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Library Tours & public spaces Art & design

Blondie in Camera 1978

Free

An exhibition celebrating Martyn Goddard’s most famous images of Blondie taken during their breakthrough year

Installation shot of Creative Voice Exhibition
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Talks & events Take part Art & design

Voiced: The Creative Voice Exhibition

Free

Discover how leading poets, artists and writers express what matters most through endangered texts, new poems and striking visual scripts in this foyer exhibition.

Headshot of an Asian man against a dim colourful background
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Voiced: Endangered Voices Listening Trail

Explore a sound trail of endangered languages in hidden spaces across the Barbican, created by sonic artist Jamie Perera.

Mona Hatoum's sculpture Inside Out. It's a dark grey sphere made of bronze, with what resembles intestines covering the surface.
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Art & design

Audio Described Tour of Encounters: Giacometti x Mona Hatoum

An Audio Described tour of the exhibition, for blind and partially sighted visitors, led Harry Baxter, who will describe key works on display.

In a dark gallery, metal bleacher-style seating is positioned in front of a large, vertical, curved screen showing a river coursing through a lush, forested valley.
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Art & design

Lucy Raven: Rounds

Free

Journey through landscapes reshaped by extreme force in a new exhibition that brings together film and sculpture by North American artist Lucy Raven.

Architecture Tour
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Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

Two man looking at each other through a mirror
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Cinema

Parent and Baby Screening: Plainclothes

Tom Blyth and Russell Tovey serve up arresting chemistry as a cop and his target in this 90s New York psychodrama.

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Cinema

Frankenstein

Guillermo del Toro pieces together Mary Shelley's classic tale, with Oscar Isaac as Frankenstein, Jacob Elordi as his monster, and Mia Goth as Elizabeth.

Urchin
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Cinema

Urchin

Harris Dickinson’s directorial debut explores the turbulent life of a young addict, as relentless obstacles block his path to redemption.

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Cinema

The Mastermind + ScreenTalk x The Observer

Celebrated filmmaker Kelly Reichardt (First Cow) directs an unforgettable Josh O’Connor in The Mastermind, her latest Cannes triumph.

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Cinema

Souleymane's Story

Abou Sangaré provides a stand out performance in Boris Lojkine's emotional drama about an asylum-seeking food delivery rider in Paris.

Close up of the back of head of a girl or woman with dark hair, tied with a blue bow
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Theatre & dance

Guildhall School: The Welkin

Rural Suffolk, 1759. A woman’s life hangs in the balance – and twelve others must decide her fate.

Lucy Kirkwood playwright
Mumba Dodwell director
Stella-Jane Odoemelam designer
Rohan Green lighting designer*
Finn Irving  sound designer* 
Poppy Inglis video designer*
Rebecca Piersanti associate video designer* 
Man in smart clothing in glasses and with gold ring looks worried, covering his mouth with his arm
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Theatre & dance

Guildhall School: Enron

Mixing classical tragedy with savage comedy, Enron explores one of the most infamous scandals in financial history.

Lucy Prebble playwright
Paul Foster director
Cory Shipp designer
Debbie Wiseman composer
Toby Ison lighting designer*
Alissa Crew sound designer*
Merlin Sheldrake - The Secret Lives of Fungi Live
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Talks & events

Merlin Sheldrake - The Secret Lives of Fungi LIVE

Join renowned biologist and bestselling author Merlin Sheldrake for a mind-expanding journey into the extraordinary world of fungi.

A man driving
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Cinema

One Battle After Another

Leonardo DiCaprio joins forces with master filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson in a much-anticipated action thriller that confronts the world’s polarities.

A man sitting on a bus
Event
Cinema

After the Hunt

An accusation tears through a college philosophy department in Luca Guadagnino's tense new thriller, starring Julia Roberts, Ayo Edibiri and Andrew Garfield.

Blondie in Camera 1978
Event
Library Tours & public spaces Art & design

Blondie in Camera 1978

Free

An exhibition celebrating Martyn Goddard’s most famous images of Blondie taken during their breakthrough year

Installation shot of Creative Voice Exhibition
Event
Talks & events Take part Art & design

Voiced: The Creative Voice Exhibition

Free

Discover how leading poets, artists and writers express what matters most through endangered texts, new poems and striking visual scripts in this foyer exhibition.