India Donaldson's piercingly insightful debut tells the story of 17-year-old Sam on a three-day road trip with her Dad and his oldest friend.
Event
Cinema
E.1027 Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea
A drama-documentary about the extraordinary Irish architect and designer Eileen Gray, in a film that redefines modernist landscapes through through her eyes.
Event
Cinema
Motel Destino
Karim Aïnouz's latest film of crime, lust, desire, danger and betrayal, set in a seedy motel in Brazil.
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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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Cinema
Family Film Club: Mary and the Witch's Flower
When Mary follows her neighbour Peter’s cats, she finds a flower that grants her magical powers. Flying a broomstick is fun, but what can she do when Peter is in trouble?
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Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.
Event
Cinema
Parent & Baby Screening: A New Kind of Wilderness
An award-winning documentary that began with a family establishing a life in the Norwegian wilderness, and instead chronicles the sombre months following their lives being disrupted by grief.
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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
E.1027 Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea
A drama-documentary about the extraordinary Irish architect and designer Eileen Gray, in a film that redefines modernist landscapes through through her eyes.
Event
Cinema
Seeking Mavis Beacon
Hey Siri, have you heard of Mavis Beacon? Jazmin Jones’ debut feature follows two chronically online investigators as they search for the Black woman behind the iconic 80s typing software.
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Cinema
The Wedding Banquet (15) (AD)
Andrew Ahn's heartfelt and hilarious reimagining of Ang Lee’s classic 1993 film delves into new queer family dynamics, and the challenges posed by cultural traditions.
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Cinema
Good One
India Donaldson's piercingly insightful debut tells the story of 17-year-old Sam on a three-day road trip with her Dad and his oldest friend.
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Cinema
Parthenope
A sweeping romantic tale from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino, starring Celeste Dalla Porta and Gary Oldman.
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Cinema
Motel Destino
Karim Aïnouz's latest film of crime, lust, desire, danger and betrayal, set in a seedy motel in Brazil.
Event
Cinema
MET Opera Live: Salome
Based of the biblical tale of Herod, Herodias and Salome, this opera follows Salone's infatuation with John the Baptist, full of desire, lust and tragedy.
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Contemporary music
Fatoumata Diawara
Malian artist Fatoumata Diawara invites us on a cosmic journey through Afrofuturism.
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Cinema
Sinners
Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler reunite in a heart-pounding thriller where brothers return home for a fresh start - only to confront a chilling secret that refuses to stay buried.
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Cinema
A New Kind of Wildnerness + Recorded Q&A
This Sundance-selected documentary follows the Payne family, living wild and free in Norway, until tragedy strikes and they must revaluate their way of life.
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Cinema
Members Screening: Seeking Mavis Beacon
Members' event
Hey Siri, have you heard of Mavis Beacon? Jazmin Jones’ debut feature follows two chronically online investigators as they search for the Black woman behind the iconic 80s typing software.
Event
Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.
Event
Tours & public spaces
Visit the Conservatory
Free
Visit the second biggest Conservatory in London and explore our hidden tropical oasis.
Event
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
RBO Live 24-25: Die Walkure
Gods and mortals battle in the second chapter of Wagner’s Ring cycle.
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Cinema
The Wedding Banquet (15) (AD)
Andrew Ahn's heartfelt and hilarious reimagining of Ang Lee’s classic 1993 film delves into new queer family dynamics, and the challenges posed by cultural traditions.
Event
Cinema
Ocean with David Attenborough
Join David Attenborough in this breath-taking documentary, showing there is nowhere more vital for our survival, more full of life, wonder, or surprise, than the ocean.
Event
Cinema
Parthenope
A sweeping romantic tale from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino, starring Celeste Dalla Porta and Gary Oldman.
Event
Cinema
A New Kind of Wildnerness + Recorded Q&A
This Sundance-selected documentary follows the Payne family, living wild and free in Norway, until tragedy strikes and they must revaluate their way of life.
Event
Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/Susanna Mälkki
Showpieces for the orchestra meet a dazzling concerto, brimming with characteristic Stravinsky flair and melody.
Julia PerryA Short Piece for Large Orchestra
Igor StravinskyViolin Concerto
Béla BartókConcerto for Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Susanna Mälkkiconductor
Leila Josefowiczviolin
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Classical music
Quatuor Diotima: Boulez Anniversary Concert
Performed by one of its outstanding interpreters, Boulez’s uncompromising Livre pour quatuor is at the heart of a centenary tribute to the composer referencing Webern, Bach, and impassioned Debussy.
Johann Sebastian Bach'Contrapunctus I' from Die Kunst der Fuge
Pierre BoulezPierre Boulez Ia & Ib, Livre pour quatuor
Johann Sebastian Bach'Contrapunctus IX' from Die Kunst der Fuge
Pierre BoulezPierre Boulez II, Livre pour quatuor
Anton WebernString Quartet Op 28
Pierre BoulezPierre Boulez IIIa-b-c, Livre pour quatuor
Johann Sebastian Bach'Contrapunctus XVIII' from Die Kunst der Fuge
Claude DebussyString Quartet in G minor
Quatuor Diotima
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Cinema
E.1027 Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea
A drama-documentary about the extraordinary Irish architect and designer Eileen Gray, in a film that redefines modernist landscapes through through her eyes.