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Talks & events

Barbican Community Choir

Share the joy of singing with others and make new friends at this new community choir that comes together weekly on Thursdays led by Rachel Huggins and Abdul Shyllon. 

Domingo Hindoyan conducting, with green circular swirls around him
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Classical music

Hindoyan conducts Barber's Violin Concerto

Big skies and new worlds: Domingo Hindoyan conducts three musical salutes to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, including Barber’s glorious Violin Concerto. 

BBC Singers with James MacMillan
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Classical music

James Macmillan: Ordo Virtutum (UK Premiere)

As part of their centenary season, the BBC Singers present the UK premiere of Sir James MacMillan’s epic new work in four sections, Ordo Virtutum.

Henry VIII artwork - flowing red fabric showing the outline of a woman
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Theatre & dance

Guildhall School: Henry VIII, adapted by Hannah Khalil

Discover Henry VIII as you’ve never seen it before - a bold reimagining that centres the untold female perspective in this well-known tale of a king’s relentless quest for a male heir. 

A person in a fur coat stands on stage as people dance in the background in a dark room lit by haze.
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Contemporary music Theatre & dance

HighRise Entertainment: Lil.Miss.Lady

Part rave, part drama, HighRise return with an immersive history of Grime, told through the eyes of a trailblazing female MC.

Two women in a park - one resting her head on the shoulder of the other.
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Cinema

Hard Truths

A heartfelt portrait of family life, from prolific British filmmaker Mike Leigh.

Into Eternal Land exhibition photograph. Long painted scrolls line concrete walls.
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Art & design

Citra Sasmita: Into Eternal Land

Free

The Indonesian artist transforms The Curve in her first solo UK exhibition. Via painting, installation, embroidery and scent, take a sensory journey exploring ancestral memory, ritual and migration. 

Noah Davis Pueblo del Rio
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Art & design

Noah Davis

Celebrating the late artist’s expansive creativity, this debut retrospective showcases Noah Davis as one of the most original and uncanny painters emerging in recent years.

Barbican architecture
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Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.

Henry VIII artwork - flowing red fabric showing the outline of a woman
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Theatre & dance

Guildhall School: Henry VIII, adapted by Hannah Khalil

Discover Henry VIII as you’ve never seen it before - a bold reimagining that centres the untold female perspective in this well-known tale of a king’s relentless quest for a male heir. 

Photo of concrete flytower surrounded by trees and plants in the Barbican Conservatory
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Tours & public spaces

Visit the Conservatory

Free

Visit the second biggest Conservatory in London and explore our hidden tropical oasis.

A couple standing in front of each other in a close embrace. Behind them is the Barbican within a red love heart graphic.
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Classical music Contemporary music

Music of the Movies: From the Heart

On Valentine's Day, experience music from some of the greatest love stories in film, performed by violinist Esther Abrami, soprano Carly Paoli and a live orchestra.

Steve Banks holding guitar in distorted image
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Contemporary music

Guildhall Jazz Orchestra & Choir: Emboldened

Guildhall Jazz Orchestra and Choir welcome guitarist and composer Steve Banks to perform his debut album, Emboldened.

A person in a fur coat stands on stage as people dance in the background in a dark room lit by haze.
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Contemporary music Theatre & dance

HighRise Entertainment: Lil.Miss.Lady

Part rave, part drama, HighRise return with an immersive history of Grime, told through the eyes of a trailblazing female MC.

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Cinema

My Twisted Valentine: Trouble Every Day

Claire Denis’ hypnotic, unsettling film asks: how close is the kiss to the bite?

Into Eternal Land exhibition photograph. Long painted scrolls line concrete walls.
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Art & design

Citra Sasmita: Into Eternal Land

Free

The Indonesian artist transforms The Curve in her first solo UK exhibition. Via painting, installation, embroidery and scent, take a sensory journey exploring ancestral memory, ritual and migration. 

Noah Davis Pueblo del Rio
Event
Art & design

Noah Davis

Celebrating the late artist’s expansive creativity, this debut retrospective showcases Noah Davis as one of the most original and uncanny painters emerging in recent years.

Pixar's Up
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Cinema

Family Film Club: Up

For those romantics out there, we're celebrating Valentine’s weekend with this delightful Pixar animation about found families, intergenerational friendship, the spirit of adventure and love.

Barbican architecture
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Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.

Two people play in the street with a cart
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Cinema

Parent & Baby: To a Land Unknown

A Palestinian refugee living on the fringes of society in Athens gets ripped off by a smuggler and sets out to seek revenge. 

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Cinema

The Last Showgirl + ScreenTalk with Pamela Anderson

Actress Pamela Anderson joins us to discuss her dazzling, Golden Globe nominated return to the big screen in the role of a Las Vegas showgirl.

A black and white still from Brick and Mirror, showing a man and woman embracing in bed
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Cinema

Masterpieces of the Iranian New Wave: Brick and Mirror

A repeat screening of Iranian cinema’s first true modern masterpiece, Brick and Mirror explores fear and responsibility in the wake of the 1953 coup orchestrated by the CIA and MI6.

Davóne Tines, Khari Lucas and John Bitoy sitting on a yellow sofa
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Classical music Contemporary music

ROBESON with Davóne Tines and The Truth

Davóne Tines and The Truth’s new work ROBESON explores the musical repertoire of Paul Robeson alongside pianist John Bitoy and sound artist Khari Lucas.

Henry VIII artwork - flowing red fabric showing the outline of a woman
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Theatre & dance

Guildhall School: Henry VIII, adapted by Hannah Khalil

Discover Henry VIII as you’ve never seen it before - a bold reimagining that centres the untold female perspective in this well-known tale of a king’s relentless quest for a male heir. 

A person in a fur coat stands on stage as people dance in the background in a dark room lit by haze.
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Contemporary music Theatre & dance

HighRise Entertainment: Lil.Miss.Lady

Part rave, part drama, HighRise return with an immersive history of Grime, told through the eyes of a trailblazing female MC.

Photo of trumpeter Theo Croker
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Contemporary music

Theo Croker's DREAM MANIFEST

Trumpeter Theo Croker and an array of special guests take us on a sonic journey that explores imagination and the power to manifest in our universe. 

Into Eternal Land exhibition photograph. Long painted scrolls line concrete walls.
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Art & design

Citra Sasmita: Into Eternal Land

Free

The Indonesian artist transforms The Curve in her first solo UK exhibition. Via painting, installation, embroidery and scent, take a sensory journey exploring ancestral memory, ritual and migration. 

Noah Davis Pueblo del Rio
Event
Art & design

Noah Davis

Celebrating the late artist’s expansive creativity, this debut retrospective showcases Noah Davis as one of the most original and uncanny painters emerging in recent years.

A worker holds a piece of metal against a machine.
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Cinema

Experiments in Film: Park Lanes

A profound and immersive look into the inner workings of a factory producing bowling lane equipment, followed by a conversation with director Kevin Jerome Everson and Morgan Quaintance.

Barbican architecture
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Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.