What’s on

Saved events

Mausebunker by B+, Georg Fischer
Event
Art & design Talks & events

Architecture on Stage: Habitats

Architects, artists, authors, ecologists, and activists will discuss the complex relationships between animals and urban space and ask how cities might better accommodate nonhuman life.

A young boy stands at a school chalkboard in front of his teacher, with complicated mathematics written in chalk.
Event
Cinema

If Only I Could Hibernate

In Mongolia's capital city, a gifted student dreams of academic success, but has to look after his family, in Zoljargal Purevdash’s touching debut.

A woman stands awkwardly at the door of an office, whilst a room full of people have a birthday party.
Event
Cinema

Sometimes I Think About Dying

The very particular Fran (Daisy Ridley) gets close to her new colleague Robert, in this surreal dead-pan character study by Rachel Lambert.

Amy Winehouse stands about to perform
Event
Cinema

Back to Black

Marisa Abela brings to life the story of the one and only, London girl, Amy Winehouse, in Sam Taylor-Johnson's biopic.

From the Caribbean to Coventry
Event
Library

From the Caribbean to Coventry: Plotting the Rise of 2Tone

Free

An exhibition for the fans by the fans going some way to explain not just what 2Tone is but why and how we got there.

14. Soufiane Ababri installation view, 2024, The Curve © Eva Herzog and Barbican Art Gallery
Event
Art & design

Soufiane Ababri

Free

Moroccan artist Soufiane Ababri’s new commission, Their mouths were full of bumblebees but it was me who was pollinated, explores questions of desire, queerness, and diaspora.

unravel install image
Event
Art & design

Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art

Using textiles, fibre and thread, 50 international artists challenge power structures and reimagine the world in this major group exhibition.

Barbican architecture
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

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

A woman stands awkwardly at the door of an office, whilst a room full of people have a birthday party.
Event
Cinema

Sometimes I Think About Dying

The very particular Fran (Daisy Ridley) gets close to her new colleague Robert, in this surreal dead-pan character study by Rachel Lambert.

Amy Winehouse stands about to perform
Event
Cinema

Back to Black

Marisa Abela brings to life the story of the one and only, London girl, Amy Winehouse, in Sam Taylor-Johnson's biopic.

A journalist in a bullet  proof vest looks out in the night, standing in front of yellow lights.
Event
Cinema

Civil War

In a near-distant future, a group of photo-journalists try to navigate American during the outbreak of Civil War, by Alex Garland (Ex-Machina).

A man in a dark room stares directly forward.
Event
Cinema

Preview: Stephen + ScreenTalk

We are thrilled to welcome director Melanie Manchot, actor Michelle Collins and subject of the film Ste Giddings in conversation with film critic Ben Nicholson, after this exclusive preview screening.

A longhaired woman in business and trainers wear lies back against a skyscraper in front of a city skyline.
Event
Cinema

Fantastic Machine

Dive deep into society's obsession with image, where it came from, and the monster it has grown in to, in this documentary by Axel Danielson and Maximilien Van Aertryck. 

Colin Stetson
Event
Contemporary music

Colin Stetson: Hereditary + London Contemporary Orchestra

Canadian-American Saxophonist Colin Stetson is joined by the London Contemporary Orchestra to perform live selections from his soundtrack to the A24 horror film masterpiece, Hereditary.

A young boy stands at a school chalkboard in front of his teacher, with complicated mathematics written in chalk.
Event
Cinema

If Only I Could Hibernate

In Mongolia's capital city, a gifted student dreams of academic success, but has to look after his family, in Zoljargal Purevdash’s touching debut.

A young, tired man looks ahead in the desert, in the glaring sun.
Event
Cinema

Io Capitano

Two young boys who leave Senegal for Europe are faced with the horrific reality that immigrants experience in the desert and beyond, in Matteo Garone's deeply moving masterpiece.

From the Caribbean to Coventry
Event
Library

From the Caribbean to Coventry: Plotting the Rise of 2Tone

Free

An exhibition for the fans by the fans going some way to explain not just what 2Tone is but why and how we got there.

14. Soufiane Ababri installation view, 2024, The Curve © Eva Herzog and Barbican Art Gallery
Event
Art & design

Soufiane Ababri

Free

Moroccan artist Soufiane Ababri’s new commission, Their mouths were full of bumblebees but it was me who was pollinated, explores questions of desire, queerness, and diaspora.

unravel install image
Event
Art & design

Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art

Using textiles, fibre and thread, 50 international artists challenge power structures and reimagine the world in this major group exhibition.

Barbican architecture
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

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

Two men lie in bed together, draped in orange light. They look lovingly at each other.
Event
Cinema

Relaxed Screening: All of Us Strangers

Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott are neighbours falling in love despite the presence of their pasts, in this intertwined fantasy romance by Andrew Haigh.

sculptures hang from the ceiling of the Conservatory
Event
Art & design Tours & public spaces

The Conservatory x Ranjani Shettar

Free

Our Conservatory hosts a spectacular new site-specific commission by Indian sculptor Ranjani Shettar.

Anthony McGill smiling at the camera while holding his clarinet
Event
Classical music

Anthony McGill: Gran Partita

Clarinettist Anthony McGill collaborates with the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective and stars of the next generation from Guildhall School, as he closes his Milton Court residency.

Kate Atkinson looking at the camera, with circular purple and red swirls around her
Event
Classical music

Kate Atkinson and the BBC Symphony Orchestra

The author of Life After Life, Case Histories and Behind the Scenes at the Museum, joins the BBC Symphony Orchestra to read from her own work, and share the music that has moved and inspired her.

From the Caribbean to Coventry
Event
Library

From the Caribbean to Coventry: Plotting the Rise of 2Tone

Free

An exhibition for the fans by the fans going some way to explain not just what 2Tone is but why and how we got there.

Weaving workshop with Christabel Balfour
Event
Art & design Talks & events Tours & public spaces

Weaving Workshop with Christabel Balfour

Weave your way through our Brutalist architecture and get inspired as you learn the techniques of hand-weaving in Christabel Balfour's weaving workshops.

14. Soufiane Ababri installation view, 2024, The Curve © Eva Herzog and Barbican Art Gallery
Event
Art & design

Soufiane Ababri

Free

Moroccan artist Soufiane Ababri’s new commission, Their mouths were full of bumblebees but it was me who was pollinated, explores questions of desire, queerness, and diaspora.

unravel install image
Event
Art & design

Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art

Using textiles, fibre and thread, 50 international artists challenge power structures and reimagine the world in this major group exhibition.

Barbican architecture
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

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

An impressionistic illustration of a deer leaps across a dark backgrou.d
Event
Cinema

Family Film Club: Listen with your eyes:

In a partnership with Open City Documentary Festival, a programme of experimental films specially curated for families!