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Amy Winehouse stands about to perform
Event
Cinema

Members' Screening: Back to Black

Members' event

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

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 and a girl sit on a bench in a park, looking up to the sky and smiling.
Event
Cinema

Perfect Days

Kôji Yakusho teaches the art of appreciating the everyday in this meditative drama from Wim Wenders.

Musicians from the National Open Youth Orchestra with their instruments, in front of a dark grey background.
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Classical music

National Open Youth Orchestra

Join 24 brilliant young disabled and non-disabled musicians for an uplifting afternoon of music mixing acoustic, electronic and accessible instruments – including the Seaboard RISE and the Clarion.

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

ScreenTalk: Civil War (15) + ScreenTalk with Alex Garland

We are delighted to welcome director Alex Garland in conversation with Barbican Cinema Curator Sonia Zadurian, to discuss his latest film; a thriller set in the near future during a US Civil War.

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. 

Photo of jazz guitarist Julian Lage
Event
Contemporary music

Julian Lage: Speak to Me Tour

American jazz guitarist and composer Julian Lage returns to London for his biggest show to date as part of his Speak to Me Tour.

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.

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.

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

Parent and Baby Screening: 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).

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 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.

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 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.

Two young people stand in a lift looking directly forward.
Event
Cinema

Queer East: The Missing (Iti Mapukpukaw) + Q&A

When an alien tries to kidnap him, a mouthless young animator must face up to his traumatic memories. Followed by an online Q&A with the director Carl Joseph E. Papa.

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. 

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.

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 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 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.

A man in pyjamas bursts through a turquoise dreamscape.
Event
Cinema

NT Live: NYE

Michael Sheen plays Nye Bevan in a surreal and spectacular journey through the life and legacy of the man who transformed Britain’s welfare state and created the NHS.