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An Evening with Michael Palin
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Talks & events

An Evening with Michael Palin

Spend a captivating evening with English actor, comedian and writer Michael Palin to celebrate the paperback release of his book, Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire. 

From the Caribbean to Coventry
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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.

unravel install image
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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.

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.

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.

An emaciated man sits in a jail cafe smoking a cigarette.
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Cinema

The Devil Finds Work: Hunger + ScreenTalk

Steve McQueen's Hunger explores the themes of freedoms (both personal and national) and bodily suffering, which Baldwin investigates as a means of approaching cinema more broadly. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

Shabaka Hutchings stands in profile against a red background
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Contemporary music

SHABAKA

Shabaka Hutchings, a pioneering voice in the renaissance of British Jazz, reintroduces himself with his brand new album Perceive its Beauty, Acknowledge its Grace. 

The lead singer of Portishead stands holding the mic.
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Cinema

Portishead live at Roseland NYC

Welcome to an unforgettable cinematic experience: Portishead Live at Roseland.

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.

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.

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.

Barbican architecture
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

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

sculptures hang from the ceiling of the Conservatory
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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.

Herman Czech
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Art & design Talks & events

Architecture on Stage: Hermann Czech

The hugely influential Austrian architect looks back on a career that is now in its seventh decade.

April Koyejo-Audiger looking at the camera, with circular purple and red swirls around her head
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Classical music

BBC Symphony Orchestra/Brabbins: Old Pictures, New Worlds

Martyn Brabbins takes the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus on an adventure that spans oceans – from a majestic choral masterwork from 19th century Brazil to Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.

Actress Isabelle Huppert poses as Mary Stuart in an old-fashioned gown against a purple background.
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Theatre & dance

Théâtre de la Ville–Paris: Mary Said What She Said

Academy Award nominee Isabelle Huppert and director Robert Wilson reunite on this breathtaking show charting the life and torments of Mary Stuart, the sovereign whose passions cost her a crown.

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.

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.

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.

Barbican architecture
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

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

A duck holds some other birds in a bundle, as they all look startled and annoyed against a yellow background.
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Cinema

Family Film Club: Migration

A family of ducks are blown off course in a fantastic new madcap adventure from the director of The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales.

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.

Actress Isabelle Huppert poses as Mary Stuart in an old-fashioned gown against a purple background.
Event
Theatre & dance

Théâtre de la Ville–Paris: Mary Said What She Said

Academy Award nominee Isabelle Huppert and director Robert Wilson reunite on this breathtaking show charting the life and torments of Mary Stuart, the sovereign whose passions cost her a crown.

A row of people stand on a blue stage in traditional formal wear.
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Cinema

Met Opera Live: Madama Butterfly

In her Met debut, Asmik Grigorian tackles the demanding role of Cio-Cio-San, the trusting geisha at the heart of Puccini’s tragedy.

Sona Jobarteh holding a kora
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Contemporary music

Sona Jobarteh

Multi-instrumentalist and esteemed kora player, Sona Jobarteh performs her expansive and ambitious sophomore album Badinyaa Kumoo as part of her tour.

Images of the composers in the concert arranged in six rows on the right side of the frame, with a black and white paintbrush stroke design on the left side.
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Classical music

Britten Sinfonia and the Marian Consort

The radical spirit of 16th-century composer Carlo Gesualdo is the point of departure for this programme of ancient and modern music.