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Al-Jawad Pike's Chowdhury Walk
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Art & design Talks & events

Architecture on Stage: Al-Jawad Pike

Jessam Al-Jawad and Dean Pike join us to discuss their architecture practice and their 2024 Stirling Prize-shortlisted Chowdhury Walk, a terrace of affordable social rent homes in Hackney.

A person starts to fly in the air, levitating above their bed
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Theatre & dance

Royal Shakespeare Company: Wendy & Peter Pan

An exhilarating new take on a beloved classic myth of love, loss, redemption – and pirates.

Woman on orange-lit stage with camera; large projected face creates surreal, haunting atmosphere.
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Theatre & dance

KISS WITNESS/Elisabeth Gunawan: Prayers For A Hungry Ghost

Shattering, sardonic, funny and tender, this ensemble production combines horror, physical performance, live cinema and Chinese mythology to bring audiences into 'the realm of hungry ghosts'.

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Cinema

Frankenstein

Guillermo del Toro pieces together Mary Shelley's classic tale, with Oscar Isaac as Frankenstein, Jacob Elordi as his monster, and Mia Goth as Elizabeth.

A woman in a space suit
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Cinema

Dystopia is Not the Future: Doppelgängers³

This radical space documentary asks how we might conceptualise visions for space exploration that avoid repeating history’s mistakes on earth, away from the likes of the Bezos and Musks of our world.

Blondie in Camera 1978
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Library Tours & public spaces Art & design

Blondie in Camera 1978

Free

An exhibition celebrating Martyn Goddard’s most famous images of Blondie taken during their breakthrough year

Installation shot of Creative Voice Exhibition
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Talks & events Take part Art & design

Voiced: The Creative Voice Exhibition

Free

Discover how leading poets, artists and writers express what matters most through endangered texts, new poems and striking visual scripts in this foyer exhibition.

Headshot of an Asian man against a dim colourful background
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Talks & events Take part

Voiced: Endangered Voices Listening Trail

Explore a sound trail of endangered languages in hidden spaces across the Barbican, created by sonic artist Jamie Perera.

A woman looks at a collection of outfits by a range of designers.
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Art & design

Dirty Looks

Rebel against conventional beauty and take a look at the dirty side of fashion. 

A group of animated animals gathered together
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Cinema

Family Film Week: Relaxed Screening: The Bad Guys 2 + Quiz

If you missed it this summer, catch up with the latest adventure from the not-so-criminal criminals, The Bad Guys!

Image of Barbican Backstage Tours
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Tours & public spaces Theatre & dance

Backstage Tours

Step behind the scenes and see the Barbican Theatre from a new perspective on our 60-minute Backstage Tour.

In a dark gallery, metal bleacher-style seating is positioned in front of a large, vertical, curved screen showing a river coursing through a lush, forested valley.
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Art & design

Lucy Raven: Rounds

Free

Journey through landscapes reshaped by extreme force in a new exhibition that brings together film and sculpture by North American artist Lucy Raven.

Architecture Tour
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Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

A woman looks at a sculpture of a globe, the outlines of the countries lit in neon orange strip lights.
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Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti x Mona Hatoum

Works by contemporary artist Mona Hatoum and 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti are seen together for the first time in this ground-breaking exhibition, part of Encounters: Giacometti.

A person starts to fly in the air, levitating above their bed
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Theatre & dance

Royal Shakespeare Company: Wendy & Peter Pan

An exhilarating new take on a beloved classic myth of love, loss, redemption – and pirates.

A bike floating in the sky with the moon as backdrop.
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Cinema

Family Film Week: E.T. The Extra Terrestrial + Introduction

An undeniable masterpiece, E.T is pure cinematic joy.

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Cinema

The Mastermind

Kelly Reichardt's stylish and comedic art-heist drama starring Josh O'Connor.

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Cinema

Preview Screenings: Bugonia [35mm]

Catch previews of Yorgos Lanthimos' black comedy, in which a high-flying capitalist (Emma Stone) and a low-stakes conspiracist (Jesse Plemons) clash morally, mentally and physically.

Kenny Dalglish
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Cinema

Kenny Dalglish + ScreenTalk with director Asif Kapadia

Oscar and Bafta-winning Asif Kapadia directs a cinematic portrait of one of Celtic's, Liverpool's, and Scotland's greatest ever football players.

a 3D city
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Cinema

Experiments in Film: Both Sides Now 10

Curated and produced by videoclub (UK) and Dr. Isaac Leung (HK), Both Sides Now 10 presents a dynamic compilation of artists’ film and video works from the UK and Hong Kong.

Violinist Clara-Jumi Kang resting her violin in her shoulder while looking into the camera
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Ryan Bancroft & Clara-Jumi Kang

Stravinsky and Gubaidulina breathe vivid, visceral life into Russian fairy tales, plus Shostakovich’s most beautiful and riveting concerto. 

Sofia Gubaidulina Märchen – Poem
Dmitri Shostakovich Violin Concerto No 1
Igor Stravinsky The Firebird – Ballet
London Symphony Orchestra
Ryan Bancroft  conductor
Clara-Jumi Kang violin
Woman on orange-lit stage with camera; large projected face creates surreal, haunting atmosphere.
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Theatre & dance

KISS WITNESS/Elisabeth Gunawan: Prayers For A Hungry Ghost

Shattering, sardonic, funny and tender, this ensemble production combines horror, physical performance, live cinema and Chinese mythology to bring audiences into 'the realm of hungry ghosts'.

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Cinema

Souleymane's Story

Abou Sangaré provides a stand out performance in Boris Lojkine's emotional drama about an asylum-seeking food delivery rider in Paris.

Blondie in Camera 1978
Event
Library Tours & public spaces Art & design

Blondie in Camera 1978

Free

An exhibition celebrating Martyn Goddard’s most famous images of Blondie taken during their breakthrough year

Installation shot of Creative Voice Exhibition
Event
Talks & events Take part Art & design

Voiced: The Creative Voice Exhibition

Free

Discover how leading poets, artists and writers express what matters most through endangered texts, new poems and striking visual scripts in this foyer exhibition.

Headshot of an Asian man against a dim colourful background
Event
Talks & events Take part

Voiced: Endangered Voices Listening Trail

Explore a sound trail of endangered languages in hidden spaces across the Barbican, created by sonic artist Jamie Perera.

A woman looks at a collection of outfits by a range of designers.
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Art & design

Dirty Looks

Rebel against conventional beauty and take a look at the dirty side of fashion. 

A little happy ghost cleaning
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Cinema

Family Film Week: Little Ghost Laban: Back Again + Activity

Something spooky for little ones!

In a dark gallery, metal bleacher-style seating is positioned in front of a large, vertical, curved screen showing a river coursing through a lush, forested valley.
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Art & design

Lucy Raven: Rounds

Free

Journey through landscapes reshaped by extreme force in a new exhibition that brings together film and sculpture by North American artist Lucy Raven.

Architecture Tour
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Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.