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Cinema

Relaxed Screening: Ocean with David Attenborough

Join David Attenborough in this breath-taking documentary, showing there is nowhere more vital for our survival, more full of life, wonder, or surprise, than the ocean.

A shot of the gallery, showing sculptures by Giacometti and Huma Bhabha.
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Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti x Huma Bhabha

Within a new, intimate gallery in the Barbican, contemporary artist Huma Bhabha's monumental sculptures forge new dialogues with works by 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti.

The Making of Us artwork - pink ice cream cone dropped upside down on a yellow background
Event
Theatre & dance

The Making of Us: Guildhall Actors' Self-Led Performances

Guildhall's dynamic final-year actors present a vibrant programme of brand-new performance works, created and performed entirely on their own terms.

A Short Film About Kids 1
Event
Cinema

SAFAR: Shifting Tides Shorts Programme + Q&A

This luminous and stirring collection of short films traces the delicate contours of youth on the cusp of change. 

Opera Makers
Event
Classical music

Guildhall School: Opera Makers

Join Guildhall School for three exciting new works written by composers and librettists on Guildhall’s MA in Opera Making & Writing in association with the Royal Opera House.

A man looking out at a vast mountainous landscape
Event
Classical music

Academy of Ancient Music: Beethoven's Symphony No 5

Struggles, seduction and sparkling wit: Laurence Cummings and AAM play Beethoven, Haydn and Maria Theresia Ahlefeldt.

An ensemble stand underneath a large sloping roof
Event
Theatre & dance

Fiddler on the Roof

A theatrical triumph, the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s completely sold-out electrifying Fiddler On The Roof transfers to London this summer in what is set to be the theatre event of 2025.

Thank you for banking with us
Event
Cinema

SAFAR: Thank You for Banking with Us!

Laila Abbas's debut feature is a sharp, darkly humorous exploration of sisterhood and resistance against patriarchal norms.

Black Sound moving image display
Event
Library

Black Sound: The Story of British Black Music

Free

This spring, the Barbican Music Library hosts Black Sound London, a groundbreaking exhibition that demonstrates the outsized impact British Black music has had on the world stage.

Two people sit and stand, bathed in patterned blue lights being projected onto screens
Event
Immersive Contemporary music

Feel the Sound

Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time.

acid house smiley in sky
Event
Immersive Theatre & dance Contemporary music

In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats

It's 1989 and finding the party is the only thing that matters. 

Event
Cinema

Family Film Club: Flow + Pre-Film Yoga at 9.45am

Find your flow before a screening of Flow, the Oscar-winning animation that follows a ragtag group of animals after their home is destroyed by a flood.

Architecture Tour
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

Reprezent Radio Live from the Barbican
Event
Contemporary music Tours & public spaces

Reprezent Radio Live: The New Gen

Free

Reprezent Radio present their final live broadcast from our custom-built studio with a focus on pirate radio's influence on the future of DIY broadcasting. Expect exclusive sets and special guests.

A shot of the gallery, showing sculptures by Giacometti and Huma Bhabha.
Event
Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti x Huma Bhabha

Within a new, intimate gallery in the Barbican, contemporary artist Huma Bhabha's monumental sculptures forge new dialogues with works by 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti.

A state of Passion
Event
Cinema

SAFAR: A State of Passion + ScreenTalk

After 43 horrific days working under bombardment in the emergency rooms of Gaza's hospitals, British-Palestinian surgeon, Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah, finds himself as a face of resistance.   

An ensemble stand underneath a large sloping roof
Event
Theatre & dance

Fiddler on the Roof

A theatrical triumph, the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s completely sold-out electrifying Fiddler On The Roof transfers to London this summer in what is set to be the theatre event of 2025.

Three people in orange overalls chat together and stare into the camera
Event
Cinema

Car Wash

There are a hundred reasons to love this lively comedy, set in a California car wash, not least Antonio Fargas’ scene-stealing turn as the flamboyant Lindy.

Opera Makers
Event
Classical music

Guildhall School: Opera Makers

Join Guildhall School for three exciting new works written by composers and librettists on Guildhall’s MA in Opera Making & Writing in association with the Royal Opera House.

Jeff Mills under a spotlight wearing a white blazer and tshirt
Event
Contemporary music

Jeff Mills + London Symphony Orchestra: Blue Potential

The electronic music pioneer Jeff Mills returns with an innovative performance alongside the London Symphony Orchestra, showcasing his boundary-pushing artistry.

Event
Cinema

The Piano Teacher

A nerve-jangling tension underpins this Cannes-winning drama where a severe tutor longs to be sexually dominated. 

Two people sit and stand, bathed in patterned blue lights being projected onto screens
Event
Immersive Contemporary music

Feel the Sound

Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time.

acid house smiley in sky
Event
Immersive Theatre & dance Contemporary music

In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats

It's 1989 and finding the party is the only thing that matters. 

Architecture Tour
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

Rebel Radio - Image by Jeff Veitch
Event
Contemporary music

Sunday Selecta with DJ Bid (Reminisce)

Free

Create the soundtrack to your Sunday at the ultimate request show. Inspired by the community spirit of pirate radio, this free event is all about sharing memories through music. 

A shot of the gallery, showing sculptures by Giacometti and Huma Bhabha.
Event
Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti x Huma Bhabha

Within a new, intimate gallery in the Barbican, contemporary artist Huma Bhabha's monumental sculptures forge new dialogues with works by 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti.

Event
Cinema

The Piano Teacher

A nerve-jangling tension underpins this Cannes-winning drama where a severe tutor longs to be sexually dominated. 

An illustration by Quentin Blake
Event
Classical music

Quentin Blake’s Box of Treasures

Quentin Blake’s glorious, multicoloured Box of Treasures bursts open as the BBC Symphony Orchestra accompanies two wonderfully animated adventures live: Angel Pavement and Loveykins.

Black Sound moving image display
Event
Library

Black Sound: The Story of British Black Music

Free

This spring, the Barbican Music Library hosts Black Sound London, a groundbreaking exhibition that demonstrates the outsized impact British Black music has had on the world stage.

acid house smiley in sky
Event
Immersive Theatre & dance Contemporary music

In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats

It's 1989 and finding the party is the only thing that matters.