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Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.
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Art & designTours & public spaces
The Conservatory x Ranjani Shettar
Free
Our Conservatory hosts a spectacular new site-specific commission by Indian sculptor Ranjani Shettar.
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Classical music
BBC Symphony Orchestra/Bignamini: Fantastic Symphony
Severed heads, demonic orgies and obsessive love. Jader Bignamini pairs Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique with the equally colourful imaginations of Poulenc and Camile Pépin.
Camille Pepin Les Eaux Célestes (UK premiere)
Francis Poulenc Gloria
Hector Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jader Bignamini*conductor
Elizabeth Watts*soprano
BBC Symphony Chorus
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.
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Cinema
Family Film Club: Chicken for Linda! + Intro from Wendy Ide
Winner of the Cristal Prize at Annecy International Animation Festival – this zany romp also packs an emotional punch.
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Cinema
Parent and Baby Screening: 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.
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Art & designTours & public spaces
The Conservatory x Ranjani Shettar
Free
Our Conservatory hosts a spectacular new site-specific commission by Indian sculptor Ranjani Shettar.
Event
Cinema
MET Opera Live: La Rondine
Puccini’s bittersweet love story makes a rare MET appearance, with soprano Angel Blue opposite tenor Jonathan Tetelman.
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CinemaContemporary music
Gary Hustwit's ground breaking Live Documentary on Brian Eno
The UK premiere of Eno with live generative film screening and post-film conversation with Brian Eno, Gary Hustwit and Brendan Dawes.
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Art & design
Relaxed View: Unravel
We'll host a small number of relaxed viewings for anyone who'd prefer a more informal approach to noise and movement in the space, or who feels comfortable knowing that they can enter and exit freely.
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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.
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.
Event
Cinema
Members' Screening: 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.
Event
Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.
Event
Art & designTours & public spaces
The Conservatory x Ranjani Shettar
Free
Our Conservatory hosts a spectacular new site-specific commission by Indian sculptor Ranjani Shettar.
Event
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.
Antonio Vivaldi (Arr Liam Taylor-West, Charlie Groves, Julia Koelmans and Ellen O’Brien)'Autumn' from The Four Seasons
Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres (arr Doug Bott, Charlie Groves and Rhian Davies)Elements
Anna Meredith (arr Julia Koelmans and Charlie Groves)Nautilus
Ben Lunn (arr Charlie Groves, Doug Bott and Ellen O’Brien)Wittgenstein’s Chorale
Michael Betteridge (arr Doug Bott and Julia Koelmans)Soaring through Sparks
Ennio Morricone (arr Julia Koelmans)The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Michael Nyman (arr Charlie Groves and Ellen O’Brien)Timelapse
National Open Youth Orchestra
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
Event
Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.
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).
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
