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Into Eternal Land exhibition photograph. Long painted scrolls line concrete walls.
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Art & design

Citra Sasmita: Into Eternal Land

Free

The Indonesian artist transforms The Curve in her first solo UK exhibition. Via painting, installation, embroidery and scent, take a sensory journey exploring ancestral memory, ritual and migration. 

Noah Davis's painting titled Pueblo del Rio: Arabesque, depicting six ballerinas dancing on the lawn outside a housing project.
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Art & design

Noah Davis

Celebrating the late artist’s expansive creativity, this debut retrospective showcases Noah Davis as one of the most original and uncanny painters emerging in recent years.

Architecture Tour
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Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

Sad woman in the middle of a room.
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Cinema

I'm Still Here

In 1971 Brazil, Eunice Paiva (Fernanda Torres) is forced to reinvent herself after her family suffers at the hands of government, from The Motorcycle Diaries director Walter Salles.

Two middle-aged men stare skywards.
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Cinema

A Real Pain

Two cousins embark on a tour of Poland in honour of their beloved Jewish grandmother. 

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Cinema

A Complete Unknown

Timothée Chalamet stars as a young Bob Dylan, navigating his early career in this biographical musical drama from James Mangold. 

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Cinema

Memoir of a Snail

A tragicomedy from Academy Award-winning animator Adam Elliot, recounting the life of a melancholic woman called Grace Pudel - a hoarder of snails.

Adrien Brody stares down into camera, smoking
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Cinema

The Brutalist

An architect escapes Europe to start a new life in America but struggles to move on from his past and build a new future. 

Three women look concerned inside an apartment.
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Cinema

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

An Investigating Judge's appointment has serious consequences for his wife and daughters in this powerful drama from Iran.

A person stands outside a newsstand, reading a newspaper. Signs and various magazines are visible in the background.
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Contemporary music

Barbican ClubStage: Wu-Lu, Denzel Himself & SHEIVA

The Barbican ClubStage showcasing the best of London's DIY music scene, with live performances from Denzel Himself and SHEIVA and a special genre-spanning DJ set from Wu-Lu.

Three of Noah Davis's paintings hanging on white walls. Two people are looking at the paintings.
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Art & design

Noah Davis: Relaxed View

Our Relaxed Viewings are dedicated to visitors who'd benefit from a more informal approach to noise and movement in the space, or who feel more comfortable knowing that they can enter and exit freely.

Into Eternal Land exhibition photograph. Long painted scrolls line concrete walls.
Event
Art & design

Citra Sasmita: Into Eternal Land

Free

The Indonesian artist transforms The Curve in her first solo UK exhibition. Via painting, installation, embroidery and scent, take a sensory journey exploring ancestral memory, ritual and migration. 

Noah Davis's painting titled Pueblo del Rio: Arabesque, depicting six ballerinas dancing on the lawn outside a housing project.
Event
Art & design

Noah Davis

Celebrating the late artist’s expansive creativity, this debut retrospective showcases Noah Davis as one of the most original and uncanny painters emerging in recent years.

Barbican Reimagined
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Adventure Day at the Barbican

Join us for a free adventure day of challenges, creative activities, and fun. Help us reimagine the Barbican’s future while enjoying hands-on experiences designed for families and children under 16.

little girl and totoro screaming in to the air
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Cinema

Family Film Club: My Neighbour Totoro

The perfect half term finale – come along to Family Film Club for this animated classic from Studio Ghibli on the big screen.

Architecture Tour
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Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

Event
Cinema

Parent & Baby Screening: Memoir of a Snail

An animated tragicomedy from the Academy Award winning animator Adam Elliot.

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Cinema

To a Land Unknown

A Palestinian refugee living on the fringes of society in Athens gets ripped off by a smuggler and sets out to seek revenge. 

Three women look concerned inside an apartment.
Event
Cinema

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

An Investigating Judge's appointment has serious consequences for his wife and daughters in this powerful drama from Iran.

Sad woman in the middle of a room.
Event
Cinema

I'm Still Here

In 1971 Brazil, Eunice Paiva (Fernanda Torres) is forced to reinvent herself after her family suffers at the hands of government, from The Motorcycle Diaries director Walter Salles.

Event
Cinema

A Complete Unknown

Timothée Chalamet stars as a young Bob Dylan, navigating his early career in this biographical musical drama from James Mangold. 

Two middle-aged men stare skywards.
Event
Cinema

A Real Pain

Two cousins embark on a tour of Poland in honour of their beloved Jewish grandmother. 

Two women in a park - one resting her head on the shoulder of the other.
Event
Cinema

Hard Truths

A heartfelt portrait of family life, from prolific British filmmaker Mike Leigh.

Peggy Mitchell behind the bar of the Old Vic.
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Cinema

The Lock-In + Conversation with Nitin Ganatra

Experience Stanley Schtinter's immersive EastEnders supercut, featuring a live talk and the launch of East London Brewing Company's 'Lock-In Lager.'

Adrien Brody stares down into camera, smoking
Event
Cinema

The Brutalist

An architect escapes Europe to start a new life in America but struggles to move on from his past and build a new future. 

Event
Cinema

Memoir of a Snail

A tragicomedy from Academy Award-winning animator Adam Elliot, recounting the life of a melancholic woman called Grace Pudel - a hoarder of snails.

Into Eternal Land exhibition photograph. Long painted scrolls line concrete walls.
Event
Art & design

Citra Sasmita: Into Eternal Land

Free

The Indonesian artist transforms The Curve in her first solo UK exhibition. Via painting, installation, embroidery and scent, take a sensory journey exploring ancestral memory, ritual and migration. 

Noah Davis's painting titled Pueblo del Rio: Arabesque, depicting six ballerinas dancing on the lawn outside a housing project.
Event
Art & design

Noah Davis

Celebrating the late artist’s expansive creativity, this debut retrospective showcases Noah Davis as one of the most original and uncanny painters emerging in recent years.

Event
Cinema

Members' Screening: To a Land Unknown

A Palestinian refugee living on the fringes of society in Athens gets ripped off by a smuggler and sets out to seek revenge. 

Architecture Tour
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.