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Lakeside Terrace (A7408619_Web Res), Photo by Dion Barrett

Welcome to the Barbican’s press room, where you can contact our Communications team, read press releases and find out the latest news.

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Latest press releases

Title Posted on
How We Live Now: Reimagining Spaces with Matrix Feminist Design Co-operative
Barbican appoints Will Gompertz as new Director of Arts and Learning
Barbican announces line-up details for Live from the Barbican in spring/summer 2021
Barbican announces reopening and new programme for the spring and summer 2021
Claudia Andujar: The Yanomami Struggle
Jean Dubuffet: Brutal Beauty
Barbican announces continuation of its Live from the Barbican concert series through summer 2021
Barbican brings back Concerts On Demand and announces new films on Cinema On Demand alongside more digital content
New Suns: A Feminist Literary Festival 2021
Barbican postpones Live from the Barbican concert dates scheduled between 10 January and 24 March 2021
Paul Weller with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Jules Buckley concert date added to ‘Live from the Barbican’ line-up in spring 2021
Barbican announces 2021 Level G programme
Barbican announces line-up details for Live from the Barbican in spring 2021, with artists including Sheku & Isata Kanneh-Mason, Shirley Collins, The Sixteen, Moses Boyd, This is The Kit, Anna Meredith and Jonny Greenwood
Barbican announces Hildur Guðnadóttir: Chernobyl Live, available On Demand 4 - 11 December
Barbican reopens with vibrant programme for the festive period
Barbican announces a three-day digital residency with the Australian Chamber Orchestra alongside further new digital content across all artforms
Barbican launches digital group exhibition It All Comes Down
Barbican announces digital residency with the Australian Chamber Orchestra
Live from the Barbican series now available On Demand during lockdown
Barbican announces a series of festive live and livestreamed concerts

General info

Contact us



Our working hours are Monday–Friday 10am–6pm

Please do get in touch with any questions – we look forward to hearing from you.

For general enquiries, please email [email protected] or call 0207 382 2389. Contact details for specific artform press teams at the Barbican can also be found below.

James Tringham
Head of Communications
07513 702 734
[email protected]

Ariane Oiticica
Senior Programming Communications Manager
020 3834 1181 / 07917 190 584
[email protected]

Benno Rembeck
Senior Corporate Communications Manager
020 3834 1106
[email protected]

Matthew Little
Corporate Communications Manager
020 3834 1192
[email protected]

John Kelly
Communications Team Coordinator
020 3834 1125
[email protected]

Hannah Carr
Communications Manager – Visual Arts
020 3834 1191
[email protected]  

Lily Booth
Communications Officer – Visual Arts
[email protected]  

Georgia Holmes
Communications Assistant – Visual Arts
[email protected]  

HBL
Communications Manager – Theatre & Dance
020 3834 1187
[email protected]

Sumayyah Sheikh
Communications Assistant – Theatre & Dance and Cinema
[email protected]

Ed Maitland Smith
Communications Manager – Music
020 3834 1115
[email protected]

Koyel Basu
Communications Officer – Music
[email protected]

Simone Gibbs
Communications Assistant – Music
[email protected]

For enquiries about the London Symphony Orchestra, please contact their press team directly.

Ian Cuthbert
Communications Manager – Cinema
07980 925 352
[email protected]

Sarah Harvey
PR Consultant – Cinema
07958 597 426
[email protected]

Sumayyah Sheikh
Communications Assistant - Theatre & Dance and Cinema
[email protected]