Read, Watch & Listen

Celebrating the Barbican’s 35th anniversary, we look back at some of the ‘firsts’ that have took place within our walls and beyond since we opened in 1982.

We look back at our March 2017 Instagrammer, Melissa Cross to explore her Barbican shots.

We asked Londoners – ‘what film shook your world and why?’ The films you chose formed our first crowd-sourced film season. From Casablanca to Sholay, here are the stories behind the films London watches. 

We look back at our February 2017 Instagrammer, Ty to explore their Barbican shots.

We look back at our January 2017 Instagrammer, Dolly Brown to explore her Barbican shots.

We look back at our December 2016 Instagrammer, Tobi Shinobi to explore his Barbican shots.

We investigate how the world of Steve Reich, Philip Glass and John Adams transformed the American musical landscape

We follow the journey of creating an orchestra that would sound, look and feel like London with Sir Simon Rattle as he builds the Young Orchestra for London

Forbiddingly complex and even more forbiddingly beared, Andrew Dickson explore the life of Ibsen, our contemporary