Read, Watch & Listen

Explore the objects and stories from our archive with Google Arts and Culture. 

We've partnered with Vortic and digital artist Jason Ramanah, to present the ground-breaking exhibition, Virtual Realms: Videogames Transformed as an online experience.

Sink into our latest Barbican Sessions with our Milton Court Artist-in-Residence Yahael Camara Onono.

Take a closer look at Alice Neel’s work and life with art historian Katy Hessel.

Our cinema curator Matthew Barrington tells us why Losing Ground is a film everyone should add to their watchlist. 

Listen to our latest playlist inspired by our upcoming Young Barbican Takeover.

Learn about the UK's first clothing brand created, designed and hand produced by young ex-offenders, stocked here at the Barbican.

Listen to our playlist curated by classical composer Claudia Molitor.

Fellow humans and their foibles: writer Hettie Judah on the paintings of Alice Neel.

Hear music by some of the composers in soprano Nadine Benjamin's recital on Tue 21 Feb in this playlist curated by classical music journalist and broadcaster, Elizabeth de Brito.

Dr. Jordan Amirkhani is an art historian, curator, art critic, and educator; and was recently appointed Curator at Rivers Institute for Contemporary Art & Thought in New Orleans, Louisiana. Here she explores the life, work and influences of artist Soheila Sokhanvari.

Learn more about this radical artist and her fascinating life in this long read.