Read, Watch & Listen

Go behind the scenes of the RSC’s My Neighbour Totoro with Lighting Designer Jessica 
Hung Han Yun and Costume Designer Kimie Nakano.

Experimental musician Michael Rother has influenced artists such as David Bowie, Brian Eno, Radiohead and Sonic Youth. Ahead of a concert that explores his back catalogue, he tells us why making new music keeps him fresh.

We chatted with costume designer Holly Waddington (The Great, Ginger and Rosa) about developing the outfits for Yorgos Lanthimos' new absurdist black comedy, Poor Things. 

Meet the creators of our first AR effect artwork, and try it yourself.

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

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

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

Acclaimed Hip Hop dance theatre company Boy Blue marks its 21st anniversary this year. Founders Kenrick ‘H2O’ Sandy MBE and Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante MBE look back over their journey to the world stage.

Artist and scientist Joaquín Fargas embarks on a quest to reveal the environmental impact of extracting lithium, a key component of electric cars – which aren’t as sustainable as Tesla or Toyota want you to believe.

We spoke to Gecko Theatre’s Artistic Director, Amit Lahav, and performers, Ryen Perkins-Gangnes, Madeleine Fairminer, Mario Patrón, Miguel Hernando Torres Umba and Saju Hari, about their sell-out production The Wedding.

Have you ever wondered how we can live on the planet in a way that doesn't destroy the very ecosystems we need to thrive?

This letter, entitled We are the Earth was written by Indigenous activists from Brazil, Sônia Guajajara and Célia Xakriabá, in collaboration with Earthrise and is a part of our latest exhibition, Our Time on Earth.