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Blondie in Camera 1978
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Library Tours & public spaces Art & design

Blondie in Camera 1978

Free

An exhibition celebrating Martyn Goddard’s most famous images of Blondie taken during their breakthrough year

A woman looks at a collection of outfits by a range of designers.
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Art & design

Dirty Looks

Rebel against conventional beauty and take a look at the dirty side of fashion. 

Abstract script over blue ink stained paper
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Talks & events Take part Art & design

Voiced: The Creative Voice Foyer Exhibition

Free

How do we say the things most important to us? Leading poets, artists, and writers are exploring this question through endangered texts, newly commissioned poems and unique visual scripts.

Headshot of an Asian man against a dim colourful background
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Talks & events Take part

Voiced: Endangered Voices Listening Trail

Explore a sound trail of endangered languages in hidden spaces across the Barbican, created by sonic artist Jamie Perera.

An animated South Asian family smile into the screen
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Cinema

Family Film Club: SAILFest + Nikhil & Jay

Join us for a screening of four special episodes of Nikhil & Jay, chosen by author Chitra Soundar and a pre-screening activity led by SAILFest. 

Architecture Tour
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Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

A man driving
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Cinema

Parent and Baby Screening: One Battle After Another

Leonardo DiCaprio joins forces with master filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson in a much-anticipated action thriller that confronts the world’s polarities.

A woman looks at a sculpture of a globe, the outlines of the countries lit in neon orange strip lights.
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Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti x Mona Hatoum

Works by contemporary artist Mona Hatoum and 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti are seen together for the first time in this ground-breaking exhibition, part of Encounters: Giacometti.

Chitra Soundar leading a workshop
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Cinema

Family Film Club: Get Creative with Chitra Soundar

Come along at 12:30 for an in cinema workshop - 'Nikhil & Jay: Flying High' - with author Chitra Soundar, followed by a creative drop-in session.

A man driving
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Cinema

One Battle After Another

Leonardo DiCaprio joins forces with master filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson in a much-anticipated action thriller that confronts the world’s polarities.

A House of Dynamite
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Cinema

A House of Dynamite

Oscar-winner Kathryn Bigelow directs this high-stakes drama, in which Rebecca Ferguson and Idris Elba call the shots at the White House as an unidentified missile looms.

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Theatre & dance

Łukasz Twarkowski / Dailes Theatre / Anka Herbut: ROHTKO

Trailblazing director Łukasz Twarkowski fuses theatre, tech and live cinema to create a monumentally spectacular production that explores art and authenticity in a fast-changing world.

Urchin
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Cinema

Urchin

Harris Dickinson’s directorial debut explores the turbulent life of a young addict, as relentless obstacles block his path to redemption.

Teenagers with security recognition around their faces
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Cinema

Happyend + Recorded Q&A

Neo Sora’s sci-fi feature imagines a teen uprising in a near-future Tokyo, emptied by cultural and geological catastrophes.

Image of Sakari Oramo surrounded by a blue circle against a blue background
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Classical music

Oramo conducts Mahler's Ninth Symphony

Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra open their new season with Mahler’s heartrending Ninth Symphony.

Gustav Mahler Symphony No 9
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo conductor
Margaret Qualley strides determinedly in a red floral dress
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Cinema

Honey Don't!

Ethan Coen returns with a lesbian dark comedy, following a private detective (Margaret Qualley) and her murder investigation, alongside a police woman she has her eye on (Aubery Plaza). 

A woman looks at a collection of outfits by a range of designers.
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Art & design

Dirty Looks

Rebel against conventional beauty and take a look at the dirty side of fashion. 

Abstract script over blue ink stained paper
Event
Talks & events Take part Art & design

Voiced: The Creative Voice Foyer Exhibition

Free

How do we say the things most important to us? Leading poets, artists, and writers are exploring this question through endangered texts, newly commissioned poems and unique visual scripts.

Headshot of an Asian man against a dim colourful background
Event
Talks & events Take part

Voiced: Endangered Voices Listening Trail

Explore a sound trail of endangered languages in hidden spaces across the Barbican, created by sonic artist Jamie Perera.

A man driving
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Cinema

Members' Screening: One Battle After Another

Members' event

Leonardo DiCaprio joins forces with master filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson in a much-anticipated action thriller that confronts the world’s polarities.

Architecture Tour
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Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

A woman looks at a sculpture of a globe, the outlines of the countries lit in neon orange strip lights.
Event
Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti x Mona Hatoum

Works by contemporary artist Mona Hatoum and 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti are seen together for the first time in this ground-breaking exhibition, part of Encounters: Giacometti.

Group of secondary school children crafting around a table in the conservatory, surrounded by plants
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Talks & events Take part

Writing Ecologies: Siddarth Shrikanth

Join a writing workshop in our Conservatory with Siddarth Shrikanth, exploring our relationship with the natural world.

A man driving
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Cinema

One Battle After Another

Leonardo DiCaprio joins forces with master filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson in a much-anticipated action thriller that confronts the world’s polarities.

A House of Dynamite
Event
Cinema

A House of Dynamite

Oscar-winner Kathryn Bigelow directs this high-stakes drama, in which Rebecca Ferguson and Idris Elba call the shots at the White House as an unidentified missile looms.

Urchin
Event
Cinema

Urchin

Harris Dickinson’s directorial debut explores the turbulent life of a young addict, as relentless obstacles block his path to redemption.

Event
Theatre & dance

Łukasz Twarkowski / Dailes Theatre / Anka Herbut: ROHTKO

Trailblazing director Łukasz Twarkowski fuses theatre, tech and live cinema to create a monumentally spectacular production that explores art and authenticity in a fast-changing world.

Two men talking
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Cinema

Steve

Director Tim Mielants reunites with Cillian Murphy after Small Things Like These with this powerful adaptation of Max Porter’s 2023 novella.

Teenagers with security recognition around their faces
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Cinema

Happyend + Recorded Q&A

Neo Sora’s sci-fi feature imagines a teen uprising in a near-future Tokyo, emptied by cultural and geological catastrophes.

Image of all members of Jambinai against alight blue backdrop
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Contemporary music

JAMBINAI with London Contemporary Orchestra

Korean post-rock band JAMBINAI make their Barbican debut in a rare and electrifying performance in our Hall.