A pilot exhibition exploring the rise of Britain’s Y2K lost subculture: Emo. Focusing on the first-generation Emo scene from 2004 to 2009.
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Art & design
Citra Sasmita: Into Eternal Land
Free
The Indonesian artist transforms The Curve in her first solo UK exhibition. Via painting, installation, embroidery and scent, take a sensory journey exploring ancestral memory, ritual and migration.
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Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.
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Cinema
A Complete Unknown
Timothée Chalamet stars as a young Bob Dylan, navigating his early career in this biographical musical drama from James Mangold.
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Cinema
Hard Truths
A heartfelt portrait of family life, from prolific British filmmaker Mike Leigh.
Event
Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra: Half Six Fix – Walton
Kick-start your evening with a Half Six Fix concert. One piece in a 60-minute concert, introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.
William WaltonSymphony No 1
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappanoconductor
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Cinema
The Brutalist
An architect escapes Europe to start a new life in America but struggles to move on from his past and build a new future.
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Theatre & dance
Belarus Free Theatre: KS6 Small Forward
A new production from the Olivier Award-nominated company, based on the extraordinary life story of Belarusian basketball player and activist Katsiaryna Snytsina.
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Cinema
Macbeth: David Tennant and Cush Jumbo
David Tennant and Cush Jumbo star in this new adaptation of Shakespeare's tale of ambition, dedication, and unearthly riddles.
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Library
I'm Not Okay: An Emo Retrospective
Free
A pilot exhibition exploring the rise of Britain’s Y2K lost subculture: Emo. Focusing on the first-generation Emo scene from 2004 to 2009.
Event
Art & design
Noah Davis
Celebrating the late artist’s expansive creativity, this debut retrospective showcases Noah Davis as one of the most original and uncanny painters emerging in recent years.
Event
Art & design
Citra Sasmita: Into Eternal Land
Free
The Indonesian artist transforms The Curve in her first solo UK exhibition. Via painting, installation, embroidery and scent, take a sensory journey exploring ancestral memory, ritual and migration.
Event
Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.
Event
Cinema
The Brutalist
An architect escapes Europe to start a new life in America but struggles to move on from his past and build a new future.
Event
Cinema
Hard Truths
A heartfelt portrait of family life, from prolific British filmmaker Mike Leigh.
Event
Cinema
A Complete Unknown
Timothée Chalamet stars as a young Bob Dylan, navigating his early career in this biographical musical drama from James Mangold.
Barbican Estate residents are invited for a presentation and Q&A as part of the public consultation for Barbican Renewal.
Event
Talks & eventsTheatre & dance
BFT turns 20: democracy and human rights on the world stage
Sir Stephen Fry joins Belarus Free Theatre for this in-conversation event about democracy and human rights on the world stage.
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Cinema
A Real Pain
Two cousins embark on a tour of Poland in honour of their beloved Jewish grandmother.
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano
Bringing together Walton’s turbulent first Symphony with passionate statements of love and outrage from two American greats.
George WalkerSinfonia No 5, Visions
Leonard Bernstein Serenade
William Walton Symphony No 1
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappanoconductor
Janine Jansenviolin
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Art & designTalks & events
Architecture on Stage: Kristiaan Borret
Kristiaan Borret, City Architect of Brussels (2015–2024), looks back at a decade when the city gained international recognition for the exceptional quality of its new architecture and urban planning.
Event
Theatre & dance
Belarus Free Theatre: KS6 Small Forward
A new production from the Olivier Award-nominated company, based on the extraordinary life story of Belarusian basketball player and activist Katsiaryna Snytsina.
Event
Library
I'm Not Okay: An Emo Retrospective
Free
A pilot exhibition exploring the rise of Britain’s Y2K lost subculture: Emo. Focusing on the first-generation Emo scene from 2004 to 2009.
Event
Art & design
Noah Davis
Celebrating the late artist’s expansive creativity, this debut retrospective showcases Noah Davis as one of the most original and uncanny painters emerging in recent years.
Event
Art & design
Citra Sasmita: Into Eternal Land
Free
The Indonesian artist transforms The Curve in her first solo UK exhibition. Via painting, installation, embroidery and scent, take a sensory journey exploring ancestral memory, ritual and migration.
Event
Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.
Event
Cinema
The Brutalist
An architect escapes Europe to start a new life in America but struggles to move on from his past and build a new future.
Event
Cinema
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
An Investigating Judge's appointment has serious consequences for his wife and daughters in this powerful drama from Iran.
Event
Cinema
Hard Truths
A heartfelt portrait of family life, from prolific British filmmaker Mike Leigh.
Event
Classical music
Paul Huang plays Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto
Grand passions and big tunes from Mendelssohn, Korngold and Augusta Holmès, as conductor Marie Jacquot makes her debut with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.