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I'm Not Okay (An Emo Retrospective) in black and pink colours
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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.

Into Eternal Land exhibition photograph. Long painted scrolls line concrete walls.
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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. 

Barbican architecture
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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. 

Two women in a park - one resting her head on the shoulder of the other.
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Cinema

Hard Truths

A heartfelt portrait of family life, from prolific British filmmaker Mike Leigh.

LSO Violinist Maxine Kwok introducing the LSO on the Barbican stage, at a Half Six Fix concert.
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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.

Adrien Brody stares down into camera, smoking
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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. 

Basketball player and activist Katsiaryna Snytsina plays baketball between two pipes in an industrial setting.
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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.

A man stands with his back to a woman on a dark stage.
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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.

I'm Not Okay (An Emo Retrospective) in black and pink colours
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.

Noah Davis Pueblo del Rio
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.

Into Eternal Land exhibition photograph. Long painted scrolls line concrete walls.
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. 

Barbican architecture
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.

Adrien Brody stares down into camera, smoking
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. 

Two women in a park - one resting her head on the shoulder of the other.
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. 

Photo of concrete in the Barbican Estate
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Barbican Renewal consultation: Estate residents’ event

Barbican Estate residents are invited for a presentation and Q&A as part of the public consultation for Barbican Renewal.

Three photos side-by-side
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Talks & events Theatre & 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.

Two middle-aged men stare skywards.
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Cinema

A Real Pain

Two cousins embark on a tour of Poland in honour of their beloved Jewish grandmother. 

Violinist Janine Jansen performing on the Barbican Hall stage. She is wearing a laced black top and has long dark hair.
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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.

Kristiaan Borret standing on a waterlogged building site, wearing a bright yellow jacket.
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Art & design Talks & 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.

Basketball player and activist Katsiaryna Snytsina plays baketball between two pipes in an industrial setting.
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.

I'm Not Okay (An Emo Retrospective) in black and pink colours
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.

Noah Davis Pueblo del Rio
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.

Into Eternal Land exhibition photograph. Long painted scrolls line concrete walls.
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. 

Barbican architecture
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.

Adrien Brody stares down into camera, smoking
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. 

Three women look concerned inside an apartment.
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.

Two women in a park - one resting her head on the shoulder of the other.
Event
Cinema

Hard Truths

A heartfelt portrait of family life, from prolific British filmmaker Mike Leigh.

Marie Jacquot conducting, with blue circular swirls around her
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.