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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Art & design
Noah Davis
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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.
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Art & design
Noah Davis: Relaxed View
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Our Relaxed Viewings are dedicated to visitors who'd benefit from a more informal approach to noise and movement in the space, or who feel more comfortable knowing that they can enter and exit freely.
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Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
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Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.
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Art & design
Listening Session: Hannah Catherine Jone & the Chiron Choir
Led by Hannah Catherine Jones, Chiron Choir present a live set of somatic chants, vocal improvisations and compositions.
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Classical music
London Schools Symphony Orchestra
London’s premier youth orchestra returns to Milton Court with leading British conductor and violinist Christopher Warren-Green.
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Classical music
Britten's Canticles
Three outstanding young singers unite in a programme of love, loss, and remembrance, where Schubert and Errollyn Wallen are entwined in Britten’s five haunting canticles.
Benjamin BrittenCanticle I
Errollyn WallenMy Lazy Goodheart
Franz SchubertAuf dem Strom
Benjamin BrittenCanticle III
Canticle V
Franz SchubertDes Fisches Liebesglück
Benjamin BrittenCanticle IV
Canticle II
James Waytenor
Natalie Burchpiano
Lotte Betts-Deanmezzo-soprano
Ross Ramgobinbaritone
Alis Huwsharp
Annemarie Federlehorn
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Classical music
Oramo conducts Mahler's Fourth Symphony
Sakari Oramo conducts Mahler’s playful Fourth Symphony – and plays the violin too, as Kurt Weill retells the myth of Orpheus in his own, utterly original style.
Dorothy HowellLamia
Kurt WeillDer neue Orpheus, Op 15
Gustav MahlerSymphony No 4
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramoconductor/violin
Anu Komsisoprano
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Contemporary musicTheatre & dance
The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady
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The stage transforms into a vibrant gig venue with live music and dancing as the ★★★★★ 'joyful celebration of movement' (Guardian) returns following a sold-out, critically acclaimed run here in 2024.
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Classical music
Academy of Ancient Music: Bach's St John Passion
Laurence Cummings and AAM bring an Easter tradition to life: a performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s St John Passion.
Johann Sebastian BachSt John Passion
Academy of Ancient Music
Laurence Cummingsdirector and harpsichord
Nicholas Mulroy Evangelist
Dingle YandellChristus
Carolyn Sampsonsoprano
Helen Charlstonalto
Ed Lyontenor
Jonathan Brownbass
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Art & designTalks & events
Young Barbican Night: Noah Davis
Join us for a private view of the Noah Davis exhibition and enjoy a series of workshops and performances by an incredible line-up of artists, specially curated for Young Barbican members.
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Contemporary music
Yann Tiersen
Yann Tiersen returns with the premiere of his new album Rathlin from a Distance | The Liquid Hour – a solo piano + electronics performance.
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Art & designTalks & events
Architecture on Stage: New Architects
A talk from some of the most exciting, emerging architects working in Britain today: EBBA, NVBL, OF Architecture and Studio KA.
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Contemporary music
Daniel Brandt: Without Us
Composer, drummer and filmmaker Daniel Brandt performs music from his new album, Without Us. French contemporary music ensemble, Ensemble 0, performs the latest work by Tristan Perich.
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Theatre & dance
Queer East: When the Cloud Catches Colours
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Thought-provoking theatre exploring the experience of two queer Singaporeans as they grow older. Based on true accounts, the show delves into relationships, family, insecurity, kindness and safety.
