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Two middle aged women stare out a window over a cityscape.
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Cinema

The Room Next Door

Old friends reunite when one is faced with her own mortality, starring Tilda Swinton & Julianne Moore, from Pedro Almodóvar. 

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican
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Art & design Tours & public spaces

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican

Free

This free installation invites visitors to orient themselves in the buildings and their complex, fascinating histories in an exciting new display at the heart of the Barbican’s Foyers.

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Art & design

The Imaginary Institution of India: Art 1975–1998

A landmark group exhibition of art made in response to India’s changing cultural-political landscape during pivotal years.

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Eviro as Glinda and Elphaba
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Cinema

Members' Screening: Wicked

Members' event

Powerhouse Cynthia Erivo and superstar Ariana Grande adventure to fulfil their destinies in this show-stopping musical about the witches of Oz.

Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum installation photography
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Art & design

Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum: It will end in tears

Free

In her first solo exhibition at a major UK institution, Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum fills The Curve with theatrical installations, building an imagined world in which to display her paintings.

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.

Photo of concrete flytower surrounded by trees and plants in the Barbican Conservatory
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Tours & public spaces

Visit the Conservatory

Free

Visit the second biggest Conservatory in London and explore our hidden tropical oasis.

An animation of a man and a woman looking at a young child; in blue and red pencil strokes.
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Cinema

LIAF 2024: Marvellous Animations for 8-15 year-olds

These 9 films from 7 different countries have been chosen especially for children aged 8 and upwards and include themes such as friendship, resilience, and self-discovery.

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Eviro as Glinda and Elphaba
Event
Cinema

Wicked

Powerhouse Cynthia Erivo and superstar Ariana Grande adventure to fulfil their destinies in this show-stopping musical about the witches of Oz.

A black and white image of a man and a woman sitting by a log cabin with a large dog.
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Cinema

Silent Film & Live Music: By The Law

Thought your flat was small during lockdown? How about waiting out a Canadian winter in a primitive wooden cabin with just your husband, and a murderer, for company.  

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Cinema

No Other Land

A Palestinian-Israeli collective shows the destruction of the occupied West Bank's Masafer Yatta by Israeli soldiers and the alliance between Palestinian activist Basel and Israeli journalist Yuval.

A young couple, the man wearing sunglasses and the woman sitting on his lap, smile and look into each others eyes.
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Cinema

Anora

Anora, a high-priced Brooklyn stripper, becomes involved in a troubled romance with the son of a Russian oligarch, from Cannes favourite Sean Baker.

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Cinema

Blitz

Academy Award Winning writer/director Steve McQueen is back with this historical drama following a young boy as he tries to make his way back to his mother through London during World War II.

Siya and Thandi leaning against a brick wall
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Contemporary music

Sikelela, thirty years on

Marking the 30th anniversary of democracy in South Africa, this evening celebrates the outburst of avant-garde jazz coming out of this inspirational musical landscape. 

Two middle aged women stare out a window over a cityscape.
Event
Cinema

The Room Next Door

Old friends reunite when one is faced with her own mortality, starring Tilda Swinton & Julianne Moore, from Pedro Almodóvar. 

An image showing a piece of wall artwork by Sarah Emily Porter
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Library

Sarah Emily Porter Solo Show: The Barbican Reimagined

Free

Explore the inner workings of Sarah Emily Porter’s Art Studio at the Barbican Library.

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican
Event
Art & design Tours & public spaces

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican

Free

This free installation invites visitors to orient themselves in the buildings and their complex, fascinating histories in an exciting new display at the heart of the Barbican’s Foyers.

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.

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Eviro as Glinda and Elphaba
Event
Cinema

Parent and Baby Screening: Wicked

Powerhouse Cynthia Erivo and superstar Ariana Grande adventure to fulfil their destinies in this show-stopping musical about the witches of Oz.

Two women look at a wall that has photographs and notes pinned on to it.
Event
Cinema

Senior Community Screening: Bye Bye Tiberias

Years after leaving her Palestinian village to pursue an acting career, Hiam Abbass returns home in this intimate documentary about four generations of women and their shared legacy of separation.

Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum installation photography
Event
Art & design

Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum: It will end in tears

Free

In her first solo exhibition at a major UK institution, Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum fills The Curve with theatrical installations, building an imagined world in which to display her paintings.

Event
Cinema

No Other Land

A Palestinian-Israeli collective shows the destruction of the occupied West Bank's Masafer Yatta by Israeli soldiers and the alliance between Palestinian activist Basel and Israeli journalist Yuval.

Barbican architecture
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

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

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Eviro as Glinda and Elphaba
Event
Cinema

Wicked

Powerhouse Cynthia Erivo and superstar Ariana Grande adventure to fulfil their destinies in this show-stopping musical about the witches of Oz.

A young couple, the man wearing sunglasses and the woman sitting on his lap, smile and look into each others eyes.
Event
Cinema

Anora

Anora, a high-priced Brooklyn stripper, becomes involved in a troubled romance with the son of a Russian oligarch, from Cannes favourite Sean Baker.

Two middle aged women stare out a window over a cityscape.
Event
Cinema

The Room Next Door

Old friends reunite when one is faced with her own mortality, starring Tilda Swinton & Julianne Moore, from Pedro Almodóvar. 

An animation of a closed shop front.
Event
Cinema

LIAF 2024: Disrupting the Narrative: When Worlds Collide

Taking viewers on unexpected journeys across London, Libya, South Africa and beyond into personal histories and deep into emotional landscapes of the heart.

Madhvi Parekh, Village Opera-2, 1975. © Madhvi Parekh. Courtesy DAG.
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Art & design Cinema Tours & public spaces

The Imaginary Institution of India: BSL Tour

A British Sign Language tour of the exhibition, exclusively for D/deaf and hard of hearing visitors, highlighting key artworks. 

Lynch Architects architecture image
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Art & design Talks & events

Architecture on Stage: Lynch Architects

Founded by Patrick and Claudia Lynch in 1997, Lynch Architects has realised a series of significant buildings on and around London's Victoria Street.  

Event
Cinema

Blitz

Academy Award Winning writer/director Steve McQueen is back with this historical drama following a young boy as he tries to make his way back to his mother through London during World War II.