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Noah Davis's painting titled Pueblo del Rio: Arabesque, depicting six ballerinas dancing on the lawn outside a housing project.
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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.

A close up shot of a sheep's head against a black background. There is a small drop of blood dripping from the sheep's ear.
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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

A group of dancers dressed in colourful clothing move on stage with their arms in the air.
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Contemporary music Theatre & dance

The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady

Share the floor with outstanding artists as two leading companies transform the stage into a vibrant gig venue, with a live jazz orchestra and dynamic dancers. 

Black Sound moving image display
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Library

Black Sound: The Story of British Black Music

Free

This spring, the Barbican Music Library hosts Black Sound London, a groundbreaking exhibition that demonstrates the outsized impact British Black music has had on the world stage.

Citra Sasmita's Curve exhibition with hanging tapestries
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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. 

Noah Davis's painting titled Pueblo del Rio: Arabesque, depicting six ballerinas dancing on the lawn outside a housing project.
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.

Family workshop
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Cinema

LIAF Amazing Animations

Carefully chosen for young audiences, this programme features a selection of the best shorts from the London International Animation Festival’s extensive catalogue.

Architecture Tour
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Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

Noah Davis, Isis, 2009 © The Estate of Noah Davis, Courtesy The Estate of Noah Davis and David Zwirner
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Art & design Talks & 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 specially curated for Young Barbican members.

Yann Tiersen
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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.

A group of dancers dressed in colourful clothing move on stage with their arms in the air.
Event
Contemporary music Theatre & dance

The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady

Share the floor with outstanding artists as two leading companies transform the stage into a vibrant gig venue, with a live jazz orchestra and dynamic dancers. 

Citra Sasmita's Curve exhibition with hanging tapestries
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. 

Noah Davis's painting titled Pueblo del Rio: Arabesque, depicting six ballerinas dancing on the lawn outside a housing project.
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.

Architecture Tour
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

Three of Noah Davis's paintings hanging on white walls. Two people are looking at the paintings.
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Art & design

Noah Davis: Relaxed View

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.

Architecture Tour
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

Black Sound moving image display
Event
Library

Black Sound: The Story of British Black Music

Free

This spring, the Barbican Music Library hosts Black Sound London, a groundbreaking exhibition that demonstrates the outsized impact British Black music has had on the world stage.

Noah Davis's painting titled Pueblo del Rio: Arabesque, depicting six ballerinas dancing on the lawn outside a housing project.
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.

Architecture Tour
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

Maloti stares into a mirror, bathed in soft light
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Cinema

London Bengali Film Festival 2025: Priyo Maloti

A fierce drama performance about an expectant mother whose life spins out of control with a striking performance from Mehazabien Chowdhury opens this year's London Bengali Film Festival.

Wilton Square house, London by Studio KA
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Art & design Talks & 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.

Eliades Ochoa - man with guitar
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Contemporary music

Eliades Ochoa

Eliades Ochoa, the star of Buena Vista Social Club, performs in our Hall as part of La Linea Festival.

Black Sound moving image display
Event
Library

Black Sound: The Story of British Black Music

Free

This spring, the Barbican Music Library hosts Black Sound London, a groundbreaking exhibition that demonstrates the outsized impact British Black music has had on the world stage.

Noah Davis's painting titled Pueblo del Rio: Arabesque, depicting six ballerinas dancing on the lawn outside a housing project.
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.

Architecture Tour
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

A school orchestra on stage with a conductor standing in front of them
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Classical music

The MiSST 12th Annual Concert

The Music in Secondary Schools Trust returns for its 12th Annual Concert celebrating the achievements of their students in a spectacular showcase.

Photo of literary & sound artist Belinda Zhawi aka MA.MOYO
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Contemporary music

Liminal Chords: A Dreamscape in Verse & Sound

Poet and sound artist MA.MOYO (Belinda Zhawi) and friends, Roxanne Tataei & Marysia Osu, respond to the radical work of artist Noah Davis through poetry, vocal textures, and music.

Black Sound moving image display
Event
Library

Black Sound: The Story of British Black Music

Free

This spring, the Barbican Music Library hosts Black Sound London, a groundbreaking exhibition that demonstrates the outsized impact British Black music has had on the world stage.

Noah Davis's painting titled Pueblo del Rio: Arabesque, depicting six ballerinas dancing on the lawn outside a housing project.
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.

Architecture Tour
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.