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
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
Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.
Event
Talks & events
Tim Peake: Astronauts - The Quest to Explore Space
Past event
After multiple sell-out tours with his debut show, My Journey to Space, Tim Peake returns to venues across the UK with his hugely anticipated new show, Astronauts: The Quest to Explore Space.
Event
Talks & events
An Evening with Harry and Jamie Redknapp
The beloved father-and-son duo and football royalty, Harry and Jamie Redknapp, are coming together LIVE to share their affectionate homage to the game that has shaped their lives, careers,and family
Event
Theatre & dance
Guildhall School: No Particular Order
Human nature is in a crisis. A despot has come to power, spreading chaos and fear. But in amid the oppression, there are some who dare to resist.
Event
Theatre & dance
Guildhall School: Loveplay
Capturing 2,000 years of love and lust, and the power of human relationships, Moira Buffini’s Loveplay charts the changing fortunes of place, time and people at 29 Trick Street.
Event
Library
Mudproof London by Olayanju Dada
Free
The exhibition is a series of curated narrative collages that highlights the paradoxical essence and influence of London in unlikely places, as an ideal, a dream, a barrier or even a destination.
Event
Art & designTours & 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.
Event
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.
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
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
Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.
Event
Cinema
National Theatre Live: Prima Facie
Jodie Comer (Killing Eve) makes her West End debut in the UK premiere of Suzie Miller’s award-winning play.
Event
Theatre & dance
RSC/Wise Children: The Buddha of Suburbia
This ‘glorious and intoxicating five-star’ (Times) production based on Hanif Kureishi’s award-winning novel transfers for a limited 4-week season only.
Event
Art & designTalks & events
Architecture on Stage: Jan de Vylder and Inge Vinck
Flemish architects Jan de Vylder and Inge Vinck present the work of their Ghent-based practice AJDVIV.
Event
Theatre & dance
Guildhall School: No Particular Order
Human nature is in a crisis. A despot has come to power, spreading chaos and fear. But in amid the oppression, there are some who dare to resist.
Event
Theatre & dance
Guildhall School: Loveplay
Capturing 2,000 years of love and lust, and the power of human relationships, Moira Buffini’s Loveplay charts the changing fortunes of place, time and people at 29 Trick Street.
Event
Theatre & dance
Finn Beames & Company: Quiet Songs
Sounding out the hidden depths of a human voice, this new show starring Academy Awards nominee Ruth Negga, creates a beautifully unsettling world where string instruments are played with swords.
Event
Library
Mudproof London by Olayanju Dada
Free
The exhibition is a series of curated narrative collages that highlights the paradoxical essence and influence of London in unlikely places, as an ideal, a dream, a barrier or even a destination.
Event
Art & designTours & 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.
Event
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.
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
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
Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.
Event
Theatre & dance
Guildhall School: Loveplay
Capturing 2,000 years of love and lust, and the power of human relationships, Moira Buffini’s Loveplay charts the changing fortunes of place, time and people at 29 Trick Street.
Event
Art & designCinema
Rewriting the Rules: 27 Down
The train is a potent image and over time has become iconographic to the visual lexicon of Indian cinema.
Event
Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/Michael Tilson Thomas
Big questions asked in a big piece – Gustav Mahler’s glorious Resurrection Symphony – as the LSO celebrates Michael Tilson Thomas’ 80th birthday.
Gustav Mahler Symphony No 2, Resurrection
London Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
London Symphony Chorus
Event
Theatre & dance
RSC/Wise Children: The Buddha of Suburbia
This ‘glorious and intoxicating five-star’ (Times) production based on Hanif Kureishi’s award-winning novel transfers for a limited 4-week season only.
Event
Theatre & dance
Guildhall School: No Particular Order
Human nature is in a crisis. A despot has come to power, spreading chaos and fear. But in amid the oppression, there are some who dare to resist.