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A little happy ghost cleaning
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Cinema

Family Film Week: Little Ghost Laban: Back Again + Activity

Something spooky for little ones!

In a dark gallery, metal bleacher-style seating is positioned in front of a large, vertical, curved screen showing a river coursing through a lush, forested valley.
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Art & design

Lucy Raven: Rounds

Free

Journey through landscapes reshaped by extreme force in a new exhibition that brings together film and sculpture by North American artist Lucy Raven.

Architecture Tour
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Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

A woman looks at a sculpture of a globe, the outlines of the countries lit in neon orange strip lights.
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Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti x Mona Hatoum

Works by contemporary artist Mona Hatoum and 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti are seen together for the first time in this ground-breaking exhibition, part of Encounters: Giacometti.

Two women pose theatrically; one holds flowers above, the other draped in white fabric.
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Take part Theatre & dance

Prayers for A Hungry Ghost: Creating Theatrical Worlds

Step into the theatrical world of Prayers for a Hungry Ghost in this hands-on visual language workshop for curious creatives, exploring myth, mood and instinct.

A person starts to fly in the air, levitating above their bed
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Theatre & dance

Royal Shakespeare Company: Wendy & Peter Pan

An exhilarating new take on a beloved classic myth of love, loss, redemption – and pirates.

Image of Martin Helmchen surrounded by a blue circle against a blue background
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Classical music

Mozart's Requiem

Dark fire and glittering ice: Mozart’s Requiem crowns an evening of deep emotions and natural wonders from Sakari Oramo and pianist Martin Helmchen.

Camille Pépin Inlandsis
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Requiem (compl. Süssmayr-Dutron)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo conductor
Martin Helmchen piano
Francesca Chiejina soprano
Claire Barnett-Jones mezzo-soprano
Caspar Singh tenor
Frazer Scott bass
BBC Symphony Chorus
Woman on orange-lit stage with camera; large projected face creates surreal, haunting atmosphere.
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Theatre & dance

KISS WITNESS/Elisabeth Gunawan: Prayers For A Hungry Ghost

Shattering, sardonic, funny and tender, this ensemble production combines horror, physical performance, live cinema and Chinese mythology to bring audiences into 'the realm of hungry ghosts'.

Blondie in Camera 1978
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Library Tours & public spaces Art & design

Blondie in Camera 1978

Free

An exhibition celebrating Martyn Goddard’s most famous images of Blondie taken during their breakthrough year

A woman looks at a collection of outfits by a range of designers.
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Art & design

Dirty Looks

Rebel against conventional beauty and take a look at the dirty side of fashion. 

animated grandad and three kids in front a treehouse
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Cinema

Family Film Week: Tales from the Magic Garden

This gorgeous stop motion animation is a beautiful exploration of family bonds and the healing power of imagination. 

Image of Barbican Backstage Tours
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Tours & public spaces Theatre & dance

Backstage Tours

Step behind the scenes and see the Barbican Theatre from a new perspective on our 60-minute Backstage Tour.

In a dark gallery, metal bleacher-style seating is positioned in front of a large, vertical, curved screen showing a river coursing through a lush, forested valley.
Event
Art & design

Lucy Raven: Rounds

Free

Journey through landscapes reshaped by extreme force in a new exhibition that brings together film and sculpture by North American artist Lucy Raven.

Architecture Tour
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

A woman looks at a sculpture of a globe, the outlines of the countries lit in neon orange strip lights.
Event
Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti x Mona Hatoum

Works by contemporary artist Mona Hatoum and 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti are seen together for the first time in this ground-breaking exhibition, part of Encounters: Giacometti.

Event
Cinema

Family Film Week: Kpop Demon Hunters

If you’ve not experienced the phenomenon that is KPDH, or even if you’ve viewed it 100 times already - now is your chance to live it out on the big screen! 

A person starts to fly in the air, levitating above their bed
Event
Theatre & dance

Royal Shakespeare Company: Wendy & Peter Pan

An exhilarating new take on a beloved classic myth of love, loss, redemption – and pirates.

Woman on orange-lit stage with camera; large projected face creates surreal, haunting atmosphere.
Event
Theatre & dance

KISS WITNESS/Elisabeth Gunawan: Prayers For A Hungry Ghost

Shattering, sardonic, funny and tender, this ensemble production combines horror, physical performance, live cinema and Chinese mythology to bring audiences into 'the realm of hungry ghosts'.

Members of Public Service Broadcasting
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Contemporary music

Public Service Broadcasting

Experience Public Service Broadcasting live in a unique collaboration with the London Contemporary Orchestra, blending archive, electronics and orchestral power in a boundary-pushing performance.

A women holding a turtle.
Event
Cinema

Doc'n Roll Film Festival: Monk in Pieces + ScreenTalk

Visionary composer and performer Meredith Monk overcame hostile critics to become one of the great artists of her time.

Catherine Lamb
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Classical music

Explore Ensemble & EXAUDI: Eight Lines

Bringing an alternative slant to American minimalism, London's Explore Ensemble and the EXAUDI Vocal Ensemble present a major new work by Catherine Lamb, alongside music by James Tenney & Steve Reich.

James Tenney In a large, open space
Steve Reich Eight Lines
-Interval-
Catherine Lamb dying your dying to come closer (World Premiere)
Explore Ensemble
EXAUDI Vocal Ensemble
James Weeks conductor
A woman looks at a collection of outfits by a range of designers.
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Art & design

Dirty Looks

Rebel against conventional beauty and take a look at the dirty side of fashion. 

two siblings walking into a big open door.
Event
Cinema

Family Film Week: Special Preview: In Your Dreams

Come along for this sneaky preview of a brand new animation set in a limitless dreamworld – an end of school holiday smasher!

In a dark gallery, metal bleacher-style seating is positioned in front of a large, vertical, curved screen showing a river coursing through a lush, forested valley.
Event
Art & design

Lucy Raven: Rounds

Free

Journey through landscapes reshaped by extreme force in a new exhibition that brings together film and sculpture by North American artist Lucy Raven.

Architecture Tour
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

A woman looks at a sculpture of a globe, the outlines of the countries lit in neon orange strip lights.
Event
Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti x Mona Hatoum

Works by contemporary artist Mona Hatoum and 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti are seen together for the first time in this ground-breaking exhibition, part of Encounters: Giacometti.

The London Symphony Orchestra on the Barbican Hall stage in front of a full audience of families
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra: Family Concert

A fun opportunity for families to learn more about music and the instruments of the orchestra, with music based on a theme and free workshops before the concert. 

Hector Berlioz Excerpts from Symphonie fantastique
Rachel Leach Dans Le Metro
Jacques Offenbach Cancan
Rachel Leach presenter
London Symphony Orchestra
Black and white portrait of Andreas Malm
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Talks & events

Andreas Malm in Conversation

Best-selling author and activist Andreas Malm leads a vital discussion on the climate crisis, exploring how we can act and come together with hope for change.

Blondie in Camera 1978
Event
Library Tours & public spaces Art & design

Blondie in Camera 1978

Free

An exhibition celebrating Martyn Goddard’s most famous images of Blondie taken during their breakthrough year

In a dark gallery, metal bleacher-style seating is positioned in front of a large, vertical, curved screen showing a river coursing through a lush, forested valley.
Event
Art & design

Lucy Raven: Rounds

Free

Journey through landscapes reshaped by extreme force in a new exhibition that brings together film and sculpture by North American artist Lucy Raven.