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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.

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Contemporary music Immersive

Feel the Sound

Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time.

Against a dark, starry background, a giant eye radiates blue light. Inside the iris is a smiley face.
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Contemporary music Immersive Theatre & dance

In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats

It's 1989 and finding the party is the only thing that matters. 

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Cinema

Family Film Club: Dog Man

If you missed this zany blockbuster animation from the writer of Captain Underpants, now’s your chance to catch it on the big screen. 

Architecture Tour
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Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

Huma Bhabha standing in a studio with two tall sculptures, one carved out and one with markings ready to be carved.
Event
Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti x Huma Bhabha

Within a new, intimate gallery in the Barbican, contemporary artist Huma Bhabha's monumental sculptures forge new dialogues with works by 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti.

An ensemble stand underneath a large sloping roof
Event
Theatre & dance

Fiddler on the Roof

A theatrical triumph, the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s completely sold-out electrifying Fiddler On The Roof transfers to London this summer in what is set to be the theatre event of 2025.

A troupe of performers stand on a golden stage surrounded by olive trees.
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Cinema

MET Opera Live: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

A barber helps two young lovers who are held apart, in this tale of love, loss, and deceit.

Orlando artwork - torso of person wearing red shirt against background of seascape
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Theatre & dance

Guildhall School: Orlando by Virginia Woolf

Neil Bartlett's sparkling adaptation of Virginia Woolf's ground-breaking fantasy finds powerful contemporary relevance in the novelist’s vision of equal rights to love for bodies of every kind.

Moin
Event
Contemporary music

Moin

Moin are a London three-piece featuring Tom Halstead and Joe Andrews of the electronic outfit Raime and percussionist visionary Valentina Magaletti.

DJ Tee broadcasrs from three-year-old pirate radio station Kiss-FM studio. Photo by Jeff Veitch.
Event
Contemporary music

Rebel Radio

Revisit the radical history of radio’s rebels and see how the legacy of pirate radio continues to inspire today in this month-long celebration with live broadcasts, film screenings, talks, and more.

green blue background w/ are you listening call to action
Event
Contemporary music Immersive

Feel the Sound

Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time.

Against a dark, starry background, a giant eye radiates blue light. Inside the iris is a smiley face.
Event
Contemporary music Immersive Theatre & dance

In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats

It's 1989 and finding the party is the only thing that matters. 

Huma Bhabha standing in a studio with two tall sculptures, one carved out and one with markings ready to be carved.
Event
Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti x Huma Bhabha

Within a new, intimate gallery in the Barbican, contemporary artist Huma Bhabha's monumental sculptures forge new dialogues with works by 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti.

cat power with stark shadow across face
Event
Contemporary music

Cat Power sings Dylan '66

Young Barbican

Cat Power performs a song-for-song recreation of one of the most fabled and transformative live sets of all time.

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.

DJ Tee broadcasrs from three-year-old pirate radio station Kiss-FM studio. Photo by Jeff Veitch.
Event
Contemporary music

Rebel Radio

Revisit the radical history of radio’s rebels and see how the legacy of pirate radio continues to inspire today in this month-long celebration with live broadcasts, film screenings, talks, and more.

Against a dark, starry background, a giant eye radiates blue light. Inside the iris is a smiley face.
Event
Contemporary music Immersive Theatre & dance

In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats

It's 1989 and finding the party is the only thing that matters. 

green blue background w/ are you listening call to action
Event
Contemporary music Immersive

Feel the Sound

Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time.

Orlando artwork - torso of person wearing red shirt against background of seascape
Event
Theatre & dance

Guildhall School: Orlando by Virginia Woolf

Neil Bartlett's sparkling adaptation of Virginia Woolf's ground-breaking fantasy finds powerful contemporary relevance in the novelist’s vision of equal rights to love for bodies of every kind.

An architectural blueprint composed of tiny 0s and 1s.
Event
Art & design Talks & events

Architecture on Stage: Architecture in the Age of AI

Speakers from three of the world's leading architecture practices address the ways in which artificial intelligence is reshaping their discipline. 

An ensemble stand underneath a large sloping roof
Event
Theatre & dance

Fiddler on the Roof

A theatrical triumph, the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s completely sold-out electrifying Fiddler On The Roof transfers to London this summer in what is set to be the theatre event of 2025.

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.

DJ Tee broadcasrs from three-year-old pirate radio station Kiss-FM studio. Photo by Jeff Veitch.
Event
Contemporary music

Rebel Radio

Revisit the radical history of radio’s rebels and see how the legacy of pirate radio continues to inspire today in this month-long celebration with live broadcasts, film screenings, talks, and more.

Against a dark, starry background, a giant eye radiates blue light. Inside the iris is a smiley face.
Event
Contemporary music Immersive Theatre & dance

In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats

It's 1989 and finding the party is the only thing that matters. 

green blue background w/ are you listening call to action
Event
Contemporary music Immersive

Feel the Sound

Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time.

Huma Bhabha standing in a studio with two tall sculptures, one carved out and one with markings ready to be carved.
Event
Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti x Huma Bhabha

Within a new, intimate gallery in the Barbican, contemporary artist Huma Bhabha's monumental sculptures forge new dialogues with works by 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti.

An ensemble stand underneath a large sloping roof
Event
Theatre & dance

Fiddler on the Roof

A theatrical triumph, the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s completely sold-out electrifying Fiddler On The Roof transfers to London this summer in what is set to be the theatre event of 2025.

Orlando artwork - torso of person wearing red shirt against background of seascape
Event
Theatre & dance

Guildhall School: Orlando by Virginia Woolf

Neil Bartlett's sparkling adaptation of Virginia Woolf's ground-breaking fantasy finds powerful contemporary relevance in the novelist’s vision of equal rights to love for bodies of every kind.

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.