Shifting Narratives responds to the diverse needs and aspirations of refugee communities, whilst valuing and sustaining their cultural heritages.
Event
Art & design
Francis Alys: Ricochets
A new immersive exhibition celebrating the universality and ingenuity of play: Ricochets is the largest institutional show in the UK by internationally renowned artist Francis Alÿs in almost 15 years.
Event
Theatre & danceTours & public spaces
Backstage Tours
Step behind the scenes and see the Barbican Theatre from a new perspective on our 60 minute Backstage Tour
Event
Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.
Event
Theatre & dance
Kiss Me, Kate
‘Sexy & Sassy with great songs, hot dancing and smart gags.’ (Daily Mail) this five star new production is ‘a supremely lovely way to spend a Summer evening’ (The Independent).
Event
Cinema
Kinds of Kindness
Yorgos Lanthimos's latest project is an absurdist triptych set in contemporary America, starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons and Willem Dafoe.
Event
Cinema
MaXXXine
Mia Goth stars in this soon-to-be-classic slasher film set in the dark depths of 1980s Hollywood, as we follow Maxine's journey towards stardom, despite a spate of murders engulfing the city.
Event
Cinema
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.
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Art & designTalks & events
Ibrahim Mahama - Artist Talk
Join us for a keynote talk by Ibrahim Mahama, the artist of our monumental lakeside commission, Purple Hibiscus.
Event
Cinema
Kinds of Kindness on 35mm
Yorgos Lanthimos's latest project is an absurdist triptych set in contemporary America, starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons and Willem Dafoe, screened on 35mm film.
Event
Cinema
La Chimera
Josh O'Connor digs himself in to a mess in this arthouse 80s drama about a troupe of Italian grave robbers.
Event
Cinema
Sleep
A pregnant woman's nights sleep is disturbed when her husband turns into a different man after dark, in Jason Yu's horror feature debut.
Event
Library
Shifting Narratives
Free
Shifting Narratives responds to the diverse needs and aspirations of refugee communities, whilst valuing and sustaining their cultural heritages.
Event
Art & design
Francis Alys: Ricochets
A new immersive exhibition celebrating the universality and ingenuity of play: Ricochets is the largest institutional show in the UK by internationally renowned artist Francis Alÿs in almost 15 years.
Event
Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.
Event
Cinema
Accelerate or Die + ScreenTalk with Jake Chapman &...
Why is it easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of Capitalism?
Event
Cinema
Sleep
A pregnant woman's nights sleep is disturbed when her husband turns into a different man after dark, in Jason Yu's horror feature debut.
Event
Cinema
Bushman [4k Restoration]
A young student from Nigeria moves to San Francisco to be met with a full blown clash of cultures, in this international arthouse from 1971.
Event
Theatre & dance
Kiss Me, Kate
‘Sexy & Sassy with great songs, hot dancing and smart gags.’ (Daily Mail) this five star new production is ‘a supremely lovely way to spend a Summer evening’ (The Independent).
Event
Cinema
Kinds of Kindness on 35mm
Yorgos Lanthimos's latest project is an absurdist triptych set in contemporary America, starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons and Willem Dafoe, screened on 35mm film.
Event
Cinema
MaXXXine
Mia Goth stars in this soon-to-be-classic slasher film set in the dark depths of 1980s Hollywood, as we follow Maxine's journey towards stardom, despite a spate of murders engulfing the city.
Event
Library
Shifting Narratives
Free
Shifting Narratives responds to the diverse needs and aspirations of refugee communities, whilst valuing and sustaining their cultural heritages.
Event
Art & design
Francis Alys: Ricochets
A new immersive exhibition celebrating the universality and ingenuity of play: Ricochets is the largest institutional show in the UK by internationally renowned artist Francis Alÿs in almost 15 years.
Event
Theatre & danceTours & public spaces
Backstage Tours
Step behind the scenes and see the Barbican Theatre from a new perspective on our 60 minute Backstage Tour
Event
Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.
Event
Theatre & dance
Kiss Me, Kate
‘Sexy & Sassy with great songs, hot dancing and smart gags.’ (Daily Mail) this five star new production is ‘a supremely lovely way to spend a Summer evening’ (The Independent).
Event
Cinema
Inside Out 2
Ayo Edebiri, Maya Hawke and Adèle Exarchopoulos star in this heart-warming animation about anxiety and emotional maturity.
Event
Cinema
Bushman [4k Restoration]
A young student from Nigeria moves to San Francisco to be met with a full blown clash of cultures, in this international arthouse from 1971.
Event
Cinema
Sleep
A pregnant woman's nights sleep is disturbed when her husband turns into a different man after dark, in Jason Yu's horror feature debut.
Event
Cinema
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.
