What’s on

Sat 9 Apr 2022, 10:00

Challenge yourself to look at the Barbican differently through your camera (or smartphone) lens. 

Tue 19 Apr 2022, 19:00

Carla Juaçaba joins us to discuss her practice, which spans ambitious cultural projects from Rio de Janeiro to Venice.

Tue 26 Apr –Tue 3 May 2022

Learn how to write about art from an industry professional. From artistic statements to criticism, proposals to press releases, this course will teach you the practical foundations of art writing.

Sat 30 Apr –Sun 1 May 2022

Young Barbican take over the Barbican Centre for a whole weekend! 

Sat 14 May 2022, 10:00

Discover the green spaces and garden designs that infuse nature into the Barbican’s urban habitat.

Thu 16 Jun 2022, 9:00

A collaboration with the Barbican Art Gallery and the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, exploring how art making and the art world was remade and reimagined after the Second World War. 

Sat 2 Jul 2022

In a cultural landscape filled with endless pundits and talking heads, Fran Lebowitz stands out as one of our most insightful social commentators.

Sat 10 Sep 2022, 10:00

Explore the high walks and further afar to find inspiration within layers of nearby architectural history.

Sat 8 Oct 2022, 10:00

The essential all-singing, all-dancing guide to everything you wanted to know about raga and tala music but were afraid to ask.

Sun 9 Oct 2022, 11:00

An introduction to Sibelius's music and the stories in today's Total Immersion with Professor Daniel Grimley.