A world-class arts and learning organisation, the Barbican Centre pushes the boundaries of all major art forms including dance, film, music, theatre and visual arts.
The architecturally renowned centre opened in 1982 and comprises the Barbican Art Gallery, a second gallery The Curve, Barbican Hall, the Barbican Theatre, the Pit, Cinemas One, Two and Three, foyers and public spaces, a library, Lakeside Terrace, a glasshouse conservatory, conference facilities and three restaurants.
The City of London Corporation is the founder and principal funder of the Barbican Centre.
The Barbican is home to Resident Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra; Associate Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra; Associate Ensembles the Academy of Ancient Music and Britten Sinfonia, and Associate Producer Serious. Artistic Associates include Boy Blue Entertainment, Cheek by Jowl and Michael Clark Company. International Associates are Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig and Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Contacts & Details
OPENING TIMES:
Mon – Sun 10 am – 7 pm
Bank Holidays 12 pm – 7 pm
Current Exhibitions
Exhibitions
Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum: It Will End In Tears
Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum’s first solo exhibition at a major UK institution, “It Will End...
18 Sep 2024 - 05 Jan 2025
Barbican Centre
London
Past Exhibitions
Exhibitions
Francis Alÿs: Ricochets
A new immersive exhibition celebrating the universality and ingenuity of play: “Ricochets”...
27 Jun 2024 - 01 Sep 2024
Barbican Centre
London
Exhibitions
Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art
Using textiles, fibre and thread, 50 international artists challenge power structures and reimagine the world in this major group exhibition.
13 Feb 2024 - 26 May 2024
Barbican Centre
London
Exhibitions
Carrie Mae Weems: Reflections for Now
Explore the work and career of Carrie Mae Weems in this first major UK exhibition dedicated to one of the most influential American artists working today.
22 Jun 2023 - 03 Sep 2023
Barbican Centre
London
Exhibitions
Alice Neel: Hot Off The Griddle
The largest exhibition to date in the UK of American artist Alice Neel whose vivid portraits capture the shifting social and political context of the American twentieth century.
16 Feb 2023 - 21 May 2023
Barbican Centre
London
The first European touring retrospective of the Japanese American sculptor Isamu Noguchi in 20 years at London's Barbican Art Gallery.
30 Sep 2021 - 23 Jan 2022
Barbican Centre
London
Exhibitions
Carolee Schneemann: Body Politics
The first major survey of Carolee Schneemann’s work in the UK, tracing her diverse, transgressive and interdisciplinary expression over six decades.
08 Sep 2022 - 08 Jan 2022
Barbican Centre
London
Exhibitions
How We Live Now: Reimagining Spaces with Matrix Feminist Design Co-operative
A multi-layered project investigating architectures and public spaces
17 May 2021 - 23 Dec 2021
Barbican Centre
London
Exhibitions
Into the Night. Cabarets & Clubs in Modern Art
The Barbican centre presents an exhibition exploring the history of cabarets, cafés and clubs in modern...
04 Oct 2019 - 19 Jan 2020
Barbican Centre
London
Exhibitions
Francis Upritchard: Wetwang Slack
New Zealand artist Francis Upritchard has created for The Curve, exhibition space at Barbican centre,...
27 Sep 2018 - 06 Jan 2019
Barbican Centre
London
Exhibitions
Basquiat: Boom for Real
The Barbican is staging the first large-scale exhibition in the UK of the work of American artist Jean-Michel...
21 Sep 2017 - 28 Jan 2018
Barbican Centre
London
Exhibitions
John Akomfrah: Purple
On the occasion of the exhibition, the British artist and filmmaker is presenting an immersive six-channel...
06 Oct 2017 - 07 Jan 2018
Barbican Centre
London
Exhibitions
The Japanese House: Architecture and Life after 1945
The Barbican Center presents the first major exhibition in the United Kingdom completely dedicated to...
23 Mar 2017 - 25 Jun 2017
Barbican Centre
London
Exhibitions
Bedwyr Williams: The Gulch
This autumn, Welsh artist Bedwyr Williams sends visitors on a quest through the 90-metre long Curve gallery...
29 Sep 2016 - 08 Jan 2017
Barbican Centre
London
Exhibitions
Ragnar Kjartansson
Bringing together live performance, music, film, painting, sculpture and drawing, this long overdue solo...
14 Jul 2016 - 04 Sep 2016
Barbican Centre
London
Exhibitions
Imran Qureshi: Where the Shadows are so Deep
Barbican has commissioned the award-winning Pakistani artist Imran Qureshi to create a new body of work...
18 Feb 2016 - 10 Jul 2016
Barbican Centre
London
Exhibitions
Leandro Erlich: Dalston House
Internationally known for captivating, three-dimensional visual illusions, Argentine artist Leandro Erlich...
26 Jun 2013 - 04 Aug 2013
Barbican Centre
London
