The Imaginary Institution of India
Art 1975–1998
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Autumn at the Barbican
Explore the programmeThis week
Theatre & dance
The Buddha of Suburbia
Royal Shakespeare Company/Wise Children
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Cinema
Rewriting the Rules
Pioneering Indian Cinema after 1970
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Contemporary music
Anouar Brahem Quartet
Part of EFG London Jazz Festival
Classical music
Viennese Virtuosity: Symphonies by Mozart, Haydn and friends
Academy of Ancient Music
Tours & public spaces
Backstage Tours
New Perspectives
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Cinema
The Costumes of Blitz
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Free
Art & design
Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum
It Will End In Tears
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Free
Library
Sarah Emily Porter Solo Show: The Barbican Reimagined
A Barbican Library Foyer Exhibition
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Free
Library
I'm Not Okay: An Emo Retrospective
An exhibition by the Museum of Youth Culture
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Free
Tours & public spaces
Visit the Conservatory
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Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
New Perspectives
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Let our screens bring you closer
So come for a date… come alone… come with your grandparents… come with your little one… Come and let our screens bring you closer.
Book ahead
Classical music
Classical Music 2024–25
Feb–Jul 2025 on sale now
Contemporary music
EFG London Jazz Festival
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Theatre & dance
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Royal Shakespeare Company
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Theatre & dance
MimeLondon 2025
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Cinema
London International Animation Festival
2024
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Cinema
London Palestine Film Festival 2024
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Browse our EFG London Jazz Festival programme
In the Cinemas
Every week, our screens bring you closer to unmissable stories from across the world. See what's on now.
Cinema
No Other Land (15)
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Cinema
Blitz (12A) (AD)
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Cinema
Anora (18) (AD)
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Cinema
The Room Next Door (12A) (AD)
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Cinema
By the Law (a.k.a. Dura Lex, The Unexpected) (12A*)
Silent Film & Live Music
Cinema
Sine Screen: Precarious Landscapes
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Cinema
The Stimming Pool (12A) + ScreenTalk
Relaxed Screening
Cinema
Sarah Maldoror's Carnaval Trilogy (12*)
Cinema Restored
Cinema
Steamboat Bill, Jr (U)
Silent Film & Live Music
Cinema
Frauen in Berlin (12*)
Cinema Restored
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