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Sakari Oramo conducting, with circular orange swirls around him
Season
Classical music

BBC Symphony Orchestra Multibuy Feb–Jul 2024

You can save with our BBC Symphony Orchestra Multibuy.

Players of the Academy of Ancient Music standing with their instruments in the Barbican Conservatory
Season
Classical music

Academy of Ancient Music Multibuy Feb–Jul 2024

You can save with our Academy of Ancient Music Multibuy.

Hannah Ryggen, Blood in the Grass, 1966.
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Art & design Cinema Talks & events Tours & public spaces

Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art

Our public programme will give you the opportunity to learn more about the artworks and themes of Unravel, as we take a closer look at the power and politics of textiles in art.

Big band on stage, led by saxophinist
Season
Classical music Contemporary music

Film Music: From screen to stage

Experience film music in different ways this year – from Hollywood hits and cult classics to groundbreaking new fusions of music and film. 

James Baldwin, wearing a suit, looks thoughtfully to the side.
Season
Cinema

The Devil Finds Work: James Baldwin Through Film

Through the ideas in James Baldwin's seminal text The Devil Finds Work, this series of films and discussions explores Black representation in contemporary cinema.

Players of the Academy of Ancient Music standing with their instruments in the Barbican Conservatory
Season
Classical music

Baroque at the Barbican

Hear an array of outstanding Baroque music this May, June and July.

A group of queer people hold each other joyously in the sun.
Season
Cinema

Queer 80s

Time travel through the cinema screen back to the 1980s, a decade when LGBTQ+ representation and creativity thrived in the build-up to enormous geopolitical and social change.

A title treatment for SAFAR film festival 2024 that reads 'on dreams, hopes and realities, SAFAR film festival.' White, grainy capitalised text on a black background.
Season
Cinema

SAFAR Film Festival 2024

The SAFAR Film Festival is the largest festival in the UK dedicated to cinema from the Arab world.

picture of children playing
Season
Art & design Talks & events Tours & public spaces

Francis Alÿs: Ricochets

Our public programme will give you the opportunity to learn more about the artworks and themes of Francis Alÿs: Ricochets, as we take a closer look at the connections between childhood, play and art.

Whiplash screened behind a live band
Season
Contemporary music

Summer Jazz Series 2024

A summer series of international artists, inspiring collaborations, themed strands and special creations.