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Described by the Queen as 'one of the wonders of the modern world' , the Barbican Centre has also been voted 'London's ugliest building'. Ugly or not, this multi-faceted performance and arts venue is truly wondrous. Open 363 days a year, it offers the most diverse program of any London venue. As well as being home to the London Symphony Orchestra, the centre's giant Barbican Hall attracts a host of international classical, jazz, rock, and world music stars. Two theatres offer a year-round program of some of the finest in international performing arts, while three cinemas mix mainstream films with specialist seasons. The Barbican Art Gallery, several smaller exhibition spaces, shops, cafes, restaurants, bars, live music in the foyer, and a host of talks, signings, and events for children are also on offer. The building itself is a labyrinth and finding your route from the station or car park is an adventure in itself. Staircases twist around each other, directing lost patrons into mysteriously empty mezzanines, where odd snatches of music are the only guide back to the main lobby. The joy of coming across exhibitions, live music, or talks from a major arts celebrity in some odd corner of the building is a unique feature of this remarkable concentration of artistic talent.Barbican Centre events
OMA/Progress
event Running until Sunday 19th February 2012TIMES Various Times PRICING £10, concs £8, ages 13-17 £7, adv £8, adv concs £7, ages 13-17 £6 adv, under 13s/mems Free
Curated by the Belgium-based collective Rotor, this survey of the global architectural practice looks at the productivity and recent projects that are currently under development.
The Devil And Mister Punch
event Running until Saturday 25th February 2012TIMES Various Times PRICING £16
Devised puppet theatre show from Improbable, in which a pair of down-at-heel vaudevillians are forced into presenting a Punch and Judy show, which doesn't go according to plan. Directed by Julian Crouch.
Silent Film and Live Music SeriesSilent Film and Live Music SeriesWith everyone currently falling in love with the film the Artist silent films are more relevant than ever thus creating the perfect timing for the Silent Film and Live Music Series at the Barbican. With a screening every Sunday of the month many pieces will be brought back to life on the big screen including loveable classics, recent discoveries, i11th February 2012Sunday 30th December 2012
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With everyone currently falling in love with the film the Artist silent films are more relevant than ever thus creating the perfect timing for the Silent Film and Live Music Series at the Barbican. With a screening every Sunday of the month many pieces will be brought back to life on the big screen including loveable classics, recent discoveries, i... More about this event
Valentine's Day ClassicsValentine's Day ClassicsThe classy alternative to sitting in a crowded restaurant eating overpriced food is the Barbican's evening of Valentine's Day Classics. The programme includes performances of Johann Strauss' swooningly romantic waltz 'Blue Danube Waltz' and Tchaikovsky's waltz from Sleeping Beauty. There's also a rendition of jazz influenced Rhapsody in Blue compos14th February 2012Tuesday 14th February 2012
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PRICING £18-£42.50
The classy alternative to sitting in a crowded restaurant eating overpriced food is the Barbican's evening of Valentine's Day Classics. The programme includes performances of Johann Strauss' swooningly romantic waltz 'Blue Danube Waltz' and Tchaikovsky's waltz from Sleeping Beauty. There's also a rendition of jazz influenced Rhapsody in Blue compos... More about this event
Song Dong: Waste Not
event Running from Wednesday 15th February 2012 until Tuesday 12th June 2012TIMES Various Times PRICING Free
An installation of more than 10,000 items collected by the artist's mother over a period of 50 years, inspired by childhood memories of China's cultural revolution.
New York Philharmonic
event Thursday 16th February 2012TIMES 7.30pm PRICING £11-£45
Alan Gilbert conducts Mahler's Symphony No 9.
'Tis Pity She's A Whore
event Running from Thursday 16th February 2012 until Saturday 10th March 2012TIMES Various Times PRICING £21-£26
Cheek By Jowl Theatre Company presents John Ford's bloody Jacobean tragedy about the incestuous love between a brother and a sister. Directed by Declan Donnellan.
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The New York Philharmonic bring their latest accomplishment to London in 2012, with the UK premier of Polaris taking centre stage at the Barbican in February. Young composer Thomas Ades shot to success with his distinctive compositional voice. The young composer has had a number of recent successes at the Barbican with his work in the fields of cha... More about this event
New York Philharmonic
event Friday 17th February 2012TIMES 7.30pm PRICING £11-£45
Alan Gilbert conducts Thomas Ades's Polaris, Berlioz's Les Nuits D'ete, Stravinsky's Symphony In Three Movements and Ravel's Daphnis And Chloe Suite No 2, with mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato.
New York Philharmonic
event Saturday 18th February 2012TIMES 4pm PRICING £20, under 16s £10
Alan Gilbert conducts Bernstein's Overture To West Side Story, Symphony No 2 'Age Of Anxiety: Masque' and Three Dance Episodes from On The Town, plus Copland's Skyline from Music For A Great City, with pianist Benjamin Grosvenor.
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London International Mime Festival Southbank Centre, SE1 8XX 11th January 2012 - 29th January 2012 If you thought mime was all about white-faced clowns continually plagued by invisible...
New York Philharmonic/Gilbert - Thomas Ades' Polaris Barbican Centre, EC2Y 8DS 17th February 2012 The New York Philharmonic bring their latest accomplishment to London in 2012, with the...
Barbican Weekender - Urban Stories Barbican Centre, EC2Y 8DS 3rd March 2012 - 4th March 2012 Exploring the use of the voice through music, film, song, art and...
LIFT Festival Southbank Centre, SE1 8XX 11th June 2012 - 8th July 2012 The London International Festival of Theatre (or LIFT, if your prefer) returns to the capital in...
The Genius of Hitchcock Barbican Hall, EC2Y 8DS 28th June 2012 - 21st July 2012 The British Film Institute has been working long and hard to try and...
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel Double Rooms: 86% off from £56
7-9 Copthall Avenue, EC2R | 8 minutes from Barbican Centre
In the heart of the financial district and close to the Bank of England, the newly opened Apex London Wall Hotel, is within walking distance of ...More
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Peters Lane, EC1M | 9 minutes from Barbican Centre
Filled with old fashioned touches like wood panelling, old paintings, stone flagged floors, claw foot baths and open fires, The Rookery has plenty of character. And ...More
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St John's Square 86-88 Clerkenwell Road, EC1M | 11 minutes from Barbican Centre
This boutique hotel in trendy Clerkenwell fits right in with the warehouse chic designer feel of the neighbourhood. Mixing vintage chairs with stark modern prints, there's ...More
London > Entertainment > Arts Centres
35-47 Bethnal Green Road, Shoreditch, London E1 | 21 minutes from Barbican Centre
Located in one of London's most thriving and art-driven communities Rich Mix does exactly what it says on the tin, presenting visitors of different interests with ...More
London > Entertainment > Arts Centres
91 Brick Lane, Spitalfields, London E1 | 22 minutes from Barbican Centre
Popular with the Shoreditch crowd on the weekends, The Old Truman Brewery houses more than 200 small, creative businesses, a bar and several areas for hire. ...More
London > Entertainment > Arts Centres
The Old Truman Brewery, 153 Brick Lane, Shoreditch, London E1 | 23 minutes from Barbican Centre
As anyone who's ever visited The Truman Brewery will know, the famous 18th century former beer factory does cutting edge cool with aplomb. Being a stalwart ...More
London > Entertainment > Classical Music
Silk Street, City, London EC2Y | At Barbican Centre
Described by the Queen as “one of the wonders of the modern world”, the Barbican Centre is an imposing collection of the finest in British arts. ...More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Silk Street, City, London EC2Y | At Barbican Centre
The Barbican Centre's two theatre spaces - the Barbican Theatre and The Pit - offer everything from gritty reality to far-flung fantasy, from dance to ...More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Silk Street, City, London EC2Y | At Barbican Centre
In the two theatre spaces - the Barbican Theatre and the Pit - you can enjoy everything from gritty reality to far-flung fantasy, from dance ...More
London > Events > Clubbing and Nightlife Dates: Saturday 11th February 2012 - 8.30pm
The City Arts & Music Project, 70-74 City Road, Shoreditch, EC1Y | 10 minutes from Barbican Centre
Resident DJs spin hip hop and rap....More
London > Events > Clubbing and Nightlife Dates: Saturday 11th February 2012 - 8pm-3.30am
East Village, 89 Great Eastern Street, EC2A | 14 minutes from Barbican Centre
Luis Radio, Neil Pierce, Sy Sez, Fitzroy Da Buzzboy, Soulprovyder and Shaun Samuel spin house, funk, disco and soul....More
London > Events > Exhibitions Dates: Friday 10th February and Saturday 11th February 2012 - 12noon-6pm
Signal Gallery, 96 Curtain Road, EC2A | 16 minutes from Barbican Centre
Contemporary works in various media....More
Sights and Attractions near Barbican Centre
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Ground Level, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, City, London EC2Y | At Barbican Centre
Part of the Barbican Centre for arts and conferences the Curve Gallery, situated on the ground floor, has changing exhibitions of photography, art and design. ...More
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
Silk Street, City, London EC2Y | At Barbican Centre
Huge, multifaceted arts and entertainment centre. Described by the Queen as “one of the wonders of the modern world”, this multifaceted performance and arts venue forms one ...More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Silk Street, City, London EC2 | At Barbican Centre
The Barbican is renowned as one of London's top venues for theatre, art and dance. At the Barbican Art Gallery on level 3 you get ...More
London > Shopping > Music Shops
Cromwell Tower, Silk Street, City, London EC2Y | 2 minutes from Barbican Centre
Tucked away near the Barbican multi-arts centre and the world-renowned Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Chimes Music is in illustrious company. Since opening in 1983 ...More
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London > Restaurants > Modern European restaurants
The Barbican Centre, Level 2, City, London EC2Y | At Barbican Centre
Modern European cuisine. Booking advised. Dress smart casual. ...More
London > Restaurants > British restaurants
150 London Wall, City, London EC2Y | 4 minutes from Barbican Centre
Restaurateurs Ben and Hugo Warner (the boys who first came to our attention with Benugo) are the duo behind the London Wall Bar & Kitchen, the ...More
London > Restaurants > Cafes and Delis
City Point, Ropemaker Street, City, London EC2Y | 4 minutes from Barbican Centre
Pret sells up market fast food, hand made from natural ingredients, to take away or eat on site, in its trademark no nonsense chrome interiors. The ...More
London > Education > Professional Training
106 Bunhill Row, City, London EC1Y | 8 minutes from Barbican Centre
City’s Print Journalism course is recognised as the best in London. Although places like Goldsmith’s are trendier, City is respected in the industry thanks to a ...More
London > Education > Evening Classes
4 Luke Street, Shoreditch, London EC2A | 15 minutes from Barbican Centre
National charity for adult learning which also runs an excellent selection of theatre, literature, history and politics evening classes....More
London > Education > Careers Services
4-6 Staple Inn, Holborn, London WC1V | 18 minutes from Barbican Centre
Situated in the heart of London, Career Energy – formed in March 2002 - offers comprehensive advice on careers, career change and job searching. They’ll analyse ...More
Leisure near Barbican Centre
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
King Edward Street, City, London EC4M | 6 minutes from Barbican Centre
Bounded in by surrounding office buildings, Postman's Park's appeal lies in what it symbolises as much as how it looks. Located just north of St Paul's ...More
London > Leisure > Activities
Hatton Square Business Centre, 16-16a Baldwin Gardens, Holborn, London EC1N | 16 minutes from Barbican Centre
Immerse yourself in a world of chocolate with this mouth-watering workshop. You will discover how chocolate is processed from bean to bar. Sample a variety of ...More
London > Nightlife > Pubs
71 Long Lane, Clerkenwell, London EC1A | 6 minutes from Barbican Centre
One of the oldest pubs in Smithfield, The Old Red Cow has stood on this spot on Long Lane since the year dot. Steeped in history, ...More
London > Nightlife > Pubs
115 Charterhouse Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1M | 7 minutes from Barbican Centre
This renovated traditional pub in the heart of Clerkenwell has been serving the traders of nearby Smithfields Market for years. Under the Malmaison umbrella - the ...More
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
2 Clerkenwell Road, Clerkenwell, Clerkenwell, London EC1M | 8 minutes from Barbican Centre
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London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
77a Charterhouse Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1M | 8 minutes from Barbican Centre
Built on the site of a Victorian meat cellar, Fabric continues to boast the most sensational line-ups in the capital. Its global reputation is founded on ...More
Meeting venue hire near Barbican Centre
London > Business > Venue Hire
Chiswell Street, City, London EC1Y | 2 minutes from Barbican Centre
Whilst the City of London is not short of modern, flexible event-spaces, not many can claim to be located in a Grade II listed building, or ...More
London > Business > Venue Hire
Aldermanbury Square, Moorgate, City, London EC2V | 4 minutes from Barbican Centre
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One London Wall, City, London EC2Y | 5 minutes from Barbican Centre
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What's On Today Near Barbican Centre OMA/Progress Exhibitions | Until 19th February 2012 Barbican Centre At Barbican Centre Curated by the Belgium-based collective Rotor, this survey of the global architectural practice looks at the productivity and recent projects ...More The Devil And Mister Punch Theatre | Until 25th February 2012 Barbican Centre At Barbican Centre Devised puppet theatre show from Improbable, in which a pair of down-at-heel vaudevillians are forced into presenting a Punch and ...More Dickens And London Exhibitions | Until 10th June 2012 Museum of London 4 minutes walk from Barbican Centre Marking the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens's birth, this exhibition explores the relationship between the author and the city. Featuring ...More Archaeology Up Close: Jewellery: Workshop Leisure | Until 20th February 2012 Museum of London 4 minutes walk from Barbican Centre An object-handling session with members of the museum's Archaeological Collections department....More Characters From History: Charles Dickens: Talk Theatre | Until 15th February 2012 Museum of London 4 minutes walk from Barbican Centre A costumed character talk about the plots and characters of his novels....More Saturday Nights Clubbing and Nightlife | Until 25th February 2012 Charterhouse 7 minutes walk from Barbican Centre Resident DJs spin house, dance and commercial hip hop....More Fabric Clubbing and Nightlife | On 11th February 2012 Fabric 9 minutes walk from Barbican Centre Craig Richards, Lee Burridge, Terry Francis, Ben Klock, Norman Nodge, Kris Wadsworth, Alex Jones, Cedric Maison and Ste Roberts spin ...More Grand & Gorgeous Clubbing and Nightlife | Until 25th February 2012 The Grand Union 10 minutes walk from Barbican Centre Resident DJs spin funk, disco and house....More Kandy Nights Clubbing and Nightlife | Until 25th February 2012 Piya Piya 10 minutes walk from Barbican Centre R&B, Bollywood, hip hop, house and garage courtesy of Mr Kay, Groovemaster....More The Bang Bang Presents Love & Hip Hop Clubbing and Nightlife | On 11th February 2012 The City Arts & Music Project 10 minutes walk from Barbican Centre DJs Snips, Motive, Jden and 7oel spin hip hop, funk and soul....More
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