Barbican Art Gallery
ADDRESS
Silk Street, City, London EC2 8DS
TELEPHONE
020 7638 4141
OPENING TIMES
Mon & Wed & Fri & Sat & Sun 11am-8pm, Tue & Thu 11am-6pm | daily 11am-8pm (except Tue & Wed until 6pm), Open late every Thu until 10pm | Closed 24th to 26th December. Open New Year's day.
PRICES
£8 (Adult), £6 (Child), £6 (Concessions)
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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 must-see exhibitions by acclaimed architects, Turner prize-winning artists and famous photographers as well as major exhibitions by leading international figures. Each exhibition comes with a programme of often thought-provoking talks and events.Barbican Art Gallery events
Bauhaus: Art as LifeBauhaus: Art as LifeThis year the Barbican will be showcasing the biggest Bauhaus exhibition in the UK for over 40 years; Bauhaus: Art as Life. The exhibition's name aptly describes the intension of what the world famous art school represented; the notion of creating an everyday relationship between art and life. The school diminished the traditional teaching method o3rd May 2012Sunday 12th August 2012
Where:
Barbican Art Gallery,
Silk Street
EC2 8DS
Category: eventBauhaus: Art as Lifeevent
Running from Thursday 3rd May 2012 until Sunday 12th August 2012
PRICING Adult £10 | Concession £8 | 13-17yrs £7 | Under 12 Free
This year the Barbican will be showcasing the biggest Bauhaus exhibition in the UK for over 40 years; Bauhaus: Art as Life. The exhibition's name aptly describes the intension of what the world famous art school represented; the notion of creating an everyday relationship between art and life. The school diminished the traditional teaching method o... More about this event
PRICING Adult £10 | Concession £8 | 13-17yrs £7 | Under 12 Free
This year the Barbican will be showcasing the biggest Bauhaus exhibition in the UK for over 40 years; Bauhaus: Art as Life. The exhibition's name aptly describes the intension of what the world famous art school represented; the notion of creating an everyday relationship between art and life. The school diminished the traditional teaching method o... More about this event
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1 Honduras Street, City, London EC1Y | 7 minutes from Barbican Art Gallery
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63 Gee Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1V | 9 minutes from Barbican Art Gallery
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63 Gee Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1V | 9 minutes from Barbican Art Gallery
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150 London Wall, City, London EC2Y | 4 minutes from Barbican Art Gallery
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Raven Row, 56 Artillery Lane, E1 | 16 minutes from Barbican Art Gallery
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Cromwell Tower, Silk Street, City, London EC2Y | 2 minutes from Barbican Art Gallery
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The Barbican Centre, Level 2, City, London EC2Y | At Barbican Art Gallery
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City Point, Ropemaker Street, City, London EC2Y | 4 minutes from Barbican Art Gallery
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106 Bunhill Row, City, London EC1Y | 8 minutes from Barbican Art Gallery
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4 Luke Street, Shoreditch, London EC2A | 15 minutes from Barbican Art Gallery
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King Edward Street, City, London EC4M | 6 minutes from Barbican Art Gallery
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Chiswell Street, City, London EC1Y | 2 minutes from Barbican Art Gallery
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Brewers' Hall
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Plaisterers' Hall
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