The Latest Breaking News from Barbican

Sunday In The Park With George cancelled after Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey withdrawals

Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey had been due to reunite on stage at the Barbican next year

The Independent UK · Sep 14

Jonathan Bailey withdraws from Sunday In The Park With George after Ariana Grande exit

The 38-year-old said his support for Grande is ‘unwavering’ after she stepped down from the show last month

The Independent UK · Sep 1

MADE just dropped the ultimate mid-century furniture collection inspired by London's iconic Barbican estate, and this unique coffee table is the star

And this coffee table is the star piece to buy now or regret later

Ideal Home · Aug 17

How to make a rental feel like your forever home

A new book by Paul Firmin, the founder of Earl of East, proves personality trumps permanence — as this Barbican flat attests

Evening Standard · Apr 9

Barbican set for major £231m makeover to improve accessibility

Among the additions will be a new climate-controlled environment to safeguard its plant collection

The Independent UK · Mar 3

Barbican Centre's £231million renewal given green light

Planning permission has been granted for transformation of Grade II-listed performing arts centre and its public spaces

Evening Standard · Mar 3

Barbican tower row: developers scale back plans after huge backlash to 20-storey office block

Residents fear vast ‘pizza box’ office design will steal their sunlight - and say redesign doesn’t go far enough

Evening Standard · Feb 23

The Barbican refurbishment should take heed of Leeds

Letter: The University of Leeds complex was a prototype for the Barbican – and the work done to it over time demonstrates how brutalist buildings can be humanised, writes Alan Radford

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2025

‘Like lipstick on a fabulous gorilla’: the Barbican’s many gaudy glow-ups and the one to top them all

The brutalist arts-and-towers complex, where even great explorers get lost, is showing its age. Let’s hope the 50th anniveresary upgrade is better than the ‘pointillist stippling’ tried in the 1990s

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2025

Barbican’s big update: What the renewal means for London’s iconic arts centre

London’s Barbican Centre is set for a £451m transformation, with plans revealed to modernise the ageing arts complex, improve accessibility and restore its Brutalist spaces for future generations

Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2025