Barbican Art Gallery - London

Paula T.

You can easily spend a joyful day here being entertained between art exhibitions, cinema, shopping, cafés, restaurants, music venue, and it has parking space, that if you are coming from out of London is an added bonus. In the Winter it could have more indoor seats around the foyers, just a suggestion

Why V.

A beautiful two-floor gallery with amazing artwork. Will definitely visit again. Apparently they change their exhibits every year. It’s all free to visit but don’t forget to donate if you can to keep this interesting gallery open.

John C. (. A. J.

Very good contemporary art gallery the entrance to which is on the 3rd Floor of the Barbican Centre. The gallery is spread over two floors, the upper of which provides good views of the works on the lower floor.

We went to view a very interesting exhibition called "Unravel" which seeks to demonstrate the demonstrates power and politics of textiles in art.

Unfortunately, the exhibition has been slightly disrupted by the withdrawal of works by artists because of the attitude the Barbican Centre has taken over the Israel/Palestine conflict.

Lorena O. (. O. S.

Can always count on fantastc exhibitions. This time it was textile exhibition with representation from all over the world with a political and social slant. South America was well represented which is rare. Absolutely beautiful works.

Connie

The gallery is situated on Level 3 (it took me a while to find, and floor 2 with the library and restaurant was completely dead / closed).
There’s a cloakroom to put bags and coats, toilets, and a small shop.

I have previously visited for the Post-War Modernism art exhibition (£18, booked online) in June 2022. It was a surprisingly large exhibition across two floors, with 48 works of art ranging from paintings and sculpture, to photography.

More recently I attended the Alice Neel ‘hot off the griddle’ exhibition which was thoroughly excellent, very informative into her life, and superbly creative. It was very moving and very interesting. Highly recommend.

Angus H.

Art gallery situated at level 2: within the Barbican centre and laid out over 2 floors. Note that you can enter the gallery from Frobisher Crescent rather than descending to the lakeside entrances and having to come back up again. The gallery hosts themed exhibitions. This is paid entry unless you are a Barbican member. Most of the exhibitions are worth catching although they can be a little esoteric and eclectic. As at March 2022 the exhibition is Postwar Modern - New Art in Britain 1945 to 1963. Many of the pieces deal with the destruction caused by the war and subsequent reconstruction. All photos are from this exhibition.

Rex M.

As I'm a Barbican member, entry to this museum is free every time-- so this was my second viewing of this great exhibition.
I'm actually a fan of 1950s to 70s art, so was delighted to see a good range of little known, but intriguing artists of that time-- several new to me( particularly immigrants and artists from Asia and West Indies).

There is a cloak room, and a lift if you need it, to the third floor. Toilets are close by too.
It takes place on two levels, with helpful stories and backgrounds on the artists-- lots of sculpture.

Recommended.

sarah P.

Brilliant gallery I've missed previously with a wonderfully curated exhibition on women, ecology & protest. Easy access from tube on high walk, yummy kitchen cafe & great Brutalist architecture wrapping it up. I'll be back!