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Barbican Centre

Performing arts centre in the City of London
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Barbican Centre

Summary

Barbican Centre is a performing arts center[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Barbican Centre's field of work was performing arts[3].
  • Barbican Centre is located in City of London[4].
  • Barbican Centre is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Barbican Centre's instance of is recorded as performing arts center[6].
  • Barbican Centre's instance of is recorded as art museum[7].
  • Barbican Centre's instance of is recorded as theatre building[8].
  • Barbican Centre's instance of is recorded as concert hall[9].
  • Barbican Centre's architect is recorded as Chamberlin, Powell and Bon[10].
  • Barbican Centre is owned by City of London Corporation[11].
  • Barbican Centre is associated with the brutalist architecture movement[12].
  • Barbican Centre's architectural style is recorded as brutalist architecture[13].
  • The location of Barbican Centre was London[14].
  • Barbican Centre's designed by is recorded as Chamberlin, Powell and Bon[15].
  • Barbican Centre is part of Barbican Estate[16].
  • Barbican Centre's Commons category is recorded as Barbican Arts Centre[17].
  • Barbican Centre's occupant is recorded as BBC Symphony Orchestra[18].
  • Barbican Centre's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[19].
  • 1982 marks the founding of Barbican Centre[20].
  • Barbican Centre's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.5202, 'lon': -0.095}[21].
  • Barbican Centre's official website is recorded as https://www.barbican.org.uk/[22].
  • Barbican Centre's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][23].
  • Barbican Centre's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II listed building[24].
  • Barbican Centre's date of official opening is recorded as 1982[25].
  • Barbican Centre's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Barbican Centre'}[26].
  • Barbican Centre's Wi-Fi access is recorded as gratis[27].

Body

Founding

1982 marks the founding of Barbican Centre[20].

Identity

Barbican Centre is part of Barbican Estate[16].

Industry

Barbican Centre's field of work was performing arts[3].

Ownership

Barbican Centre is owned by City of London Corporation[11].

Why It Matters

Barbican Centre has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

art museum Guildhall School of Music and Drama London United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → ['3J07EX', '3R8UHl']
    Wikidata description → Performing arts centre in the City of London
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  2. 10w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 51.5202, 'lon': -0.095}
    Designed by → Chamberlin, Powell and Bon
    Located in → —
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Building", "BarbicanCentre::n48vn"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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