Barbican Centre

🚀 Could you be our next CEO? 🎭   The internationally-renowned Barbican Centre is seeking a visionary Chief Executive Officer to lead its next era of growth and innovation 🌟   As an iconic jewel in London’s cultural crown, the new CEO will be pivotal in driving our ongoing evolution 🦋    This includes the ambitious renewal programme, backed by a £191m funding package from the City of London Corporation, that aims to restore and revitalise the Centre, and make it relevant for future generations ✨   Are you a leader passionate about empowering diverse teams, growing cultural influence, and shaping artistic excellence on a global scale? 🌍🎨If so, this could be your next big career move!   See here for more information 👉 https://lnkd.in/ewcVXi8z   📸 Matt Colson   Apply now or if you know someone who’s ready to make a lasting impact in an organisation that engages people across arts, culture, events, and tourism - please share!    #Leadership #Arts #Barbican #London #BarbicanCentre #LondonCulture #Careers

Last week, our Director for Arts and Participation Devyani Saltzman joined Sir John Tusa - former Managing Director and great friend of the Barbican - to talk about the state of the UK arts sector. Their wide-ranging discussion touched on comparisons with Canada; how different experiences of colonialism are playing out; the role of the arts in helping us connect and make sense of the world around us, and much more. What a great event. Thank you Audley for having us.

🚀 The Barbican is now among the UK’s top 20 cultural destinations! 🎭🎶🏛️ We’ve climbed five places in the latest Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) rankings, moving from 24th to 19th after welcoming over 1.54 million visitors in 2024. 📍 Now the most-visited cultural destination in the City of London, overtaking St Paul’s Cathedral 📈 17% year-on-year growth and in the top 5% of 400 of the UK's leading visitor attractions 🔄 Undergoing a major transformation to ensure the Centre is restored, revitalised and relevant for future generations 💬 David Farnsworth, our Interim CEO, said: “This jump in visitor numbers is incredibly heartening and underscores the vital role of the arts in society. As we embark on the most transformative period in our history, this news reaffirms our ambition to create an even more dynamic, relevant, and inclusive arts centre.” The power of the arts continues to bring people together, spark dialogue, and inspire creativity. With the City of London Corporation’s £191 million commitment to the Barbican Renewal programme, we’re looking ahead to an exciting future! Thank you to everyone who has visited, performed, collaborated, and supported us! 🙌 📸 Dion Barrett #Barbican #ArtsForEveryone #ALVA #CulturalDestinations #BarbicanRenewal #LondonArts

For 30 years, the City Bridge Foundation has been awarding hundreds of millions of pounds in support of London's charitable sector. Now they've launched a new scheme focusing on changing the systems that keep people marginalised. Find out more below 👇

Huge congratulations to Claire Spencer AM, our former CEO, who joins The Australian Ballet this month as their new Executive Director. Best of luck, Claire, for your exciting next chapter! 💫🩰

Thrilled to hear this news. Congratulations to our dearest sister organisation the Guildhall School of Music & Drama for being ranked 3rd in the world for Music and 4th for Performing Arts, in the QS World University Rankings 2025. What a team!

🚨Once-in-a-Lifetime Role for a Visionary Fundraiser🚨 Are you a fundraising expert with a passion for the arts? 🎭🎶 Do you have the skills to lead a transformative capital campaign for one of the world’s most iconic cultural centres? 🏛️✨ The Barbican is looking for a Head of Capital Campaigns to drive the fundraising strategy for Barbican Renewal, an ambitious redevelopment project that will secure the future of this globally renowned arts and learning hub. As part of our friendly and committed Development team, you’ll: 💡 Develop and implement a multi-year capital fundraising strategy 🤝 Build and nurture relationships with high-value donors, trusts, foundations & corporate partners 🎯 Lead a talented team to deliver on ambitious fundraising targets 🌍 Help shape the future of the Barbican, ensuring it is restored, revitalised and relevant for future generations We're looking for a persuasive communicator, a confident problem solver, a collaborative team player and sophisticated relationship builder who can navigate the complexity of a multi-faceted organisation. 📍 Location (hybrid): Barbican Centre  💰 Salary: £66,190 - £75,010 📅 Deadline: 31 March 2025 If you’re a best-in-class fundraiser with a track record of securing transformational gifts and a passion for culture, we’d really love to hear from you! 🔗 Apply now: https://lnkd.in/ehgXePQM 📞 For a confidential chat about the role, please contact Ryan Burdock from Prospectus | B Corp #Barbican #Hiring #Fundraising #ArtsJobs #CapitalCampaign #CulturalLeadership 

✨Help us make the Barbican a place for all✨ Join Barbican Renewal’s Access and Inclusive Design Advisory Group – and help shape the future of the Barbican to be truly accessible and inclusive for all. 🍃Barbican Renewal aims to restore the heritage of the Centre whilst revitalising it for future generations. As part of this programme, we’re planning to deliver ambitious access and inclusive design improvements, so the Barbican Centre building is safe and welcoming for everyone. 👋We don’t want to do this alone – we’re looking to form an advisory group of 10 people to share their perspectives, ideas and lived experiences on how we can improve Renewal’s design proposals. We’re looking for: 💭 Perspectives from disabled people, neurodivergent people, and/or those with long-term conditions 🏢 People who could experience barriers when visiting public buildings 🎭Those who have had some experience of visiting and using the Barbican Centre building Interested? 📆 The group will meet every three to six months – throughout Phase 1 of Barbican Renewal ⌚ Group sessions will last two hours – you’ll be paid £50/hr for your time 💻 Meetings will be made accessible with reasonable adjustments – including hybrid meetings and materials in different formats Register your interest (by Friday 28 March) here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eVW95bvR 📸 Dion Barrett

🚀 Accelerate Action at the Barbican! 🚀 This week, the Barbican’s Women’s Network has been leading the charge in celebrating #IWD2025 with a series of inspiring events across the Centre. 💜✨ With this year’s theme—‘Accelerate Action’—we’re shining a spotlight on the need to break down systemic barriers and biases that stand in the way of gender equality. 🔹 We kicked off with a thought-provoking panel discussion featuring our Head of EDI, Emma Green, alongside Sarah Guerra (She,her), Equalities Director at the City of London Corporation, and expertly chaired by Aqsa Ahmed, our EDI Business Partner. 🔹 And opening today (6 March), we’re proud to present our Action Heroes exhibition—a tribute to some of the remarkable women of the Barbican, as nominated by their colleagues. This celebration of talent and impact will be available to view in our Level G Hub until Thursday, 13 March. Here’s to accelerating action, driving change, and celebrating the incredible women who make the Barbican what it is today! 💥💪 📸 Si Nipannan #IWD2025 #AccelerateAction #EquityInAction #EDI

🎨✨ EDI is “not woke ideology or token gestures […] it is social justice, fairness, respect and inspiration; it is part of our civic purpose and is the lifeblood of what makes the arts so deeply important to society.” These were the words of Devyani Saltzman, the Barbican’s Director for Arts and Participation in a recent edition of The Stage (The Stage Media Company Ltd). Our EDI strategy, which launched in 2023, is rooted in the spirit of these words, and today we’re excited to share some of what we’ve been up to over the last 6 months: ✅ 150+ staff have received anti-racism training so far (delivered by Hustle Crew) ✅ Introduced a new Access and Adjustments Action Plan to improve accessibility for both staff and audiences ✅ Increased staff diversity data participation rates from 44% to 74%, providing a robust baseline to measure progress ✅ Launched a Parents, Carers & Guardians Network, expanding our diversity networks to five ✅ Launched the Inclusive Language Guide & Disability Inclusion Guidance ✅ Grew our Global Majority Network membership by 12%, with 70+ staff attending Black History Month events We’ve also been collaborating with colleagues at Tate, Victoria and Albert Museum, Natural History Museum, Royal Albert Hall, Imperial War Museums, Shakespeare's Globe, and Roundhouse to determine sector-wide best practices in centring audiences. At the Barbican, we are committed to becoming a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable organisation – a place where everyone belongs. We’re proud of the progress so far, but we know there’s much more to do. 📖 Read the full update covering our EDI work between August 2024 and January 2025, here 👉  https://lnkd.in/eCYDnP6K 📰 And read The Stage article, “Protect diversity initiatives, theatre leaders urge,” here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eA8_NYYC #EDI #DiversityAndInclusion #Equity #Belonging #Barbican #InclusiveWorkplace #Diversity #Inclusion #Equality #DEI