A new programme of films at the Barbican in London aims to showcase how animation can be used to “circumvent our defences” in thinking about war In 1988, the Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli ...

“The Barbican has always been about Renewal, a beacon of an optimistic future in the wake of the Second World War. “This project is rooted in the vision and ambition of its founders, to ...

Whether you love or loathe the concrete geometry of the iconic Barbican estate, it tends to inspire strong feelings: for every Londoner charmed by its sharp Brutalist architecture, you’ll find another ...

Models by Ray Harryhausen, including a Martian prototype replica for War of the Worlds (unfilmed, c.1949), original latex models (and plaster model) for First Men in the Moon (c.1963) at Into the ...