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Barbican Art Gallery

In City of London stands Barbican Art Gallery. There are 358 other places to visit inside 5 km. The site is in the hands of City of London Corporation.

Where

In City of London

inside the built-up area

Run by

City of London Corporation

the operator on record

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Art gallery in City of London

Inside City of London

Barbican Art Gallery is inside City of London’s built-up area, with 358 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather through the year

Warm weather in City of London runs May to September, with highs of 19–24°C.

Jan9° / 3°58 mm

Feb9° / 3°43 mm

Mar12° / 5°37 mm

Apr15° / 6°43 mm

May19° / 9°47 mm

Jun22° / 12°51 mm

Jul24° / 14°50 mm

Aug24° / 14°62 mm

Sep20° / 12°50 mm

Oct16° / 9°66 mm

Nov12° / 6°64 mm

Dec9° / 4°59 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in City of London, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for City of London. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. City of London’s full climate →

About

Barbican Art Gallery

Top of the list nearby is British Museum, 2.3 km away.

Type: Art gallery
Run by: City of London Corporation
Town: in City of London

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Entry, hours, address

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Orange marks Barbican Art Gallery, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Towns that list Barbican Art Gallery

Lambeth, with 317,108 people, is the largest of the 8. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · It’s in town

City of London

7,820 people · 432 places to visit

2 · 200 m east of it

Tower Hamlets

311,072 people · 430 places to visit

3 · 200 m north of it

Islington

216,309 people · 425 places to visit

4 · 400 m northwest of it

Camden

209,342 people · 458 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Barbican Art Gallery is	People	Places to visit
City of London	It’s in town	7,820	432
Tower Hamlets	200 m east of it	311,072	430
Islington	200 m north of it	216,309	425
Camden	400 m northwest of it	209,342	458
Hackney	700 m northeast of it	258,464	407
Southwark	1.2 km south of it	307,076	471
Westminster	1.3 km west of it	203,571	461
Lambeth	1.7 km south of it	317,108	450

Make a day of it

Pair Barbican Art Gallery with these

Within 15 km you can add 2 cathedrals, 2 art galleries and 2 attractions.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum2.3 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2

Big drawCastleTower of London1.8 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)3

CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral700 m away 4

Big drawArt galleryTate Modern1.4 km away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)5

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey3.2 km away 6

AttractionElizabeth Tower3 km away 7

AttractionLondon Eye2.5 km away 8

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery2.7 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Barbican Art Gallery

Where is Barbican Art Gallery?

Barbican Art Gallery is in City of London, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Barbican Art Gallery?

Art gallery.

Who runs Barbican Art Gallery?

City of London Corporation.

When is the best time to visit Barbican Art Gallery?

May to September are the warmest months in City of London, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Barbican Art Gallery?

Within 15 km: British Museum (2.3 km), Tower of London (1.8 km), St Paul's Cathedral (700 m) and Tate Modern (1.4 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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