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The Barbican Centre is a performing arts centre in the City of London and the largest of its kind in Europe. The Centre hosts classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and art exhibitions. It also houses a library, three restaurants, and a conservatory. The Barbican Centre is member of the Global Cultural Districts Network. The London Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Symphony Orchestra are based in the Centre's Concert Hall. In 2013, it once again became the London-based venue of the Royal Shakespeare Company following the company's departure in 2001. The Barbican Centre is owned, funded, and managed by the City of London Corporation, the third-largest artsfunder in the United Kingdom. It was built as The City's gift to the nation at a cost of £161 million (equivalent to £480 million in 2014) and was officially opened to the public by Queen Elizabeth II on 3 March 1982. The Barbican Centre is also known for its brutalist architecture.〔Mark Callaghan, ("Beauty in the Beast: In Defence of Brutalism" ), ''Architect Weekly'', 14 November 2013 on architectweekly.com〕 ==Performance halls and facilities== * Barbican Hall: capacity 1,943; home of the London Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.〔("Venue list: Hall" ) on barbican.org.uk〕 * Barbican Theatre: capacity 1,156; designed exclusively by and for the Royal Shakespeare Company〔〔("Venue list: Theatre" ) on barbican.org.uk〕 * The Pit: flexible 200-seat theatre venue * Barbican Art Gallery and the free new-commission gallery The Curve * Barbican Film: 3 cinema screens with seating capacity of 288, 156 and 156 * Barbican Library: Public library with special collections in arts and music * Restaurants: 3 * Conference halls: 7 * Trade exhibition halls: 2 * Informal performance spaces The second-floor library is one of the five City of London libraries. It is one of the largest public libraries in London and has a separate arts library, a large music library and a children's library which regularly conducts free events. The Barbican Library houses the 'London Collection' of historical books and resources, some of which date back 300 years, all being available on loan. The library presents regular literary events〔(See City of London libraries )〕 and has an art exhibition space for hire. The music library has two free practice pianos for public use. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Barbican Centre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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