Agenda item

Report of the Managing Director.

The Board received a report of the Managing Director providing updates from of each of the Barbican directors.

The Managing Director informed Members that the Cultural Strategy Working Group would be meeting the day after the Board meeting but stressed that the new director at the Museum of London was keen to work with the Barbican Centre on new projects. He gave the example of the southern access route from St Paul’s Cathedral to the Barbican and Museum of London as a project where the two organisations could work closely.

The Director or Programming informed Members that the Royal Shakespeare Company would be bringing their production of Richard II to the Barbican Theatre for a 7 week run in Winter 2013.

The Director of Creative Learning informed the Board that ‘Framed’ had been a major success for the Centre and highlighted the broad appeal it had with young people from ages 0 – 18 years.

The Director of Audience and Development advised that the Museum of London were in the early stages of renewing their ticketing system and that she was working closely with colleagues to share the knowledge and experience gained through the Centre’s own ticketing system renewal.

The Director of Operations and Buildings advised that Citigen would complete their works at the end of the week and that Cote had recently moved in with a view to opening the new restaurant at the end of May. 

The Chief Operating and Financial Officer informed Members that the successful Bond exhibition was currently in Toronto and would be going on to Shanghai, Macau and then Melbourne.

In response to a Member’s question the Directors of Programming and Creative Learning acknowledged the success of this year’s ‘Barbican Box’ project, which had been developed in collaboration with Complicité.

RECEIVED.