Barbican Centre Barbican Centre is owned, funded, and managed by the City of London Corporation, the third-largest arts funder 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. 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
Jose Thomas Performing Arts Centre Jose Thomas Performing Arts Centre The Jose Thomas Performing Arts Centre (JT Pac), is a theatre of performing arts in Thrippunithura, Kochi, India. It was founded on 26 February 2009 by Malayalam film actor Mohanlal and The Choice Group chairman Jose Thomas who respectively serves as the Chairman and President of the arts centre. The centre is situated in the Choice School complex and has a sitting-capacity of 700. The Rhyme by Soorya Krishnamoorthy was the first show played at the theatre and as of 2013 it has organised about 165 shows. Many notable artists including Pankaj Udhas, Udit Narayan,