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
Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts The Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts (ACPA) is a national Australian institution for the culturally sensitive training of Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders. ACPA relocated to new premises at the Judith Wright Centre in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane in January 2017 where greatly improved facilities include purpose-built studios for music, acting and dance. The organisation teaches indigenous and non-indigenous acting, music and dance. It has won several national awards and is nationally accredited as a registered training organisation. ACPA receives funding from the Queensland and Australian governments, as well as from the private