Exhibition Hall 1 at Barbican Centre

Exhibition Hall 1 is 44.4 x 44.4 m (146 x 146 ft), 1,971 m² (21,220 sq ft), with a 3.1 m (10 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

Shape approximate: the venue publishes area only, so this room is drawn as a square of equal area.

LED wall that fits

Under a 3.1 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 2 rows of 500 mm tile flown, which is tight; ground-stack or go lower on trim. Along the 44.4 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 71 x 2 (11928 x 336 px, 1,420 kg, 26.3 kW).

Wall sizing assumes 1.5 m trim to the bottom edge, 0.3 m clearance under the ceiling, and a wall no wider than 80% of the longest wall. Weight and power are tile totals from the panel spec sheet; add processing, rigging, and cable.

Seating estimate

After a 12 x 7 m stage, Exhibition Hall 1 holds about 4,194 theater seats, 1,715 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 1,179 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 37.4 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Barbican Centre

• Ground Floor Foyer74.3 x 30 m (244 x 98 ft) · 5.9 m ceiling
• Exhibition Hall 242.7 x 42.7 m (140 x 140 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
• Balcony Floor Foyer55 x 33 m (180 x 108 ft) · 2.6 m ceiling
• The Curve24.9 x 24.9 m (82 x 82 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
• Garden Room24 x 16.6 m (79 x 54 ft) · 2.5 m ceiling
• Conservatory Terrace33.5 x 10.5 m (110 x 34 ft) · 2 m ceiling
• Stalls Floor Foyer40.2 x 4.8 m (132 x 16 ft) · 4.8 m ceiling
• Conservatory14.5 x 6.7 m (48 x 22 ft) · 15 m ceiling
• Frobisher Suites x 6 - combinable rooms8.5 x 8.5 m (28 x 28 ft) · 4 m ceiling
• Boardroom8.2 x 8.2 m (27 x 27 ft) · 4 m ceiling
• Cinema 1 & Pit Foyer3.6 x 10.2 m (12 x 33 ft) · 8 m ceiling
• Auditorium 11 x 1 m (3 x 3 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Barbican Centre · Venues in London