4 March 1982: The Queen is given a cultural crash course in London’s unusual £153m arts centreIn an atmosphere of excitement,controversy, and anticipation, and the Barbican Arts Centre in London was last night placed indelibly on the artistic map of Britain.
Here was a centre to rival unusual York’s Lincoln Centre and a tumult of fireworks and live television coverage greeted the opening of the £153 million arts centre by the Queen.
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Source: theguardian.com