The Barbican Centre is a global arts and learning institution that explores the possibilities of all major arts disciplines, including dance, film, music, theater, and visual arts. Creative learning programs underpin all of the center's activities. It welcomes more than 1.1 million visitors annually and employs hundreds of artists and performers and over 300 on-site staff. Opened in 1982, the architecturally renowned Barbican Centre comprises Barbican Hall, Barbican Theatre, The Pit, three cinemas, the Barbican Art Gallery, The Curb, a lobby and public spaces, a library, the Lakeside Terrace, a greenhouse, conference facilities, and three restaurants. The City of London Corporation is the founder and principal funder of the Barbican Centre.