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by Jacqueline Spain on May 23rd, 2017 - 1818 Views

The Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) is hosting a book launch and workshop taking place today, the 23rd of May 2017, to introduce Francis McKee’s new book Even the Dead Rise Up. Even the Dead Rise Up is published by Book Works. The book covers the subjects of spiritualism, the occult and mysticism... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Apr 4th, 2017 - 2877 Views

  In 1554 the city of São Paulo was founded in Brazil. It is considered to be the 12th largest populated city on the planet. Among other things the city has a rich art culture with numerous cultural institutions. Jac Leirner, a Brazilian artist and sculpture, from São Paulo, is currently exhibiting... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Aug 12th, 2016 - 2538 Views

IMMA is presenting ‘A Fair Land’ this August. The visual and working installation in the IMMA’s courtyard is a new project that will be running from the 12th to the 28th of August 2016. A model village has been built in the courtyard of the old Royal Hospital of Kilmainham, now the Irish Museum... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Jul 15th, 2016 - 1874 Views

IMMA Summer Party This Weekend On Saturday night the 16th of July the Irish Museum of Modern Art will be having this year’s IMMA Summer Party. Unfortunately for those of you are interested in going the tickets are all sold out, but you could chance your arm and see if you can’t get one on the night. The... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Jun 21st, 2016 - 1922 Views

Listen, Hissen, Hissen! is a six-piece instrumental sound group that will be performing for one night only at IMMA on Wednesday the 22nd of June. Six Dublin visual artists forms the group Listen, Hissen, Hissen!, they are Karl Burke, Jessica Conway, Teresa Gillespie, Jonathan Mayhew, Suzanne Walsh and... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Mar 10th, 2016 - 2642 Views

IMMA’s Announced Programme For Commemoration Year The Irish Museum of Modern Art has announced its programme for this commemoration year, which will involve the Lucian Freud Project. It will be showcased alongside an expanded 2016 programme of new works starting on the 24th March. These new works... 

by Gillian Kelly on Jan 20th, 2016 - 2711 Views

What We Call Love Exhibition The Irish Museum of Modern Art is currently hosting a major exhibition called ‘What We Call Love’ which is about how artist’s perception of love has developed over the 20th and 21st century.  The Artists look at significant changes in social culture during the 20’s,... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Dec 8th, 2015 - 3781 Views

Sir Antony Gormley is a British artist and sculptor who was born in London on the 30th August 1950. He is of Irish and German descent. Sir Antony has been sculpting since the 60’s. His work is inspired of the relationship of the human body and the space he lives in. His acclaimed for his public... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Nov 17th, 2015 - 3223 Views

Edward McGuire, ‘Seamus Heaney (1939- ), Poet’, 1974. NGI.4112.   Bird painter Edward McGuire’s work will be on display at the Irish Museum of Modern Art from the 19th November until April 2016. The artist was born in Dublin in 1932 and kept himself busy with still-life, portrait... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Nov 9th, 2015 - 3294 Views

Les Levine’s Exhibition at the IMMA For all the media and photography enthusiasts there will be an exhibition at the Irish Museum of Modern Art show casing Les Levine’s Collection Using the Camera as a Club – Media Projects and Archive from the 19th November 2015 to the 17th January 2016.  Les... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Nov 4th, 2015 - 2614 Views

If you are into physics, science and artistic films or maybe just stuck for an idea this winter, don’t miss out on IMMA’s newest exhibition. From the 7th November 2015 until the 6th March 2016 the Irish Museum of Modern Art at the Royal Hospital, in conjunction with New Art, will be hosting Grace... 

by Gillian Kelly on Jun 5th, 2015 - 7550 Views

The History of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham The Royal Hospital Kilmainham was based on a design of the 17th century Les Invalides building in Paris.  James Butler of Kilkenny Castle founded the Hospital. James Butler was the Duke of Ormonde and Viceroy to King Charles the Second.  The foundation...