IMMA - IRISH MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
Here you can find information about the events and activities taking place at IMMA - Irish Museum of Modern Art, over the Culture Date with Dublin 8 weekend, 18th and 19th May.
Some events require ticket booking. Events book out quickly, so book early to avoid disappointment. Tickets will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
VISIT EXHIBITIONS AT IMMA FOR FREE
SATURDAY 18TH
10AM - 5:30PM
SUNDAY 19TH
12PM - 5:30PM
*This exhibition is free as part of the Culture Date with Dublin 8 Festival. Admission is by timed entry. To avoid disappointment please pre-book your preferred time-slot online in advance of visiting using the code CultureD8 to receive your free entry.
IMMA COLLECTION: A FICTION CLOSE TO REALITY
IMMA COLLECTION: FERGUS MARTIN THEN AND NOW
IMMA COLLECTION JANET MULLARNEY THEN AND NOW
WALKER AND WALKER Nowhere without (N)ow
DORIS SALCEDO ACTS OF MOURNING
IMMA EXPLORER ACTIVITY PACKS
SATURDAY 18TH
10AM - 5:30PM
SUNDAY 19TH
12PM - 5:30PM
IMMA EXPLORER Activity Packs are available from the front reception desk. Families can use the map together to find out about the artworks that are outdoors in IMMA’s grounds, and children can engage with IMMA’s building, garden and galleries using the IMMA Explorer activity booklet.
EXHIBITION GUIDED TOUR - IMMA COLLECTION: FREUD PROJECT, GAZE
SATURDAY 18TH MAY
+ SUNDAY 19TH MAY
12PM
Gaze is the third annual exhibition in the IMMA Collection: Freud Project; a major five-year initiative around fifty-two works by painter Lucian Freud (1922-2011) that have been lent to the museum’s Collection. Gaze continues to actively explore Freud’s practice by positioning his works alongside those of other artists from the IMMA Collection.
FAMILY WORKSHOP: EXPLORER
SUNDAY 19TH
2PM - 4PM
Get creative together as a family, explore artworks with IMMA staff, and enjoy a hands-on workshop in the galleries. Explorer is a fun way to explore and learn about art.
EXHIBITION GUIDED TOUR - DORIS SALCEDO ACTS OF MOURNING
SATURDAY 18TH + SUNDAY 19TH MAY
2:30PM
Doris Salcedo (b. 1958, Colombia), is one of the world’s leading sculptors whose work is deeply rooted in her native Colombia. This is her first solo exhibition in Ireland and reflects Salcedo’s continued focus on the experience of mourning and the connections between, violence, anonymity and public space.
SELF GUIDED DIGITAL TRAIL - IMMA OUTDOOR ARTWORKS
SATURDAY 18TH
10AM - 5:30PM
SUNDAY 19TH
12PM - 5:30PM
A new app will be available to download on your phone at your visit so that you can explore the grounds of IMMA and find out about 10 artworks situated in the gardens. Enquire at front reception desk upon entry.