Irish Museum of Modern Art [Museum]

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The Irish Museum of Modern Art is housed in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, probably the finest 17th-century building in Ireland. The Royal Hospital was founded in 1684 by James Butler, Duke of Ormonde and Viceroy to Charles II, as a home for retired soldiers and continued in that use for almost 250 years. The style is based on Les Invalides in Paris with a formal facade and a large elegant courtyard. The Royal Hospital in Chelsea was completed two years later and also contains many similarities in style. The Royal Hospital Kilmainham was restored by the Government in 1984 and opened as the Irish Museum of Modern Art in May 1991.
The Irish Museum of Modern Art was established by the Government of Ireland in 1990 as Ireland’s first national institution for the presentation and collection of modern and contemporary art. The Museum was officially opened on 25 May 1991 by the, then Taoiseach Charles J Haughey. Since its opening the Museum has rapidly established itself as a significant and dynamic presence in the Irish and international arts arena. It is widely admired by its peers throughout the world for the range and relevance of its exhibitions, for its innovative use of its growing Collection, for its award-winning education and community programme and for its visitor-centred ethos and facilities. Location: Royal Hospital, Military Road, Kilmainham, Dublin, 8
Phone: +353 1 6129900
Upcoming Events for Irish Museum of Modern Art (56)
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Mar 09, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Mar 10, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Mar 11, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Mar 12, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Mar 13, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Mar 14, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Mar 16, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Mar 17, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Mar 18, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Mar 19, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Mar 20, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Mar 21, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Mar 23, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Mar 24, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Mar 25, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Mar 26, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Mar 27, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Mar 28, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Mar 30, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Mar 31, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Apr 01, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Apr 02, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Apr 03, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Apr 04, 2010
Past Events at Irish Museum of Modern Art (124)
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Mar 07, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Mar 06, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Mar 05, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Mar 04, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Mar 03, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Mar 02, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Feb 28, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Feb 27, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Feb 26, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Feb 25, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Feb 24, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Feb 23, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Feb 21, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Feb 20, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Feb 19, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Feb 18, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Feb 17, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Feb 16, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Feb 14, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Feb 13, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Feb 12, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Feb 11, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Feb 10, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Feb 09, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Feb 07, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Feb 06, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Feb 05, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Feb 04, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Feb 03, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Feb 02, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Jan 31, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Jan 30, 2010
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Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Jan 29, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Jan 28, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Jan 27, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Jan 26, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Jan 24, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Jan 23, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Jan 22, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Jan 21, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Jan 20, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Jan 19, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Jan 17, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Jan 16, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Jan 15, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Jan 14, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Jan 13, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Jan 12, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Jan 10, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Jan 09, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Jan 08, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Jan 07, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Jan 06, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection
Jan 05, 2010
Between Metaphor and Object features a range of works from the IMMA Collection, primarily sculptures and installation works from the 1990s. It provides perspectives on the diversity of practice that is represented in the IMMA Collection from this period, explores its particularities, and considers them in the context of international trends of the decade. The title of the exhibition references perceived polarities in art since the 1960s and also proposes the idea of the continuous flux visited upon artworks in the mind of the viewer between symbolism and objecthood. Notably the exhibition incorporates a number of pieces from the Weltkunst Collection, which is on loan to IMMA since 1994. This significant collection of British sculpture and drawings of the 1980s and ‘90s will return to the Weltkunst Foundation in 2010 and the exhibition acknowledges the generous loan of these works.