The Irish Museum of Modern Art (Irish: Áras Nua-Ealaíne na hÉireann), also known as IMMA, is Ireland's leading national institution for the collection and presentation of modern and contemporary art. It is located in Kilmainham, Dublin.
Irish Museum of Modern Art
Músaem Nua-Ealaíne na hÉireann
North facade of the main building, viewed from the formal garden
Irish art collector Gordon Lambert met with TaoiseachCharles J Haughey and "told him if the State would establish a gallery he would donate his collection."[1] The Irish Museum of Modern Art was established by the Government of Ireland in 1990. It was officially opened on 25 May 1991 by Haughey.[2]
Its first Director was Declan McGonagle, who served for 10 years. He was followed by Enrique Juncosa, and then Sarah Glennie.[1][3] Annie Fletcher has been Director since 2018.[4]
Building and groundsedit
The Irish Museum of Modern Art is housed in the 17th-century Royal Hospital Kilmainham. The Royal Hospital was founded in 1684 by James Butler, the Duke of Ormonde and Viceroy to Charles II, as a home for retired soldiers and continued in that use for almost 250 years.
The Royal Hospital is a striking location for displaying modern art. Designed by Sir William Robinson and modelled on Les Invalides in Paris, it is arranged around a courtyard and the interior has long corridors running along series of modest interlocking rooms. The original stables have been restored, extended and converted into artists' studios, and the museum runs an artist-in-residence programme.
Originally there was another option to build a new purpose-built museum in Dublin's docklands, but the Hospital proved to be the more pragmatic choice at the time, however "over the years... the lack of a large exhibition space has on occasion been a drawback."[5] Additionally, the Royal Hospital lacked adequate storage and by 2003 up to 20 national and international works were discovered to be badly damaged by "humidity and temperature fluctuations".[6] The Office of Public Works assisted in finding and relocating the bulk of the collection in off-site warehouses, and even a storage container in the museum's car park.[7]
The Hennessy Art Fund for IMMA Collection was launched in 2016 in part as a response to funding cuts preventing the museum from having a viable acquisitions budget to collect the work of emerging and mid-career artists since 2011. The fund is a new multi-year corporate partnership and acquisition fund to purchase works by Irish and Irish based artists that are not yet part of the IMMA National Collection of Contemporary and Modern Art.[10] Prior to this the museum relied heavily on private philanthropy.[11] The Hennessy Art Fund has thus far allowed the collection to acquire the work of Kevin Atherton, David Beattie, Rhona Byrne and Dennis McNulty in 2016; and Ciarán Murphy, Maireád McClean, Mark Garry and Yuri Pattison in 2017.[12]
^"IMMA - Irish Museum of Modern Art". IMMA. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
^IMMA Collection: A Decade, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Retrieved 22 June 2017.
^"Hennessy Art Fund for IMMA Collection 2017". IMMA. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
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External linksedit
Official website
IMMA Collection online catalogue
January 01, 1970
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IMMA redirects here For other uses see IMMA disambiguation The Irish Museum of Modern Art Irish Aras Nua Ealaine na hEireann also known as IMMA is Ireland s leading national institution for the collection and presentation of modern and contemporary art It is located in Kilmainham Dublin Irish Museum of Modern ArtMusaem Nua Ealaine na hEireannNorth facade of the main building viewed from the formal gardenLocation within Central DublinEstablished25 May 1991 1991 05 25 Location8 Military Road Kilmainham Dublin IrelandCoordinates53 20 35 N 6 18 00 W 53 343077 N 6 300037 W 53 343077 6 300037TypeMuseum of modern artChairpersonDavid HarveyArchitectWilliam RobinsonPublic transit accessHeuston railway stationJames s Luas stop Red Line Websiteimma wbr ie Courtyard of the IMMA Contents 1 History 2 Building and grounds 3 Collection 4 Legal status and funding 5 References 6 External linksHistory editIrish art collector Gordon Lambert met with Taoiseach Charles J Haughey and told him if the State would establish a gallery he would donate his collection 1 The Irish Museum of Modern Art was established by the Government of Ireland in 1990 It was officially opened on 25 May 1991 by Haughey 2 Its first Director was Declan McGonagle who served for 10 years He was followed by Enrique Juncosa and then Sarah Glennie 1 3 Annie Fletcher has been Director since 2018 4 Building and grounds editThe Irish Museum of Modern Art is housed in the 17th century Royal Hospital Kilmainham The Royal Hospital was founded in 1684 by James Butler the Duke of Ormonde and Viceroy to Charles II as a home for retired soldiers and continued in that use for almost 250 years The Royal Hospital is a striking location for displaying modern art Designed by Sir William Robinson and modelled on Les Invalides in Paris it is arranged around a courtyard and the interior has long corridors running along series of modest interlocking rooms The original stables have been restored extended and converted into artists studios and the museum runs an artist in residence programme Originally there was another option to build a new purpose built museum in Dublin s docklands but the Hospital proved to be the more pragmatic choice at the time however over the years the lack of a large exhibition space has on occasion been a drawback 5 Additionally the Royal Hospital lacked adequate storage and by 2003 up to 20 national and international works were discovered to be badly damaged by humidity and temperature fluctuations 6 The Office of Public Works assisted in finding and relocating the bulk of the collection in off site warehouses and even a storage container in the museum s car park 7 Collection editIMMA holds the Irish National Collection of modern and contemporary art consisting of over 3500 works by Irish and international artists The collection s emphasis is on works produced post 1940 and features works by many significant artists including Lucian Freud Marina Abramovic Louise Bourgeois Joseph Cornell Robert Rauschenberg Sol LeWitt Louis le Brocquy Matt Mullican Roy Lichtenstein and Lawrence Weiner 8 The collection is fully catalogued and searchable via a dedicated website 9 The Hennessy Art Fund for IMMA Collection was launched in 2016 in part as a response to funding cuts preventing the museum from having a viable acquisitions budget to collect the work of emerging and mid career artists since 2011 The fund is a new multi year corporate partnership and acquisition fund to purchase works by Irish and Irish based artists that are not yet part of the IMMA National Collection of Contemporary and Modern Art 10 Prior to this the museum relied heavily on private philanthropy 11 The Hennessy Art Fund has thus far allowed the collection to acquire the work of Kevin Atherton David Beattie Rhona Byrne and Dennis McNulty in 2016 and Ciaran Murphy Mairead McClean Mark Garry and Yuri Pattison in 2017 12 Legal status and funding editThe museum is a company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital The company is funded by grant in aid through the Department of Tourism Culture Arts Gaeltacht Sport and Media and by sponsorship franchise and own resource income References edit a b Twenty years of the Irish Museum of Modern Art The Irish Times Retrieved 16 July 2020 Twenty years of the Irish Museum of Modern Art The Irish Times 19 March 2011 Retrieved 10 May 2019 Sarah Glennie Director IMMA British Council www britishcouncil ie Retrieved 16 July 2020 Artforum com www artforum com Retrieved 16 July 2020 Twenty years of the Irish Museum of Modern Art The Irish Times Retrieved 16 July 2020 McGee Harry Museum s modern art treasures damaged due to poor storage The Irish Times Retrieved 16 July 2020 No space in store for art The Irish Times Retrieved 16 July 2020 Irish Museum of Modern Art Collection website Retrieved 22 June 2017 IMMA Collection Search IMMA Irish Museum of Modern Art IMMA Retrieved 10 May 2019 IMMA Collection A Decade Irish Museum of Modern Art Retrieved 22 June 2017 Hennessy Art Fund for IMMA Collection 2017 IMMA Retrieved 10 May 2019 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Irish Museum of Modern Art External links editOfficial website IMMA Collection online catalogue Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Irish Museum of Modern Art amp oldid 1201380835, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
