Visit IMMA with a Primary School Class 2025/ 2026
Click here for more information on visiting IMMA with primary school classes for the academic year 2025/2026.
IMMA’s grounds include a formal garden and large meadows, so there is plenty of space for outdoor exercise and a class picnic in the fresh air. Group leaders/ teachers may want to optimise their day out, so it is useful to know that IMMA is walking distance from both Kilmainham Gaol and the National Museum of Ireland at Collins Barracks. There is also a paid car park to the rear of the main building. Explore IMMA’s new digital Heritage Trail here.
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These notes are for Primary School teachers who are interested in visiting IMMA to experience the exhibition Take a Breath with their class. The notes are written in a conversational style of inquiry through which IMMA staff engage children in talking about artwork. The notes cover most of the curator’s key themes in selecting the artworks for this exhibition, and many of the principal ideas of the artists whose work has been exhibited. The notes are suggested starting points to create dialogue in the class about the children’s experience of the artworks and stimulate engagement with the ideas encountered in the galleries.