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Primary school classes are very welcome to visit IMMA. Children can learn and get creative at Ireland’s National Cultural Institution for Modern and Contemporary Art, and one of Ireland’s most historic sites!

If you are interested in booking a free Guided Tour for your class of selected artworks with our Visitor Engagement Team (VET), please book here.

Tours are available Tuesday to Friday, with tour times starting from 9.30am. Tours are 45-minutes in duration. If you require further information on exhibitions or have other queries, please email: Mark Maguire

You can also arrange an art class zoom call with our Visitor Engagement Team (VET): email Chris Jones.

Teachers can download special exhibition notes on Take a Breath here.

Explore the Kid’s Audio Guide to the exhibition Take a Breath on IMMA’s Soundcloud page. Listen to children aged 5 to 12 years old as they talk about selected artworks from the exhibition.

Exhibition (click link for info) Dates
Take a Breath Until 17 March 2025
David Kronn Donation 28 Oct 2024–26 Jan 2025

 

If your group is interested in exploring the museum and grounds as part of a self-guided visit, we really appreciate if you can please email Chris Jones in advance so that we can make sure you can move around the galleries comfortably and everyone cam get the most out of your visit.


Guided Tour

If you’d like to book a tour of selected artworks with our Visitor Engagement Team (VET), please book here. Tours are available on Tuesday to Friday mornings, starting at 9:30am, and 45-minutes in duration. Each tour is limited to 32 children. If you require further information on exhibitions or have other queries, please email: [email protected]


Self-Guided Visit

Primary school teachers are very welcome to visit IMMA with their class groups any time during opening hours for a Self-Guided Visit. We would appreciate if you can email Chris Jones to let us know when your group are intending to visit so that we can manage numbers safely in the gallery on the day. If you require more information about exhibitions to visit, email Mark Maguire.


Online Tours

If you are unable to visit the Museum in person, IMMA can organise a 40 minute zoom call with a facilitator from our VET. Your class can explore an artwork or theme from our current exhibitions and talk to the VET facilitator about their responses and ideas. Contact Chris Jones to schedule a zoom engagement, and contact Mark Maguire for more details.

We have lots of online content and activities for you to access You can find some online resources here and explore IMMA’s online Collection here.