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Families

IMMA has a broad range of family programmes to engage audiences of all ages:

Family Workshops

Weekly Family Workshop – Explorer
Sunday, 2- 4pm / 2 October - 4 December
Get creative together as a family, explore artworks with IMMA staff, and enjoy a hands-on workshop in the galleries. Explorer’s drop-in, fun and free.

Holiday Family Workshops - Mornings at the Museum
Halloween Midterm Break: 10-11am / Wed 2 & Thurs 3 Nov
Have some creative family time during the midterm break. Children and grown-ups can enjoy visiting an exhibition and making artworks together in the gallery. Drop in to the IMMA reception at 10am.

Look, No Cows (2014)
Click below to watch a short film called Look, No Cows with Siobhán Parkinson. Siobhán served as Ireland’s first children’s laureate (Laureate na nÓg) 2010-12. In Look, No Cows, she visits her favourite artworks from IMMA's Collection in the museum grounds, as well as talking to children about the artworks, the Royal Hospital and its magnificent garden.
Duration approx. 19 minutes.

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Young People

IMMA offers creative experiences for 12-15 year olds and 15-18 year olds which consist of looking, discussing, and making, as well as engaging with IMMA’s exhibitions and Collection, and working with contemporary artists. IMMA runs workshops and events for young people throughout the year. Check back here for updates on our autumn programme.

Contact IMMA Engagement & Learning for further information.

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Studio 10

Studio10, a programme for adults of all levels of creative experience, includes tours, discussions, and experimental art-making. The programme is scheduled into blocks of consecutive weekly sessions, with each block addressing a particular exhibition. Based from IMMA’s Studio10, it will take place on Fridays 10.00am-12.30pm on the dates below.

9, 16, 23 September

7, 14, 21 October

4, 11, 18 November

2, 9, 16 December 

Blocks of sessions are free, no booking is required, and participants may attend multiple blocks as they so wish.

Azure

People with dementia and friends, family or professional carers are welcome to be part of our Azure tours. Guides, specifically trained to provide art tours for people with dementia, offer tailor-made tours of specific artworks so participants have the opportunity to explore our exhibitions. Azure tours end with a complimentary cup of tea or coffee together in IMMA’s on-site Café its @ IMMA.

Tours:
11am-12.30pm on Fri 30 Sept,
11am-12.30pm on Thurs 27 Oct
2pm-3.30pm on Thurs 24 Nov

Azure is free of charge but booking is essential as places are limited. Please contact Caroline for more information or to reserve places, edcommbooking@imma.ie or tel 01 612 9955.

As part of a workshop at IMMA on Saturday 17 May 2014 in association with National Drawing Day and Bealtaine 2014, 16 people aged from 10-17 years gathered at IMMA to draw each other. Quick warm-up sketches gradually led to longer 20mins drawings. You can watch the video, showing some of the exploration and adventure of these drawings, by clicking on the image below to launch youtube.

Groups

Pre-booked Guided Tours

Guided tours are available for special interest groups including schools, colleges and adult/community education. Tours are led by IMMA staff and are free of charge except for occasional temporary exhibitions - students in full time education are exempt from this charge. Tour times: Tuesday to Friday at 9.30am; 10:00am, 10.30am, 11.00am and 2.30pm.Booking required.

Maximum School group size 32.Two adults should accompany each school group. Maximum Adult group size 50. Please click here to book a tour online or tel: 01 612-9937, email: frontofhouse@imma.ie, at least two weeks in advance. Please read the Terms and Conditions before booking your tour.

Guided Tour & Workshop

Groups can also arrange a workshop in conjunction with a guided tour. For further information please contact Lisa Moran, tel: 01 612 9912, email: lisa.moran@imma.ie or Caroline Orr, tel: 01 612-9956, email: caroline.orr@imma.ie