| Exhibitions, Tours & more this January
We are excited to begin another year with lots of new exhibitions and events to share with you throughout 2026.
This January take time to explore your National Collection in the exhibition Art As Agency. Interweaving historical and contemporary narratives this exhibition showcases the possibilities of art in shaping our understanding of and action in the world. Also on show is Reverse Migration, a Poetic Journey by renowned Chilean artist, poet, and activist Cecilia Vicuna. Presenting new works this exhibition is inspired by her visit to Ireland in 2006. Central to the exhibition is her site specific quipu, this beautiful new artwork, seen above, was created with local makers and is a reference to the design of Aran sweaters.
January is the perfect time to take a Slow Art Tour, these tours offer you a chance to pause, spend time with individual artworks, and explore new ways of seeing. For new parents a great way to get out on a cold winter day is to join our Parent & Baby Hour at IMMA, booking is advised but walk-in’s are welcome.
For arts and health professionals IMMA Horizons will hold a professional practice event, called Marie Brett, Yes, But Do you Care? Exploring Aesthetics, Attention and Ethical Arts Engagement, on 12 Feb, for more details email Hori...@imma.ie.
Scroll down to read more details of our January programme, and follow our social media channels to check our daily activity on Instagram and Facebook.
We wish you a Happy New Year and we look forward to welcoming you to IMMA in 2026. |
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| Cecilia Vicuña Audio Guide
Experience Cecilia Vicuña’s exhibition Reverse Migration, a Poetic Journey with our new audio guide! For more than five decades, Vicuña has created works that weave together Indigenous knowledge, ecology, feminism, and the power of collective memory.
As you move through this exhibition, let Vicuña’s threads, words, guide you toward new forms of seeing, remembering, and caring for the world we share. To access this new tour visit the link below or scan the Smartify QR code inside the exhibition.
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| Living Canvas at IMMA
January / Front Lawn
Yes, But Do You Care? / 8 – 21 Jan
Cecilia Vicuña / Qué es para usted la poesía (What is poetry to you?) / 22 Jan – 4 Feb
From 8 January, Living Canvas at IMMA will screen Yes, But Do You Care? by Marie Brett, a work combining dance, installation and testimony to address healthcare, trauma, and human rights. From 22 January a screening of Cecilia Vicuña’s Qué es para usted la poesía asks passers by on the streets of Bogotá “What is poetry to you?” celebrating the richness of oral culture in Colombia.
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| Slow Looking Art Tours
In person Tour: Sat 17 Jan / 11–12noon Online Tour: Wed 14 Jan / 1–2pm
Our Slow Looking Art Tours, offered both in-gallery and online, encourage visitors to take time with artworks from IMMA’s Collection and Exhibition Programme in free, welcoming, conversational tours. Slow Art encourages you to slow down, and spend time looking closely at one artwork, or a small selection of work, allowing you to engage your senses and to unravel the stories contained within.
Everyone is welcome to join these free sessions – no previous experience is required. |
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| Parent & Baby Hour
Thurs 15 & 29 Jan / 11am–12noon
Begin January with Parent & Baby Hour at IMMA, a welcoming way for new parents to spend time together in the galleries. Starting Thursday 15 January, these sessions take place every second Thursday. Join IMMA’s Visitor Engagement Team for a relaxed tour and open discussion around selected artworks, designed with parents and babies in mind.
Booking is advised but not essential, walk-in’s are welcome. This session is for parents with young babies who are not yet mobile.
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Stay tuned in the coming weeks for our 2026 Programme Launch where we’ll be revealing a year of exhibitions, events, screenings and performances to look forward to.
In the meantime, take a look back at some of our highlights which capture the vibrant and memorable moments at IMMA in 2025. Click below to play video via Instagram.
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| | | Images, from top: 1 & 2: Installation view: Cecilia Vicuña, Reverse Migration, a Poetic Journey, IMMA, Dublin, 2025. Photo by Conor McCabe
3: Marie Brett, Yes, But Do You Care?, 2021. Single channel video. Collection IMMA, Purchase, 2021. 4: Giorgio de Chirico, Il Trovatore, 1955, Oil on canvas, 60 x 48 cm, Collection IMMA, Heritage Gift, Private Collection, 2008. 5: Parent and Baby Tours, photo by Lucy Jorgensen.
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Cill Mhaighneán
Baile Átha Cliath 8
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| Royal Hospital
Kilmainham
Dublin 8
D08 FW31, Ireland |
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