| Exhibitions, Performance, Workshops & more this November
We are excited to unveil a new exhibition Reverse Migration, a Poetic Journey by internationally renowned artist, poet, and activist Cecilia Vicuña (b. 1948, Santiago do Chile), opening on 7 Nov. This exhibition is inspired by Vicuña’s 2006 visit to Ireland where she honoured Ireland’s archaeological sites with rituals of gratitude following the discovery of her genetic ties to Ireland. This connection is a narrative thread within the exhibition, intertwining personal memory, indigenous traditions, and a dialogue with Irish heritage. Through her innovative synthesis of visual art, sound, and poetry, Vicuña offers a deeply moving reflection on the interwoven histories of humanity and nature.
November marks the final month to see the exhibition Sewing Fields by pioneering abstract artist Sam Gilliam. Emerging in the mid-1960s, his canonical ‘Drape’ paintings merged painting, sculpture, and performance in conversation with architecture in entirely new ways. The exhibition ends on Sunday 16 Nov.
Highlights in November include a unique dance performance, Moving Signatures, presented in collaboration with IMMA Horizons and CoisCeim Broadreach, in response to the exhibition IMMA Collection: Art as Agency on Sunday 16 Nov. IMMA Horizons also presents a free series of Art & Mindfulness Sensory Workshops throughout November. At the end of the month a free drop-in gallery talk, The Conservation Challenges of the IMMA Collection takes a behind the scenes look at art conservation on Wed 26 Nov at 1.15pm.
Further details of our November events are in the panels below. Follow our social media channels on Instagram and Facebook. |
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| Moving Signatures Dance Performance
Sun 16 Nov / 12.15pm, 1pm, 1.45pm Free / Booking required
This unique dance performance, titled Moving Signatures, will feature participants from CoisCéim Broadreach in a physical response to IMMA’s permanent display IMMA Collection: Art As Agency and the historical site of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham. Featuring 19 participants, audience members are invited to follow the dance in a promenade-style experience through IMMA’s communal and transitory spaces, exploring how movement activates the museum’s social and spatial architecture. Please book one of the three performance times at the link below.
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| IMMA Horizons: In the Moment Workshops
Every Tuesday in Nov / 11am-1pm Free / Booking required
This winter, IMMA invites you to explore art and mindfulness through a free four-week series of sensory workshops. Each session combines mindful looking and creative making inspired by the artworks of Liam O’Callaghan, Sam Gilliam, Alanna O’Kelly, and Clodagh Emoe currently featured in our exhibitions. Take time for yourself, slowing down to look closely, connect with the senses and create, in a relaxed atmosphere. Part of IMMA Horizons: Lifelong Creativity for the Curious, this series promotes wellbeing through creativity and connection.
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| IMMA MEMBERS X Seanchoíche
Fri 28 Nov / Become an IMMA Member
Don't miss out on our final IMMA MEMBERS event of 2025, in collaboration with the world-famous storytelling evening, Seanchoíche. Exploring the theme of 'Discovery', this special event will take place in the Baroque Chapel on 28 Nov and is available to IMMA MEMBERS and the Seanchoíche community. Join IMMA MEMBERS now to reserve two complimentary tickets and gain access to the IMMA MEMBERS programme for 2026. |
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| Living Canvas at IMMA
November Screenings / Front Lawn
This month Living Canvas at IMMA presents a vibrant programme of contemporary art films. On Thurs 6 Nov Qué es para usted la poesía (1980) by Cecilia Vicuña will be screened to celebrate the opening of her new exhibition. From 7 - 19 Nov film works by Liam Young and DISNOVATION.ORG will be shown as part of Beta Festival. Two films, The Quickening (2024) and The Persistent Return (2018), by Deirdre O’Mahony will be screened from 20 - 26 Nov to mark her recent project The Model Plot (2025).
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| | Seasonal Gifts at The IMMA Shop |
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| | Escape the high street this Christmas with our seasonal gifts at IMMA. The IMMA Shop offers a thoughtfully curated selection of unique Irish-made gifts including homeware and jewellery; and offers an exclusive selection of IMMA Edition Art prints. For the art lover in your life, an IMMA MEMBERS subscription makes an inspiring gift offering exclusive access to special events, shop discounts, bespoke merchandise, and unlimited entry to exhibitions, talks, and more. |
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| | | Donations big and small are gratefully accepted and are vital for the development of IMMA's ambitious programmes. If you would like to support us, you can make a donation by clicking the button below. Thank you. |
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| | | Images, from top: Cecilia Vicuña, Medusa 1972/2023, oil on canvas. 91.44 x 71.12cm. Private collection. Courtesy the artist and Xavier Hufkens, Brussels. Photo Thomas Merle. © 2025 Cecilia Vicuña 2: Moving Signatures, CoisCeim Broadreach Performance. Photo Jonathan Mitchell 3: Liam O'Callaghan, Chaos and Dreams Yet to Come, 2005, Mixed media. Collection IMMA, Purchase, 2006 4: IMMA x Seanchoíche: Pride 2024, 20 June 2024. Photo Paddy Mc (@paddymc.ie) 5:Still from The Great Endeavour, 2023. Designed and Directed by Liam Young, VFX Supervisor Alexey Marfin. |
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Cill Mhaighneán
Baile Átha Cliath 8
DO8 FW31, Éire |
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Kilmainham
Dublin 8
D08 FW31, Ireland |
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