Philanthropy Fuels Significant New Additions to Ireland’s National Collection at IMMA
From IMMA
Wednesday January 21st 2026
Important works by Leonora Carrington, Cecilia Vicuña, Hilary Heron, Eimear Walshe, Alex Cecchetti, Patrick Hennessy, and Elizabeth Cope added to IMMA’s Collection.
IMMA, the Irish Museum of Modern Art, is delighted to announce a series of important new acquisitions to the National Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art. These works represent a vital expansion of the Collection, ensuring that IMMA’s Collection continues to reflect the richness, diversity, and innovation of modern and contemporary practice.
IMMA’s Director, Annie Fletcher, has brought a renewed focus to the Collection, recognising it as the keystone to establishing IMMA as a Global Learning and Research Centre for the study of Modern and Contemporary Art outlined in IMMA’s Strategy 2024-2028. Despite the absence of a dedicated annual acquisitions budget, IMMA’s Collection has grown considerably over the past twelve months, acquiring 67 artworks thanks to a combination of donations, bequests, assisted purchases and support from the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport