Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) Dublin

This morning both Gen and Gally went back to work so Fiona and I had to find something to do by ourselves, after looking on the Internet last night we both agreed to go into town and jump on a hop on hop off bus. After eating some Vegemite toast and getting the cameras ready we were all set to go, our first journey was to find the Luas Tram station …

... and I spent the rest of the afternoon together. We watched a local busker do some stand-up and then went to the Irish Museum of Modern Art. There were some great exhibits, but we didn't see the majority of the collection because it was closed due to some ...

... vendor inside) and the Kilmainham Gaol (Irish Bastille). Did a Tom Cruise-like flyby of the Guinness Storehouse, Irish Museum of Modern Art, the Customs House, Christ Church, St Stephens Green, the Mayors Mansion, Temple Bar and Dublin Castle. I had ...

... The weather was great and it was a fun way to end the trip.  A few of us headed out to the Irish Museum of Modern Art, which was actually disappointing because the whole top floor was closed.  We did see a Jackson Pollock and some really famous ...

... in Irish Lit so seeing that place was interesting. Kind of a creepy place though. I visited the Irish Museum of Modern Art as well. I saw paintings by Georgia O'Keefe, an American painter. I learned about her last semester in a ...

... ) the bus tour was good and took us past sights like the Royal Hospital Kilmainham (1684) which is the Irish Museum of Modern Art, the Wellington Monument, Dublin Zoo, St Patrick’s Cathedral, the Four Courts, and a number of monuments along ...

... we went to the Guinness Storehouse, which of course is the home of Guinness. Not long later we arrived at the Irish Museum of Modern Art and Phoenix Park - Covering 1,750 acres. The fence surrounding the park measured over 11km long and the park itself ...

... ... The conference had a wonderful Gala dinner at the 17th Century Royal Hospital Kilmainham, which is also the home of the Irish Museum of Modern Art.  First, I took a tour of their modern art exhibits.  While I could appreciate the effort ...

... ;   After the Guinness Storehouse, we get back on the hop-on hop-off bus and drive west and past the Irish Museum of Modern Art, which has a castle gate entrance, and just a block away from the Kilmainhaim Gaol (jail).  From there, we return ...

... of the prison complex ensued, with photo opportunities to boot. From the gaol, a short walk away brought me to the Irish Museum of Modern Art, and I scurried from one room to another, trying to take in the abstract nature of the exhibits. Later on the ...