Ireland’s national collection of contemporary art has been strengthened by the allocation of €1.5 million of funds for acquisitions by Minister Catherine Martin and the Department of the Arts. Divided between the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) and Crawford Art Gallery, Cork, the funds – €850,000 and €650,000 respectively – are not insubstantial, and […] The post Acquisitions for the National Collection first appeared on Irish Arts Review ..read more

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