Table 5 Examples of performances of reputation on IMMA’s About page.
Type | Subpage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Political capital | |||
32 | Physical visitors have grown by 90% since 2014 and […]. | Objectified | Mission and Vision |
33 | over 489,000 people visited IMMA in 2017 […]. | Objectified | Mission and Vision |
34 | […] making it the sixth most visited free attraction in Ireland. | Objectified | Mission and Vision |
35 | The Museum was officially opened on 25 May 1991 by the then Taoiseach Charles J Haughey who commented that the refurbishment was: “Superb….important, original and something which is very well done indeed”. | Institutionalised | How IMMA was established |
36 | IMMA attracts an average of half a million Irish and overseas visitors each year to the Museum itself, while many thousands more engage with IMMA originated exhibitions, and exhibitions of works from our Collection, throughout Ireland and internationally, and here on our website. | Objectified | How IMMA was established |
Philanthropic capital | |||
37 | in 2015 we have raised over €250,000 for Irish work, with the support of founding partner Goodbody […]. | Objectified ×1 Institutionalised ×1 | Information for artists |
38 | Our corporate partner Hennessy has created a crucial acquisition fund—The Hennessy Art Fund for IMMA Collection—which has enabled us to purchase works from Irish artists not yet represented in the IMMA Collection. | Objectified ×1 Institutionalised ×1 | Information for artists |
39 | Corporate partner Matheson have, since 2015, enabled us to commission and present new work at IMMA, and in 2018 are supporting our work with Irish artists […]. | Objectified ×1 Institutionalised ×1 | Information for artists |
40 | We are indebted to all of our Corporate partners, members, patrons and private donors who collectively support our programme, making our work with artists possible. | Objectified | Information for artists |
Conformity | Nomos | Subpage | |
41 | IMMA connects audiences and art […]. | Art for public’s sake | Overview |
42 | where contemporary life and contemporary art connect […] and inspire one another […]. | Art for public’s sake | Overview |
43 | Our […] programme comprises […] a rich engagement and learning programme which together provides audiences of all ages the opportunity to connect with contemporary art and unlock their creativity. | Bettering the public through art | Overview |
44 | […] its visitor-centred ethos and facilities […]. | Art for public’s sake | How IMMA was established |
45 | […] the museum has proven a valuable and popular addition to the country’s cultural infrastructure. | Appealing to broad audience for recognition (popular) | How IMMA was established |
46 | The inaugural Director of IMMA in 1991 was Declan McGonagle, who commented at the time; “We have an enormous public responsibility to speak to as broad a spectrum of the public as possible… to present the highest standard of art to the broadest range of people possible.” | Art for public’s sake/Appealing to broad audience for recognition | How IMMA was established |
