Irish Architectural Archive
Merrion Square East, Dublin 2
Dates & Times
Saturday 18 OctoberSaturday 18 October
Tours begin on the hour at 10:00AM - Last tour at 4:00PM
Tour type
- Building Tour
- Exhibition
- Open House Extra
Tour Information +
No. 45 Merrion Square, the home of the Irish Architectural Archive, is one of the great Georgian houses of Dublin. Built for the speculative developer Gustavus Hume in the mid-1790s and situated directly across Merrion Square from Leinster House, this is the largest terraced house on the Square.
The tour will begin in the entrance hall before moving to the Architecture Gallery where there will be an opportunity to view the photographic exhibition STUDIO by Harry Moore. The tour continues up the main staircase to visit the rooms on the the first floor before returning to the ground floor by the servants staircase. There will be an opportunity to ask questions about the building and the work of the Archive.
Drop-in
Accessibility Information
The front door is reached by three stone steps from the pavement to a landing, and then one further step at the front door. Beyond the front door is a glazed lobby. From here you can gain access by ringing the intercom bell marked IAA, which is reached at a height of c. 150cm.
If you are a wheelchair user, or find steps difficult, there is a platform lift which can bring you from footpath level to basement level. You then enter the building via a door with no step and can access all floors using the internal lift which is signposted as you move through the building.
Wheelchair users and those with mobility issues have full access throughout the IAA building via our internal lift to the back of the building. Please note that access to the first-floor reception rooms from the lift is via a doorway that is wide enough for standard wheelchairs (800mm width).
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