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Decorative ceiling rose seen through ground floor window of 45 Merrion Square
11.05.26

IAA access 12-15 May 2026

There will be very limited public access to the IAA reading room and exhibition spaces on Tuesday 12 May, Wednesday 13 May and Friday 15 May 2026. There will be NO public access on Thursday 14 May 2026.

05.02.26

IAA Audience Survey 2026

In 2026, the IAA celebrates fifty years of existence. As we mark this landmark occasion, it is timely to also consider the future of the IAA. To help in this, we would like to hear the views of people who use or visit the IAA. Complete our survey to let us know what you think.

07.01.26

IAA closed 9 January 2026

As a mark of respect to the late Mary Hayes, the IAA Architecture Gallery and Reading Room will be closed on Friday 9 January 2026.

05.01.26

IAA at 50: 1976-2026

The Irish Architectural Archive was established fifty years ago this year by Edward McParland and Nick Robinson. A programme of exhibitions, publications and events will be rolled out from April 2026 to mark this important milestone.

Nativity figures created in 1964 by artists Fergus O’Farrell (1918-2008) for Our Lady Queen of Heaven Church, Dublin Airport, and banned that same year by Archbishop John Charles McQuaid. The Archbishop ordered the removal of Farrell’s crib from the church due to the modernist, non-representational nature pf the carved wooden figures, intervening on the site despite the fact that both the then-new church and the crib were paid for by staff and management of the airport. The figures were by Raymond Griffin in 2025 for Dreamtime Ireland, and are on loan to the IAA from Askeaton Contemporary Arts for the Christmas season.
20.12.25

Christmas Opening Hours 2025

The Archive will remain open until 12 noon on Tuesday 23 December 2025 and will reopen at 10am on Friday 2 January 2026.

Architectural drawing of the front elevation of Leinster House, Dublin, by Richard Castle, executed in pencil, ink and grey wash on paper in 1745.
24.10.25

Guinness Drawings Collection Digitised

The drawings in the IAA Guinness Collection have now been digitised and over 170 digital images are accessible via the IAA Catalogue.

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