The Irish Architectural Archive was established in 1976 to collect and preserve material of every kind relating to the architecture of the entire island of Ireland, and make it available to the public.

As a cumulative body of material the holdings of the Archive represent the greatest single source of information on Ireland's buildings and those who designed them.

The Archive is located at 45 Merrion Square and is open to the public from 10 am to 5 pm, Tuesdays to Fridays.

New Exhibition: Comerford Collection of Portrait Miniatures. 20 May – 21 August 2009
A unique opportunity to see this spectacular collection of some 300 portrait miniatures representing all the periods during which this specialised painting art was widely practised.

Merrion Square Heritage Open Day, 29 August 2009.
Open House Dublin, 8-11 October 2009. See www.architecturefoundation.ie for full programme and details of opening times.
Culture Night, 25 September 2009. See www.culturenight.ie for more information.