Irish Architectural Archive
The organisation's headquarters at 45 Merrion Square. | |
| Formation | 1976 |
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| Founders | An Taisce (The National Trust for Ireland) Dr Edward McParland Nicholas Robinson |
| Type | Non-governmental organisation |
| Purpose | Archiving of architectural materials, museum and gallery |
| Headquarters | 45 Merrion Square, Dublin 2 |
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Region served | Ireland |
CEO | Colum O’Riordan |
| Website | www.iarc.ie |
Formerly called | National Trust Archive |
The Irish Architectural Archive was established in 1976 by Dr Edward McParland and Nicholas Robinson as the National Trust Archive with its objective being to collect and preserve material of every kind relating to the architecture of Ireland, and make it available to the public. It is based at 45 Merrion Square, Dublin, and is an independent private company with charitable status. The repository serves as the main collection of diverse materials pertaining to Irish architecture.