Английская Википедия:Irish Architectural Archive
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:More citations needed Шаблон:Infobox organization The Irish Architectural Archive was established in 1976 by Dr Edward McParland and Nicholas Robinson as the National Trust Archive.[1] Its objective is 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,[2][3] and is an independent private company with charitable status.[4] 45 Merrion Square, a Georgian building constructed in 1794, was restored between 2002 and 2004 for use as an archive by the Office of Public Works.[5][6]
The archive comprises over 3,500 individual acquisitions, ranging from single items - a book, pamphlet, drawing or photograph - to the thousands of drawings and files created by large architectural practices.
As of 2020, Colum O'Riordan was the director.[7]
History
Edward McParland and Nicholas Robinson founded the National Trust Archive in 1976, with Nick Sheaf appointed the first director, and premises at 63 Merrion Square.[1] Among the founding items in the collection were drawings “from the practice established in Ireland by Augustus Pugin in the late 1830s”.[1]
The organisation was formally designated national archive status in 1996, by Ruairi Quinn who was then minister of finance.[1]
Alistair Rowan was appointed director in 1981, and the organisation was renamed the Irish Architectural Archive and moved to number 73 Merrion Square.[1]
It moved on to the former home of Gustavus Hume at 45 Merrion Square in 2004.[1][8]
Collections
The IAA's collections represent the largest body of historic architectural records in Ireland.Шаблон:Fact They include more than 250,000 architectural drawings, ranging in date from the late seventeenth to the twentieth centuries.Шаблон:Fact
Also housed in the archive are over 400,000 photographs, making it one of the largest collections of photographs in Ireland.Шаблон:Fact The archive also holds a reference library, with over 15,000 prints.Шаблон:Fact
The IAA holds a collection of photographs and drawings, the Peter and Mary Doyle Collection, which was bequeathed by Irish modernist architects Peter and Mary Doyle.[9][10]
Exhibitions
Exhibitions, held at the IAA, have included:
- 3-13 March 2020, Exhibition for a Good Man, a solo exhibition by Irish artist Paula Pohli.[11]
- 2019, A Visual Window to an Ecclesiastical World, of historical drawings of Church of Ireland buildings, curated by Dr Michael O’Neill FSA.[12]
- 2018, Memorialising the Sacred, an installation exploring sacred buildings in Crete, curated by Anthony Kelly, Seán McCrum, Paddy Sammon and David Stalling.[13]
- 2017, House and Home, an exhibition of drawings, publications, models and photographs of mid-18th century to late 20th-century Irish homes. The exhibition marked the 40th anniversary of the archive.[1]
- 2016, ICC Speak, a collaboration with the Irish Composers’ Collective, featuring immersive installations and performances by: Anna Clifford and Veronica Szabo (Very Clock theatre company); Michelle O’Rourke; the Kirkos Ensemble (who performed work by Adam Bradley, Kevin Free and Robbie Blake); Tonnta Music (who performed compositions by Róisín Hayes and Shell Dooley).[14]
See also
- Architecture of Ireland
- Georgian Dublin
- Irish Georgian Society
- Irish Landmark Trust
- List of Irish towns with a Market House
- Development and preservation in Dublin
References
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