City Assembly House
Georgian gallery in Dublin, Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
City Assembly House is a Georgian gallery, exhibition space and office developed by the Society of Artists in Ireland as a purpose built venue to hold exhibitions and display the works of Irish artists. It is often claimed to be the first purpose built art gallery in the UK and Ireland.[1]
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City Assembly House | |
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Former names | The Exhibition Rooms |
General information | |
Type | Gallery |
Architectural style | Georgian |
Country | Ireland |
Coordinates | 53.3420383°N 6.2627304°W / 53.3420383; -6.2627304 |
Current tenants | Irish Georgian Society |
Construction started | 1764 |
Estimated completion | 1771 |
Renovated | 1810 (as assembly rooms of Dublin Corporation) |
Technical details | |
Material | Portland stone (window and door surrounds), red brick facade (1st and 2nd storeys), granite (steps, basement and ground floor facade) |
Floor count | 3 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Oliver Grace |
Developer | Society of Artists in Ireland (Simon Vierpyl and Richard Cranfield) |
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As of 2023, the building acts as the headquarters of the Irish Georgian Society.[2]