City Assembly House
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.
| City Assembly House | |
|---|---|
| Former names | The Exhibition Rooms |
| General information | |
| Type | Gallery |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| Country | Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53.3420383°N 6.2627304°W |
| 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) |
As of 2023, the building acts as the headquarters of the Irish Georgian Society.
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