Irish Architectural Archive
Irish Architectural Archive is an archive and museum. Head into Grand Canal Dock’s neighbourhood to find it. Top of the list nearby is Leinster House, 500 m away.
Museum in Grand Canal Dock
Inside Grand Canal Dock
Irish Architectural Archive is inside Grand Canal Dock’s neighbourhood. Towns near it ↓
Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month
Aim for June to September, when Grand Canal Dock reaches 18–20°C.
Irish Architectural Archive
It has articles in 2 Wikipedias. Look for it in County Dublin.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Grand Canal Dock
- Official site
- iarc.ie
Practical details
Getting your bearings
Orange is Irish Architectural Archive; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Grand Canal Dock’s neighbourhood. · CSO 2022 outline
Towns close to Irish Architectural Archive
Largest of the 8 is Rathmines East, home to 16,923. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
- 1Grand Canal Dock
- 2St Stephen's Green
- 3Ballsbridge
- 4Portobello
- 5Rathmines East
- 6Temple Bar
- 7East Wall
- 8O'Connell Street
Grand Canal Dock
St Stephen's Green
Ballsbridge
Portobello
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Irish Architectural Archive is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Canal Dock | It’s in town | 8,320 | 157 |
| St Stephen's Green | 100 m north of it | 5,319 | 156 |
| Ballsbridge | 400 m southeast of it | 12,743 | 161 |
| Portobello | 700 m southwest of it | 5,732 | 157 |
| Rathmines East | 800 m south of it | 16,923 | 164 |
| Temple Bar | 900 m west of it | 7,276 | 157 |
| East Wall | 1 km northeast of it | 15,907 | 156 |
| O'Connell Street | 1.2 km northwest of it | 6,749 | 156 |
Beyond Irish Architectural Archive
Look within 15 km for 4 museums, 2 historic houses and 2 art galleries, among others.
Historic houseLeinster House500 m away2
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland500 m away3
MuseumNational Museum of Ireland, Merrion Street500 m away · 109K visitors a year4
MuseumNumber Twenty Nine: Georgian House Museum100 m away5Art galleryArt galleryOriel Gallery400 m away6MuseumMuseumIrish Traditional Music Archive200 m away7Historic houseHistoric houseIrish Georgian Society300 m away8MuseumMuseumMuseum of Curiosities400 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Irish Architectural Archive
Where is Irish Architectural Archive?
Irish Architectural Archive is in Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, inside the town’s neighbourhood.
What is Irish Architectural Archive?
Archive and museum in Dublin, Ireland.
How well known is Irish Architectural Archive?
Irish Architectural Archive has 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #466 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Irish Architectural Archive?
June to September are the warmest months in Grand Canal Dock, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Irish Architectural Archive?
Within 15 km: Leinster House (500 m), National Gallery of Ireland (500 m), National Museum of Ireland, Merrion Street (500 m) and Number Twenty Nine: Georgian House Museum (100 m).
Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Leinster House: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery of Ireland: Copyright © 2006 Kaihsu Tai, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of Ireland, Merrion Street: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Number Twenty Nine: Georgian House Museum: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).