City Assembly House
| City Assembly House | |
|---|---|
| Former names | The Exhibition Rooms |
| General information | |
| Type | Gallery |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| Country | Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°20′31″N 6°15′46″W / 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) |
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 have been the first purpose built art gallery in either the UK or Ireland.
As of 2023, the building acts as the headquarters of the Irish Georgian Society having formerly served as the seat of Dublin Corporation.