National Photographic Archive

The National Photographic Archive (Irish: Cartlann Grianghrafadóireachta Náisiúnta)[1] is located in Temple Bar in Dublin, Ireland, and holds the photographic collections of the National Library of Ireland (NLI). The archive was opened in 1998, and has a reading room and exhibition gallery.[2][3] The gallery's exhibition space hosts photographic exhibitions – often relating to the NLI's collections.[4][5]

National Photographic Archive
Cartlann Grianghrafadóireachta Náisiúnta
National Photographic Archive is located in Central Dublin
National Photographic Archive
Location within Central Dublin
Established1998 (1998)
LocationMeeting House Square, Dublin, Ireland
Coordinates53°20′43″N 6°15′55″W / 53.345279°N 6.265375°W / 53.345279; -6.265375
TypePhoto archive
Public transit accessWellington Quay bus stop
Jervis Luas stop (Red Line)

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  1. ^ "Turais ar Líne ar an Leabharlann – Cartlann Grianghrafadóireachta Náisiúnta". nli.ie (in Irish). National Library of Ireland. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  2. ^ "National Photographic Archive". nli.ie. National Library of ireland. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  3. ^ National Library of Ireland Trustees report 1998 (Report). Dublin: National Library of Ireland. 1999.
  4. ^ "Amateur sleuthing helps solve the mysteries of old Irish photos". The Irish Times. The [NLI's Photo Detectives] exhibition runs in the National Photographic Archive on Meeting House Square in Dublin [from September 2017] until September 2018
  5. ^ "Bullets, ballots and a flu pandemic: Life in Ireland was very turbulent 100 years ago". thejournal.ie. The Journal. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018. From Ballots to Bullets: Ireland 1918-1919 is at the NLI's National Photographic Archive in Temple Bar [..from September 2018..] until May 2019
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