National Photographic Archive

The National Library's photographic collections comprising over 600,000 photographs, are now housed in the National Photographic Archive in Temple Bar.  The Archive includes  darkrooms and a state-of-the-art storage space.  An exhibition area, retail space, and a Reading Room facilitate access to collections both historical and contemporary, the majority of which  are Irish.

The award-winning building was designed by the Dublin architectural practice O'Donnell & Tuomey and first opened to the public in 1998.