Royal Irish Academy of Music
Ireland's oldest music conservatoire, with a 312-seat recital hall for concerts and family events, and Junior RIAM classes from babies up.
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Ireland's oldest music conservatoire, on Westland Row since 1870, where Georgian townhouses sit alongside a new campus that opened in 2023. Families usually come for a specific event in the Whyte Recital Hall, a 312-seat oak-lined hall whose seats wrap around the stage in a horseshoe, so the audience sits close to the performers. Some events are aimed at children, such as Dublin Book Festival author talks, and some are free, like the Young Artists concerts by Junior RIAM students. RIAM also teaches children directly, from shared music classes for babies and toddlers with their grown-ups to individual lessons for teenagers. It's a working music school, so visits revolve around what's on.
- Whyte Recital Hall (opened 2023), Dublin's only purpose-built chamber music hall, with 312 seats in a horseshoe around the stage
- Ireland's oldest music conservatoire, founded in 1848 and on Westland Row since 1870
- Junior RIAM classes, from shared baby-and-toddler sessions (ages 0–4) to individual lessons (8–18) and junior choirs
- Free events through the year, including masterclasses and Young Artists concerts by Junior RIAM students
- Family author events during Dublin Book Festival
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About
Ireland's oldest music conservatoire, on Westland Row since 1870, where Georgian townhouses sit alongside a new campus that opened in 2023. Families usually come for a specific event in the Whyte Recital Hall, a 312-seat oak-lined hall whose seats wrap around the stage in a horseshoe, so the audience sits close to the performers. Some events are aimed at children, such as Dublin Book Festival author talks, and some are free, like the Young Artists concerts by Junior RIAM students. RIAM also teaches children directly, from shared music classes for babies and toddlers with their grown-ups to individual lessons for teenagers. It's a working music school, so visits revolve around what's on.