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Campus Redevelopment

Delivering a World-Class Music Conservatoire for Ireland

The new RIAM Campus has doubled the number of teaching and practice rooms, provided new and enhanced facilities, and created a space for collaboration to flourish.

The start of our new academic year in September 2023 saw pre-school, second and third-level music education, professional training and development, research, and exceptional performance work in harmony together in one dynamic and creative space.

Ireland’s home for music education.

Key Features include:

Whyte Recital Hall

WHYTE RECITAL HALL

The Whyte Recital Hall is the first in Ireland primarily devoted to chamber music and small ensemble, and its state-of-the-art acoustics and design match the highest international standards. From a student perspective, the opportunity to perform in a venue of this quality is unsurpassed.

Campus Redevelopment: Library

LIBRARY & RESEARCH HUB

The new RIAM Library has become a vital resource for researchers, practitioners and students. Providing a cutting-edge learning hub for our full-time graduate-level students and, for junior students, a bespoke ‘zoned area’ for homework and private study.

The Vernon Studio at the Royal Irish Academy of Music

VERNON STUDIO

An opera studio space, with floor measurements to match a typical opera stage and a ceiling height to optimize acoustics have provided a stunning home for opera rehearsal on site. 

Campus Redevelopment: MUSIC DISCOVERY & THERAPY FACILITIES

MUSIC DISCOVERY & THERAPY FACILITIES

For the first time, RIAM is able to offer a consistent musical experience to people of all ages who would benefit from tailor-made programmes, including children & adults with neurodivergent conditions and older people who are recovering from strokes and other debilitating conditions.

Campus Redevelopment: SONIC ARTS HUB

SONIC ARTS HUB

The bespoke Sonic Arts Hub includes a state-of-the-art recording studio and all the latest technology to develop student skills and facilitate next generation electro-acoustic composition.

SUPPORT THE BUILD

The €24 million re-development of the Royal Irish Academy of Music is an Irish success story and a source of national pride. This prestigious campus will be the locus of excellence in classical music performance and research, making daily positive impacts on the training of young performers in Ireland.

The RIAM re-development is supported by the Government of Ireland (€9 million), RIAM’s generous Irish and American philanthropists who have donated €10 million to date, with a €3 million contribution from RIAM.

RIAM is now looking to close out our major gift programme with a final €2 million fundraising campaign. We have carefully saved some very special naming opportunities for this final mile in our marathon, hoping that we might find musical heroes who can make transformational gifts to help bring the campaign home. These include individual faculty floors, the sonic arts hub and the penthouse library.

In return for support of any of these key spaces, donors will receive:

  • Naming Rights for the lifetime of the re-developed building, with name mounted prominently, visible on arrival at location
  • An opening and celebratory naming reception, held in the donor’s honour
  • References to the donor in print materials and publicity

Further information

To find out more, or to organise a tour of the building site, please contact Adam Kendellen at adamkendellen@riam.ie

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