The Moyne Institute of Preventive Medicine is a medical research institute within Trinity College Dublin.[2]
| Moyne Institute of Preventive Medicine | |
|---|---|
 Looking across College Park to the Moyne Institute. The Pavilion is to the left. | |
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| Alternative names | Moyne Institute |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Dublin |
| Coordinates | 53°20′32″N 6°15′11″W / 53.34223°N 6.25311°W |
| Groundbreaking | 1950[1] |
| Opened | 1953[1] |
| Renovated | 1963,1981,2012[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Desmond FitzGerald[1] |
The institute's building, at the Nassau Street and Lincoln Place end of the TCD campus, was designed by Desmond FitzGerald.[2] The construction was funded by Grania Guinness in memory of her father, Walter Guinness.[2] The foundation stone was laid in 1950 and the building was opened in 1953.[2][1]
Building edit
The building has a copper roof and the floor inside the main entrance is made of white Sicilian marble as are the staircases.[1] There is a time capsule in the building, containing malting barley, freeze-dried bacteria and a vial of penicillin.[1]
Modifications to building edit
In 1963 a two-floor extension was added to the south wing for the Department of Social Medicine, which later moved to St. James's Hospital in 1973.[1] A Similar extension was added to the north wing in 1981 and the laboratories were renovated in 2012.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Haley, Ciara (24 March 2018). "Architecture Titbit: The Moyne Institute". The University Times. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Brewing heiress who helped establish TCD institute in father's memory". The Irish Times. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2021.