Chester Beatty
Described by Lonely Planet as ‘not just the best museum in Ireland but one of the best in Europe’, the Chester Beatty is the pre-eminent Irish museum promoting the appreciation and understanding of world cultures with holdings of manuscripts, rare books, and other treasures from Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Asia. An engaging and welcoming space, visitors from Ireland and overseas will find permanent and temporary displays, an intercultural learning programme and a broad variety of public activities for all ages and backgrounds.
Chester Beatty, viewed from the Dubh Linn Gardens © The Trustees of the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin
Arts of the Book Gallery at the Chester Beatty © The Trustees of the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin
Curator Dr Moya Carey leading a tour through the Gift of a Lifetime exhibition © The Trustees of the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin
Late 19th century Thai folding book at the Chester Beatty, CBL Thi 1323 © The Trustees of the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin
Chester Beatty, viewed from the Dubh Linn Gardens © The Trustees of the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin
Conservator Kristine Rose-Beers rebinding the Ruzbihan Qur’an, CBL Is 1558 © The Trustees of the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin
Late 11th or early 12th century Gospel Book at the Chester Beatty, CBL W 139 © The Trustees of the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin