The Chester Beatty Library is an art museum and library and houses a collection of Oriental and Western manuscripts and art. The library is located in Dublin Castle. The collections contains early papyri, including some of the earliest texts of the Bible, in addition to other early Christian manuscripts, western prints and printed books.
The Library's Reading Room holds reference material relating to the collections.
The Library's collections include representative samples of the world’s heritage (artistic, religious and secular) from about 2700 BC to the present century. They comprise of the following:
The Library's collections are presented in 2 permanent exhibitions:
The Library also mounts special temporary exhibitions.
Educational activities at the Library include talks, children's workshops and demonstrations in techniques represented in the collections, such as calligraphy, painting, printing and other crafts, as well as tours and films.
Further information on the schedule of events is available on the Library's website.
The Library is open from:
The Library is closed on January 1; Good Friday; December 24, 25, 26; and Monday public holidays.
Admission to the Library and all public tours are free of charge. See the schedule of events for charges on other events.
If you wish to arrange a tour you can book it online.
If you wish to use the Reading Room, you should contact the Reference Librarian at (01) 407 0750 or or use the online contact form.
Dublin Castle
Dublin
Ireland
Tel:+353 (0)1 4070750
Fax:+353 (0)1 4070760
Homepage: http://www.cbl.ie
Email: info@cbl.ie