The Chester Beatty Library

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Chester_Beatty_Library
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:library
gptkb:museum
gptkbp:address gptkb:Dublin_Castle,_Dublin_2,_Ireland
gptkbp:admission free
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:European_Museum_of_the_Year_Award_2002
gptkbp:buildingType gptkb:historic_building
gptkbp:collectionIncludes gptkb:newspaper
gptkb:religious_art
gptkb:Western_art
Egyptian artifacts
drawings
manuscripts
prints
rare books
East Asian art
Islamic manuscripts
Christian manuscripts
Buddhist manuscripts
gptkbp:collectionSize over 20,000 items
gptkbp:country gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:director gptkb:Fionnuala_Croke
gptkbp:established 1950
gptkbp:formerPosition gptkb:Shrewsbury_Road,_Dublin
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Alfred_Chester_Beatty
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Board_of_Trustees
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Chester Beatty Library
gptkbp:location gptkb:Dublin
gptkbp:movedTo Dublin Castle in 2000
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Chester_Beatty
gptkbp:notableCollection gptkb:religious_art
gptkb:Gospels
gptkb:Chester_Beatty_Biblical_Papyri
gptkb:Qur’ans
Japanese prints
Buddhist sutras
Armenian manuscripts
Coptic manuscripts
Ethiopian manuscripts
Indian miniatures
Western medieval manuscripts
Persian manuscripts
Byzantine manuscripts
Chinese scrolls
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:publicTransit gptkb:Dublin_Bus
gptkb:Luas
gptkbp:type gptkb:museum
manuscript library
gptkbp:website https://chesterbeatty.ie/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:European_Museum_of_the_Year_Award_2000
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6