BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:NingEventWidget-v1 VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4851125:Event:182137 DTSTAMP:20260522T111912Z SUMMARY:Chester Beatty Library DESCRIPTION:With free admission and described by the Lonely Planet as  not just the best museum in Dublin, but one of the best in Europe, t he Chester Beatty Library is a must-see on any Dublin visitor's itiner ary.  As the only museum in Ireland to win 'European Museum of the Ye ar' and rated consistently in the top 5 of TripAdvisor’s list of ‘ Top things to do in Dublin', the library's rich collections from count ries across Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Europe open a wind ow on the artistic treasures of the great cultures and religions of th e world.\n \nManuscripts, miniature paintings, prints, drawings, rare books and decorative arts complete this amazing collection - all t he result of the collecting activities of one man - Sir Alfred Cheste r Beatty (1875-1968).  Egyptian papyrus texts, beautifully illuminat ed copies of the Qur'an, the Bible, European medieval and renaissance manuscripts are among the highlights on display. In its diversity, the collection captures much of the richness of human creative expression from about 2700 BC to the present day.\nThe Chester Beatty Library is situated in the gardens of Dublin Castle in the heart of the city cen tre.\n\n\nFor more information visit https://pleineire.ning.com/events /chester-beatty-library DTSTART:20170114T110000Z DTEND:20170114T150000Z CATEGORIES:exhibition LOCATION:Silk Road Cafe, in Chester Beatty Library WEBSITE: URL: CONTACT:0857284270 ORGANIZER;CN="Caitriona Moore":https://pleineire.ning.com/profile/Cait rionaMoore ATTACH;FMTTYPE="image/jpeg":http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/ file/get/2592394979?profile=original ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Caroline Carroll":https://pleineire.ning.com/profile/CarolineCarroll ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Norah Bl ount":https://pleineire.ning.com/profile/NorahBlount ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Sally Do wney":https://pleineire.ning.com/profile/sallydowney ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Caitrion a Moore":https://pleineire.ning.com/profile/CaitrionaMoore END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR