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The Chester Beatty Library was established in Dublin
Dublin

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
, Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
 in 1950, to house the collections of mining magnate, Sir Alfred Chester Beatty
Alfred Chester Beatty

Sir Alfred Chester Beatty was a mining magnate and millionaire, often called the "King of Copper". United States-born, he was naturalised United Kingdom in 1933, and made an honorary citizen of Ireland in 1957....
. The present library, on the grounds of Dublin Castle
Dublin Castle

Dublin Castle off Dame Street, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, is a major Republic of Ireland governmental complex, formerly the fortified seat of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland rule in Ireland until 1922....
, opened on February 7, 2000, the 125th anniversary of Sir Alfred's birth and was named European Museum of the Year
European Museum of the Year Award

The European Museum of the Year Award is awarded to two kinds of museums:* Established museums that have undergone modernization or expansion during the past two years....
 in 2002.

The Library's collections are displayed in two collections: "Sacred Traditions" and "Artistic Traditions". Both displays exhibit sacred texts, manuscripts, miniature paintings and art on paper from the world's great oriental and western religions as well as secular items. The Library is one of the premier sources for scholarship in both the Old and New Testaments and is home to one of the most significant collections of Islamic and Far Eastern artefacts.






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The Chester Beatty Library was established in Dublin
Dublin

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
, Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
 in 1950, to house the collections of mining magnate, Sir Alfred Chester Beatty
Alfred Chester Beatty

Sir Alfred Chester Beatty was a mining magnate and millionaire, often called the "King of Copper". United States-born, he was naturalised United Kingdom in 1933, and made an honorary citizen of Ireland in 1957....
. The present library, on the grounds of Dublin Castle
Dublin Castle

Dublin Castle off Dame Street, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, is a major Republic of Ireland governmental complex, formerly the fortified seat of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland rule in Ireland until 1922....
, opened on February 7, 2000, the 125th anniversary of Sir Alfred's birth and was named European Museum of the Year
European Museum of the Year Award

The European Museum of the Year Award is awarded to two kinds of museums:* Established museums that have undergone modernization or expansion during the past two years....
 in 2002.

The Library's collections are displayed in two collections: "Sacred Traditions" and "Artistic Traditions". Both displays exhibit sacred texts, manuscripts, miniature paintings and art on paper from the world's great oriental and western religions as well as secular items. The Library is one of the premier sources for scholarship in both the Old and New Testaments and is home to one of the most significant collections of Islamic and Far Eastern artefacts. It includes the Gospel of Mani
Gospel of Mani

The Gospel of Mani is a gospel written by Mani , and thus part of the New Testament apocrypha, as well as one of the seven sacred books of the Manichaeans....
 believed to be the last remaining artefact from Manichaeism
Manichaeism

Manichaeism was one of the major Iranian Gnosticism religions, originating in Sassanid Persia. Although most of the original writings of the founding prophet Mani have been lost, numerous translations and fragmentary texts have survived....
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