Chester Beatty

Chester Beatty
Dublin Castle, Dublin 2
Contact: Derval O'Carroll
[email protected]
www.chesterbeatty.ie
+ 353 1 4070750
LIST OF SERVICES
- Public Guided Tours
- Guided Group Tours
- Private Group Tours
- Coach Parking Nearby (max 5 minutes)
- Coach Drop Off Area
- Coach Pick Up Area
- Self Guided Interpretation
- Guided Tours
- Shop
- Cafe
- Conference Facilities
- Corporate Meeting Facilities
- Outdoor Facilities
INTERPRETATION LANGUAGES
- French
- German
- Italian
- Japanese
- Mandarin Chinese
- Polish
- Spanish
- Arabic
- Irish
Take a journey across continents, countries and peoples, to discover treasures of rare quality and beauty from across the globe. This world-renowned, award-winning museum showcases rich and diverse exhibitions of miniature paintings, decorative arts, manuscripts, prints and drawings, from Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Europe – all donated to the Irish nation by American mining magnate and philanthropist, Sir Alfred Chester Beatty (1875-1968).
An engaging and welcoming space, visitors from Ireland and overseas can enjoy thought-provoking exhibitions, an on-site gift shop, the Silk Road Café serving Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine, and a broad variety of public activities for all ages and backgrounds.
Admission is FREE, and no pre-booking is required. Visitors can download a free audio tour in 13 languages (English, Irish, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Polish, Turkish, Arabic, Mandarin, Cantonese and Japanese) to self-guide through their visit and the Chester Beatty is open late until 8pm every Wednesday evening.
Described by Lonely Planet as ‘not just the best museum in Ireland but one of the best in Europe’ - and the only Irish museum to ever win European Museum of the Year - the Chester Beatty’s extraordinary collections span centuries, continents and cultures and offer visitors a fascinating view of global artistic heritage.
An engaging and welcoming space, visitors from Ireland and overseas can enjoy thought-provoking exhibitions, an on-site gift shop, the Silk Road Café serving Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine, and a broad variety of public activities for all ages and backgrounds.
Admission is FREE, and no pre-booking is required. Visitors can download a free audio tour in 13 languages (English, Irish, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Polish, Turkish, Arabic, Mandarin, Cantonese and Japanese) to self-guide through their visit and the Chester Beatty is open late until 8pm every Wednesday evening.