Chester Beatty Library (Dublin)
Ireland /
Dublin /
Dublin
World
/ Ireland
/ Dublin
/ Dublin
World / Republic of Ireland
museum, art museum / art gallery
Telephone: (+353 1) 407 0750
www.chesterbeatty.ie
Admission is free.
The Chester Beatty Library houses one of the biggest collections of Korans and Asian / North African / Middle Eastern artifacts in Europe. Be sure to see the Shogun armour and tsuba (katana wrist guards) while you're there.
If you can only visit one museum in Dublin, this should be the one.
www.chesterbeatty.ie
Admission is free.
The Chester Beatty Library houses one of the biggest collections of Korans and Asian / North African / Middle Eastern artifacts in Europe. Be sure to see the Shogun armour and tsuba (katana wrist guards) while you're there.
If you can only visit one museum in Dublin, this should be the one.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Beatty_Library
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 53°20'31"N 6°16'2"W
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