FLAGSHIP PROGRAMMES
Chester Beatty. Co-head of the ALF Ireland network since 2019.
National Network
Ireland
Address
Dublin Castle, Dublin 2 Dublin IrelandCountry
IrelandCity
DublinStreet address 2
Dublin Castle, Dublin 2Telephone
+353 1 4070750Website
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1950Contact Person1
Ms. Jenny SiungJob Title 1
Head of EducationContact Person 2
Ms. Paula ShallooOrganisation Type
Individual PersonFields of Activity
ArtsGeneral Information
12 staff & 12 Security Staff, 4 contract staff, 1 Fellowship Conservator total: 29 staff. 2. Annual grant-in-aid from the Department of Arts, Sports and Tourism. 3. They have received funding in the past from e.g. The Heritage Council and Coexist Foundation for specific projects. 4. They have a 2-year funding project (Léargas, our National Education Bureau) to explore multi/intercultural education in museums for adults (2005-2007) as part of our Education Programme. 5. For this particular project, 3 partners, Imagine IC, Amsterdam, Engage, UK, Instituto per I Beni Artistici, Culturali e Artistici, Italy & Settore Educazione al Patrimonio Culturale Citta di Torino, Italy.Mission and Objectives
Aim : To maintain and preserve the Collections and make them available for the use and enjoyment of the public in order to promote a wider appreciation and understanding of international cultural heritage and foster relations between the people of Ireland and the peoples whose cultures are represented in those CollectionsMain Projects / Activities
The Library hosts a number of events as part of its public programme. These range from temporary and permanent exhibitions of the Islamic, East Asian, Asian and European collections to talks, workshops, demonstrations and family days. More recently the Library held a seminar in December 2004 entitled Understanding Islam. Topics such as history, culture and so on, were explored.