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The Chester Beatty Library is one of Dublin's hidden treasures — a world-class museum of manuscripts, rare books, and decorative arts from Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe. It was named European Museum of the Year in 2002.
The collection was amassed by the Irish-American mining magnate Sir Alfred Chester Beatty (1875–1968), who moved to Dublin in 1950 and bequeathed his collection to the Irish state. The museum moved to Dublin Castle in 2000.