The Sacred Traditions gallery at the Chester Beatty Library exhibits the sacred texts, illuminated manuscripts and miniature paintings from the great religions and systems of belief represented in the collections – Christianity, Islam and Buddhism with smaller displays on Confucianism, Daoism, Sikhism and Jainism.
The Biblical Papyri, the remarkable collection of Qur’an manuscripts and scrolls and books of Buddhist thought provide the focus for the displays.
Arts of the Book, a new permanent exhibition of the Library’s collections opened in May 2008.
Opening Hours: 10am-5pm Tues-Fri; 11am-5pm Saturday; 1pm-5pm Sunday. (closed Mondays Oct-April) visit www.cbl.ie for more information on both exhibitions.
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