The Chester Beatty is a museum and library in the grounds of Dublin Castle, Ireland. It was founded to house the collections of Sir Alfred Chester Beatty, a mining magnate. It opened in 1953 at 20 Shrewsbury Road, Dublin 4, and the present museum opened on February 7, 2000, the 125th anniversary of Beatty's birth.
Two galleries, Sacred Traditions and Arts of the Book, display items from the Western, Islamic, Persian and East Asian collections, which together hold approximately 25,000 items. The holdings include Papyrus 45 and Papyrus 46, among the earliest surviving Christian artifacts.
The museum was named European Museum of the Year in 2002. It is both a museum and a library, and it holds temporary exhibitions. It drew 530,000 visitors in 2024.
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