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Chester Beatty Library; a Year H E Report of the Trustees CHESTER BE ATTY LIBRARY Contents Trustees of the Library 3 Director’s Report 4 Strategic Priority 1: To safeguard, manage and develop the Collection 6 Strategic Priority 2: To enhance access to the Collections for a wide range of audiences 18 Strategic Priority 3: To maintain and improve the physical facilities of the Library 32 Strategic Priority 4: To generate income to support the Mission and Strategy of the Library and to continue to manage our finances efficiently and with integrity 33 Strategic Priority 5: To attract, retain and develop staff and maintain their high level of commitment to the mission and work of the Library 34 Strategic Priority 6: To promote intercultural dialogue and learning 38 Strategic Priority 7: To enhance Ireland’s positioning and reputation in the international arena 41 Strategic Priority 8: To develop a systematic approach to marketing the Library 43 Staff List 44 Balance Sheet 49 R p e o r Trustees of the Library t o f The Library is a public self-governing charitable trust. t Registered Charity No. CHY 5879. h e T Established under the terms of the will of Sir Alfred Chester Beatty, which was granted probate r u in 1969, the collection is vested in the Trustees who own and operate the Library. s t e e s The Board of Trustees consists of a maximum of twelve members, one each of whom is C appointed by the President and Taoiseach and three by the Minister for Arts, Heritage & the H Gaeltacht. The Director of the National Library serves as a Trustee ex officio . All other Trustees E S T are co-opted. The Trustees elect the Chair. E R Since 1997 the Trustees of the Library are appointed or co-opted to serve five-year terms B and may serve a maximum of two consecutive five year terms. E A T Trustees do not receive any remuneration, aside from modest receipted expenses incurred, while T carrying out their duties. All expenses are paid in accordance with the guidelines and rules set down Y L by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. I B R THE TRUSTEES OF THE LIBRARY ARE CURRENTLY: A R Dr T. P. Hardiman (appointed 1991, elected Chairman 1998) Y Sir Marc Cochrane (appointed 1988) Dr Dermot Desmond (appointed 1991) Dr Patricia Donlon (appointed 2011) Ministerial appointee Dr Declan Downey (appointed 2012) Ministerial appointee Mrs Joan Duff (appointed 1983, retired December 2013) Professor Sean Freyne† (appointed 1986) Taoiseach’s appointee Professor Brian McGing (appointed September 2013) Taoiseach’s appointee Mr Eamonn Ceannt (appointed December 2013) Ministerial appointee Professor Kathleen James-Chakraborty (appointed 2010) Ms Fiona A. Ross (appointed 2010; ex officio) Professor Roger Stalley (appointed 1993) Presidential appointee 3 R p e o r Director’s Report t o f t Once again, 2013 proved to be an eventful and busy year for the Chester Beatty Library; a year h e in which we made considerable progress by developing a shared vision, and agreeing a set of T r high level objectives to guide our way over the next three years. Following a number of facilitated u s t discussions with all staff, the Library developed a Statement of Strategy 2013-2015. This year’s e e Annual Report, therefore, identifies key projects and achievements of 2013 according to the s C strategic priorities. H E S Hand-in-hand with the new Statement of Strategy, the Library submitted its application for T the Heritage Council’s Museums Standards Programme for Ireland (MSPI). This was a significant E R undertaking, and a very useful exercise, as the policies and supporting documentation dovetail B E with the three-year strategic objectives and actions. A T T In the first six months of the year Ireland hosted the EU Presidency and Dublin Castle was Y the primary venue for meetings and events. The Presidency impacted on the Library’s operations L I in both positive and challenging ways. Amongst the many visitors who found time between B meetings to visit the collections, we were delighted to welcome Herman Van Rompuy, President R A of the European Council, in February. The intermittent closures of the Palace Street Gate, however, R Y impacted on access and therefore on visitor numbers to the Library, Silk Road Café and Gift Shop. Despite this, the final count for the year of just over 250,000 visitors was on target. It is only right to note that the Library still faces significant challenges as it continues to be subject to the recruitment moratorium and a year-on-year reduction in the grant-in-aid. Despite these hurdles, we continue to find ways to create an inviting and dynamic experience for those who come through our doors; and we continue to embrace collaborations which enable us to open up our world class collections to an ever growing audience. 4 R p e o r Prior to 1997, under the terms of Chester Beatty’s Will, there was no term limit for the t Trustees; it is testament to their commitment and support of the Library that this year saw the o f t retirement of Mrs Joan Duff from the Board of Trustees after 30 years. During that time, Mrs h e Duff also served as Acting Director from 1990 to 1992. T r u s Finally, it is with sadness that we note the passing of Seán Freyne, Professor of Theology t e (until 1997) and Head of School of Hebrew, Biblical and Theological Studies at Trinity College e s (1980 to 2002). Professor Freyne had served as a Trustee of the Library for over 27 years, since C his appointment in 1986 by An Taoiseach Garret Fitzgerald. H E S T E Fionnuala Croke R Director B E A T T Y L I B R A R Y 5 R p e o r t STRATEGIC PRIORITY 1 : o f To safeguard, manage and develop the Collection t h e T r u s t e e COLLECTION MATTERS s C Policy H E S Significant progress was made in the revision and formulation of collection policies. The T Collections Policy was completed in August and formally approved by the Trustees in E R September. All policies across the Library were also updated at this time and include: B E Acquisitions, Disposal, Exhibition, Loan, Documentation, Learning and Collections Care. These A will be reviewed on an annual basis by the Collections Management Team. T T Y Condition survey of the Collections L I B The Assessment and Treatment database was launched in January; this was an exciting new phase R of development for the Library’s collections management database AdLib. All activities and A R treatments carried out by conservation staff are now directly linked to the object records on AdLib. Y Over 380 plates of Biblical papyrus were condition surveyed, re-labelled and cleaned in preparation for digitisation. At the same time, new protective interleaving was cut for the glass plates and drop-back boxes provided which greatly improved the housing of this Collection. Full condition surveys were carried out on the Mongolian, Tibetan and Thai manuscripts, with over six hundred objects examined. 6 R p e o Preservation of the Collections r t o f The Conservation department continues to be involved in every aspect of collection care at the t h Library, with activities focused on the preparation of objects for loan and the rotation of the e permanent and temporary galleries. A total of 450 items from across the collections were T r u conserved, including 126 prints which were mounted and framed for the Costumes Parisiens s t e exhibition. Conservation work also continued on the Persian and Indian miniature and the e s Western print Collections. C H Conservation staff completed a project to deep clean the Collection Storage Areas with the E assistance of Curatorial staff. A programme to measure all unboxed material held in storage S T began and the in-house production of phase boxes continued. Replacement of unsuitable housing E R material in storage focused on the papyrus and Indian Collections this year. B E New illustrated guidelines were drafted by conservation staff on how to handle Islamic and A Asian bindings and scrolls. A full revision of handling guidelines and staff training will be T T carried out next year. Y L I Conservation support staff B R A The conservation internship programme continued, thanks to the generous support of the R Heritage Council and the Library’s Contributing Members. Julia Poirier’s one-year internship Y finished in December and Josefin Bergmark-Jimenez joined the Library in November. Joan Barnewell continued to volunteer in conservation and assisted with the programme to measure the Arabic collection for phase boxes. Eileen Walsh continued work on the conservation of the Western print collection. Contract conservators Elisabeth Randell and Peggy Reme joined the conservation team on short contracts over the summer and their help was invaluable. 7 R p e o Emergency Response Plan (ERP) r t o f As part of the Library’s sustained focus on the Emergency Response Training, Ms Jessica Baldwin, t h the Library’s Head of Conservation, organised two training workshops on Emergency Response e and Salvage Techniques sponsored by the Council of National Cultural Institutions (CNCI). These T r u were held at the Library on 2 October and 22 November and over 90 participants attended from s t e Institutions across the country. e s C Heritage Council’s Museums Standards Programme for Ireland (MSPI) H E S The Head of Conservation’s main focus in 2013 was the coordination of the Library’s application T E to the Museum Standards Programme for Ireland (MSPI).
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