Chester Beatty Report of the Library Trustees 2016 Contents

Trustees of the Library 4

Director’s Report 6

Our Mission 12

Our Vision 13

Strategic Priority 1: To safeguard, manage and develop the Collections 14 Preservation of the Collections 15 New Acquisition 17 Papers or talks presented by Library Staff 18 Publications and Research 21

Strategic Priority 2: To enhance access, physically and digitally, to the Collections for diverse audiences 22 Exhibitions 23 Loans from the Collections 29 Digital Access to the Collections 32 Public and Community Programming 32 Membership Programme 35 Visitor Feedback 36 Press and Marketing 37 Liaison with Tourism Partners 37 Building Maintenance 37 Strategic Priority 3: To promote intercultural dialogue and learning 38 Annual Lecture and Chester Beatty Symposium 39 The Creative Museum project (2014–2017) 39 Anna Lindh Intercultural Network Action 40 The Voice of Culture 41 Intrface Erasmus + (2015–2017) 41 Dublin’s Culture Connects: The National Neighbourhood Project 41 Visitors to the Library 41

Strategic Priority 4: To ensure the CBL is financially sustainable and cost effective in its operations 42 Development 43

Strategic Priority 5: To attract, retain and develop our staff 44 Staff Training 47

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The Library is a public self-governing All expenses are paid in accordance with charitable trust. Registered Charity no. the guidelines and rules set down by the CHY 5879 Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Established under the terms of the will of Sir Alfred Chester Beatty, which was The Trustees of the Library are granted probate in 1969, the collection currently: is vested in the Trustees who own and operate the Library. The Board Dr T. P. Hardiman (appointed 1991, of Trustees consists of a maximum of elected Chairman March 1998) twelve members, one each of whom Mr Eamonn Ceannt (appointed is appointed by the President and December 2013) Ministerial appointee Taoiseach and three by the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Sir Marc Cochrane (appointed 1988) Gaeltacht Affairs. The Director of the Dr Sandra Collins (appointed July National Library serves as a Trustee ex 2015) Ex officio officio. All other Trustees are co-opted. Dr Catherine Day (appointed The Trustees elect the Chair. Since November 2015) 1997 the Trustees of the Library are appointed or co-opted to serve five-year Dr Dermot Desmond (appointed July terms and may serve a maximum of 1991) two consecutive five year terms. Dr Patricia Donlon (appointed October The Board of the Chester Beatty 2011 until October 2016) Ministerial Library is not a State Board. The appointee Chester Beatty Library is, however, Dr Declan Downey (appointed May committed to compliance with best 2012) Ministerial appointee practice Corporate Governance and is cognisant of the Code of Practice for Professor Kathleen James-Chakraborty the Governance of State Bodies. (appointed March 2010; reappointed 2015) The Library’s full audited financial statements for 2016 are published in Professor Brian McGing (appointed a separate attachment to this Annual September 2013) Taoiseach’s appointee Report. These have been prepared Professor Roger Stalley (appointed in accordance with relevant account 1993) Presidential appointee standards. The Board of Trustees met five times Trustees do not receive any remuneration, in 2016. aside from modest receipted expenses incurred, while carrying out their duties.

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Director’s Report

2016 was a year of commemoration in Ireland, a year when the nation reflected on the events surrounding the Easter Rising of 1916. The challenge for the Chester Beatty Library was to ‘fit in’ with the varied programme of activities. While it does not hold Irish historical material of this period, what distinguishes the Library is its focus on global artistic heritage. For many Irish people a visit to the Chester Beatty is Dr James Cuno, President and CEO, their first step towards understanding J. Paul Getty Trust agreed to speak at another culture and it quickly became our annual lecture. His talk, Memory, clear to us that our contribution to Nostalgia, Meaning: Identity Politics ‘Ireland 2016’ was to be the voice of and Cultural Heritage, acted also as the the many strands of our society today, keynote for the symposium and set exploring what role, or responsibility, the tone for the papers and discussion we have in acknowledging and that followed. responding to the changing profile Irish multiculturalism opens new of our community. debates about culture and identity In February, therefore, we looked at and requires new narratives – and the role of museums in defining the museums have the experience, identity of a nation, and how they can knowledge and potential to develop influence the ideas and values that narratives that explore our historic and contribute to our sense of national artistic connections. Although based culture and identity, with a symposium on scholarly research, these stories entitled The Role of National Museums can be interpreted at multiple levels, in (Re) Negotiating National Identity to communicate our shared common (12 February). We were honoured that values and needs. ‘Irish multiculturalism opens new debates about culture and identity and requires new narratives’

Report of the Trustees 2016 7 Moreover, museums are highly In recognition of the cultural connected, and have the added benefit diversity in the classroom today (and responsibility) of being able to the Chester Beatty has proactively reach large, diverse audiences – aided sought to contribute to the secondary by online resources and social media schools’ curriculum. Our Education – and therefore to promulgate cross- Department has produced learning cultural themes. resources on world religions for leaving certificate students; and in 2016, we I was delighted to be invited to deliver contributed to the National Council for a keynote (which I called ‘The Great Curriculum Assessment consultation Glories of Man’: is culture the glue in a process in the development of the new fractured world?) at the Asia Europe junior cert module on world religions Foundation Governors’ meeting in and the new curriculum for the junior Singapore on 1 December where I was cert art craft and design module. able to expand on some of these ideas and raise awareness of the work of the The importance for Ireland of having a Library. collection of the quality of the Chester Beatty is increasingly understood in The Library has been running a multi- terms of global relations and cultural cultural learning programme for over diplomacy. On 29 August I was invited 16 years. Through the displays, their to the Department of Arts, Heritage, interpretation and accompanying Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht activities, we have sought to enhance Affairs where Paschal Donohoe TD, our visitors’ understanding of the Minister for Public Expenditure and cultures represented in the collections; Reform, co-signed with the Vice and to promote the sense of a shared Minister of Culture from the People’s human heritage based on shared Republic of China, Xiang Zhaolun, a emotional and spiritual needs. While Memorandum of Understanding on this may seem to have been an obvious Cultural Cooperation and Exchange path for the Chester Beatty to follow, between both Ministries. Mr Yue given the nature of our Collections, it Xiaoyong, Chinese Ambassador to is important not to underestimate our Ireland, was also in attendance. achievements and the unique role we have forged in this regard. ‘we have sought….to promote the sense of a shared human heritage based on shared emotional and spiritual needs’

8 Chester Beatty Library In my role as Director of the Library, cultural understanding between the I currently chair the Asia-Europe two regions. Museum Association (ASEMUS), a In 2016 the Library drew up a new cross-cultural network of museums five-year strategic plan. Building on which seeks to promote mutual the achievements of the previous plan, understanding between the peoples of we reduced the number of top-level Asia and Europe through collaborative Strategic Priorities from eight to five. museum-based cultural activity. The key word for this plan is access – The Library has played a central role in all its many and varied forms – and in coordinating one of ASEMUS’ our single key priority is to ensure that initiatives, the Educational Exchange we have the resources to carry out Outreach Programme. On a modest our objectives in this regard. budget, with funding from the Asia Europe Foundation (ASEF) Since the move from its original the member museums manage the location on Shrewsbury Road, visitor exchange of museum educators numbers to the Library have increased amongst partner museums from Asia year on year. In 2016 there were just and Europe. This simple yet effective over 370,000 visitors, an 8% increase programme provides young educators on 2015. In itself, this is good news and with the opportunity to exchange an important quantitative measure of best practise ideas in another cultural the Library’s success in delivering its environment and to bring new ideas mission. It is however more rewarding and experiences home with them, to learn that those visitors enjoyed thus strengthening connections and their time in the Library, visiting

Report of the Trustees 2016 9 the galleries, attending talks and have set ourselves the goal of initiating workshops, and meeting friends over in-house digitisation of the collections a cup of coffee. It is by providing an by 2017. In this regard, I wish to record open, welcoming space – a place for our deepest gratitude to one of our creativity and discourse – that culture long standing Trustees, Mr Dermot has the potential to connect and Desmond, who in 2016 committed inspire. And according to our own to fund two digital photographer in-house surveys and online fora, our for a period of three years. As we visitors overwhelmingly appreciated progress our ambitious programme of and responded to our displays and digitisation and making the collections public programmes. available online, we will need more inspired philanthropists to share our As the physical confines of the historic vision for the Library. footprint we occupy limit our ability to accommodate these growing numbers, Fionnuala Croke we are prioritising virtual access and Director, Chester Beatty Library

‘culture has the potential to connect and inspire’

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Our Mission

The enduring mission of the Chester Beatty Library is to maintain and ‘to maintain and preserve the Collections of the Library and to make them available in the most appropriate ways for the use preserve the and enjoyment of the public and for scholarly study and research, in order Collections of to promote a wider appreciation and understanding of the international cultural heritage embodied in the the Library’ Collections and to foster relations between Ireland and the peoples whose cultures are represented in the Collections. Our Vision

The Chester Beatty Library will become widely regarded as the pre- ‘regarded as the eminent centre in Ireland for the understanding of world cultures, advancing knowledge and engagement pre-eminent centre through our Collections, expertise and collaborations. in Ireland for the understanding of world cultures’

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Strategic Priority 1: To safeguard, manage and develop the Collections

Preserving the Collections for the present and future generations remains the primary focus and responsibility of the Library. Their conservation, display and interpretation are central to every aspect of the Library’s operations and audience access, both on-site and on-line. New research into the Collections creates fresh insights and new interpretations of the past, while maintaining their relevance and attracting new audiences.

Preservation of the Collections Conservation activities focused on the preparation of objects for loan and the rotation of the permanent and temporary exhibition galleries. Condition surveys were carried out on the Chinese Jade books, the Islamic papyri and the Coptic collections, resulting in the rehousing of these objects. Three major practical treatment projects were progressed; the conservation of an eighth-century Qur’an (Is 1404), a twelfth-century ‘research into palm leaf manuscript from West Bengal (In E 1463) and a fourteenth- the Collections century Armenian gospel manuscript (Arm 562); as well as the completion of the conservation of the Hebrew creates fresh manuscript collection. insights and new interpretations of the past’

Report of the Trustees 2016 15 A total of 253 items from across the A full physical count of the collections collections was conserved, including started in the autumn, the check was 80 prints from Francisco de Goya’s location led and carried out by teams Disasters of War series (CBL Wep 1763- of Curatorial and Conservation staff 1842) and over 100 printed Japanese and project managed by Head books in preparation for digitisation. of Collections. The conservation team highlighted recent projects and current research using a blog linked to the Library’s website. Condition assessment of the collections continued in response to requests for access for researchers and in- house photography, with over 949 objects examined. Independent textile conservator, Karen Horton worked with the conservation team for six weeks to rotate the Chinese and Tibetan textiles on display in the permanent galleries; she also continued the Library’s Tibetan thangkas conservation programme.

16 Chester Beatty Library Return of Manichean Papyrus New Acquisition from Berlin In October, the artist Hong Ling Sir Alfred Chester Beatty purchased (b. 1955) presented the Library with the Manichean Kephalaia (CBL an ink painting on paper entitled Pma 1) from Egypt in 1930 and the Landscape Study (c 1476). The work, book blocks were sent to Dr Hugo created especially for the Chester Ibscher in Berlin for conservation. Beatty, was presented by the artist Following the Second World War to commemorate the opening of his Beatty’s papyrus was returned to him, retrospective exhibition; it was placed however scholars recently confirmed on display in the Arts of the Book that an error was made during the exhibition. transfer and that four glass plates of Kephalaia papyrus belonging to Beatty remained in Berlin, while four glass plates belonging to the Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection, Berlin, were returned to Beatty. The two institutions mutually agreed the exchange of the relevant plates of papyrus on 31 March 2016.

Report of the Trustees 2016 17 Papers or talks presented by Standards Programme at the Chester Library Staff Beatty Library (5 April). Fionnuala Croke (Director) delivered Ms Rose Beers gave a lunchtime the introductory paper, ‘The Chester lecture, Lapis and Gold: exploring Beatty Library: through the lens of the Ruzbihan’s palette (28 April), and a collections’, at the Library’s symposium second public lecture Lapis and Gold: The Role of National Museums in (Re) looking at manuscripts through the Negotiating National Identity eyes of a conservator, as part of the (12 February). NUI Galway’s Explore Science in Art Jenny Siung (Head of Education) programme (6 May). presented a paper based on the CBL Ms Baldwin attended the European conference The Role of National Confederation of Conservator- Museums in (Re)Negotiating National Restorers’ Organisation (ECCO) Identity at the Irish Museums General Assembly held in Berlin (5–6 Association (IMA)Annual Conference June). Ms Baldwin is the Chair of the (26 February). Institute of Conservator-Restorers The Director visited New Delhi, Agra, in Ireland (ICRI) and was invited to Jaipur and Hyderabad as a guest of the represent Ireland. Indian Council for Cultural Relations’ Elaine Wright (Curator of Islamic (ICCR) Distinguished Visitors’ Collections) gave a lunchtime lecture Programme (22–29 March) and spoke entitled A Work of Wonder: Chester at a number of venues including the Beatty’s Ruzbihan Qur’an at the Library Irish Embassy, the Lalit Kala Akademi (16 June). in New Delhi and the Osmania University in Hyderabad. Ms Rose Beers was invited to the University of St Andrews Library as a Kristine Rose Beers (Senior Visiting Scholar where she worked in Conservator) was invited to give collaboration with Dr Keelan Overton a one-week Introduction to Islamic (UCLA), to study a Timurid Qur’an binding structures course in Istanbul dated 845 (1441-2) and undertake a (21–25 March). This was organised by technical examination of its binding. The Islamic Manuscript Association She gave an initial presentation of her (TIMA) in partnership with the findings, The Indo-Persian Biography Turkish Ministry of Culture’s Institute and Binding of the St Andrews Timurid of Manuscripts, and was attended by Qur’an to twenty people at St Andrews sixty manuscript conservators from University (28 July–2 August). across Turkey. Ms Rose Beers gave a lecture on her trip to Istanbul to the Ms Rose Beers taught a one-week CBL Members (2 July); the event was practical workshop (8–12 August) on supported by the Turkish Embassy. An Andalucian Binding as part of the Montefiascone Conservation Project Jessica Baldwin (Head of Collections) in Italy with colleagues Ana Beny and delivered a one-day workshop with Alison Ohta. The course was attended Sven Habermann on Caring for by sixteen professional conservators Collection Standards to participants and art historians, including Cécilia of the Heritage Council’s Museum Duminuco (conservation intern).

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Ms Duminuco gave a lunchtime (29 September). Julia Poirier (Book lecture about her internship experience Conservator) presented her work as part of Heritage Week and the on CBL Heb 752 in a paper entitled Library’s contributing members were Re-binding a 14th-century Samaritan invited to lunch and a tour of the manuscript: A discussion on conservation laboratory (25 August). and ethics; she also presented a longer lunchtime lecture on the same subject Mary Redfern (Curator of East Asian at the Library (13 October). Collections) presented a lecture on the topic of her doctoral research Ms Rose Beers was invited as a Visiting titled Dining and Diplomacy at the Scholar to the Museum of Islamic Art V&A, London, on 8 June for their Arts in Doha (11–17 November). She had of East Asia Course; she also gave a the opportunity to study a number of lecture with the same title to the CBL early Qur’ans in the MIA collection, Members (14 September). Dr Redfern and presented a paper to staff on the also gave a presentation entitled, materiality of the Islamic book and Considering Context: Exhibiting the Art of her ongoing project to conserve CBL Hong Ling at the Chester Beatty Library Is 1404, one of the Library’s earliest as part of the conference Ecologies Qur’ans. of Art: A Modern and Contemporary The Director, accompanied by Dr Chinese Art Debate held at SOAS, Redfern, chaired the annual Executive University of London (24 September). Committee meeting of ASEMUS The Director and Laura Muldowney (Asia-Europe Museum Network); (Researcher East Asian Collections) and attended the meeting of Trustees also attended the two-day conference of the Virtual Collection of Asian held to mark the closing of the Masterpieces held in the Volkenkunde exhibition Hong Ling: A Retrospective Museum, Leiden (17–18 November). at the SOAS Brunei Gallery, London. Dr Wright (Curator of Islamic The Library invited Don Undeen Collections) presented a paper entitled (formerly Digital Media Manager at A 16th-Century Shiraz Masterpiece: the Metropolitan Museum, New York) Chester Beatty’s Ruzbihan Qur’an at the and a local Maker organisation to conference The Word Illuminated: Form co-deliver with Ms Siung a training and Function of Qur’anic Manuscripts workshop Museums and Makers at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (1–3 Inspiring Each Other: Re-Imagining December) in Washington, D.C. the Museum Experience for Makers for museum professionals and local Jill Unkel (Curator of Western Makers (1–2 October). Eighteen Collections) presented a paper entitled, participants attended this two-day Round peg in a square hole, or fitting a session exploring how to reimagine collection into an exhibition, at the Irish the collection. Museum Association’s Collections Forum – Exhibition-making: library The Conservation team attended the collections at the National Library of biennial Institute of Conservator- Ireland (7 December). Restorers In Ireland (ICRI) conference Conservation Activities in Ireland at the National Library of Ireland

20 Chester Beatty Library Publications and Research: Kristine Rose Beers and Paola Work continued on existing Ricciardi. ‘The Illuminators’ collaborations to advance the Palette’ in Colour. The Art cataloguing of key areas of the and Science of Illuminated Collection; these include the Thai Manuscripts. London: Brepols, 2016 manuscripts, Arabic Manuscripts In 2016, forty-five international (Catalogue Vol. 1) and the Manichean publications were published that Kephalaia Project. The following work contained illustrated references was published by staff in 2016: to the Library’s collections. The Mary Redfern. ‘Oil in the Realm following catalogues were produced of mountains and water: Hong to accompany exhibitions the Library Ling’s Shanshui’ in Hong Ling – A lent to and contain reference to the Retrospective. Taiwan: Soka Art, 2016 Library’s collections: Mary Redfern. ‘China Without Sheila R. Canby et al., Court and Dragons: An Exhibition Presented by Cosmos: The Great Age of the Seljuqs, the Oriental Ceramic Society’ in Arts of New York: Metropolitan Museum Asia, Vol. 46, Issue 6, 2016 of Art, 2016 Kristine Rose Beers and Ana Beny. Francesca Leoni et al., Power and ‘An Inspiration for Conservation: An Protection: Islamic Art and the Historic Andalusi Binding Structure’ Supernatural, Oxford: Ashmolean in Suave Mechanicals, Volume 3. Edited Museum, 2016 by Julia Miller. Ann Arbour, Michigan: The Legacy Press, 2016

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Strategic Priority 2: To enhance access, physically and digitally,to the Collections for diverse audiences

Given the quality and diversity of its Exhibitions Collections, the Library engages with The Library’s magnificent collections a wide spectrum of users including the are always central to its activities. general public, scholars and academics, Access to the collections is promoted students, donors, overseas visitors and through the annual rotation of objects special-interest groups. Access to the on display in the two permanent collections in the Library is addressed exhibition galleries. Highlights in the variety of displays and activities included the installation of the newly of the public programme as well as in conserved eighteenth-century Japanese providing scholarly access. painting of the Dutch mansions in Dejima, Nagasaki (J 1131) in Arts of the Book and the complete re-display of the Western collections in the Sacred Traditions gallery. The rotating displays in the two permanent galleries were complemented by a programme of temporary exhibitions.

‘Access to the Collections… is addressed in the variety of displays and activities of the public programme’

Report of the Trustees 2016 23 Damsels for Dinner: Tale of Oeyama 27 June 2015 – 31 January 2016 The Tale of Oeyama is among the best-known heroic stories of medieval Japan. It tells of the famous episode when the hero Raiko (Minamoto no Yorimitsu, 948–1021) slays the demon Shuten Doji, a kidnapper and devourer of pretty maidens. The Chester Beatty Library’s mid-seventeenth-century version of the story, told across three scrolls, underwent specialist conservation at the Restorient Studio, Leiden, with the generous support of the Sumitomo Foundation, Tokyo. This in-focus exhibition set within the Arts of the Book gallery was curated by Ms Muldowney (Researcher East Asian Collections) to celebrate the return of the conserved scrolls to Dublin. Daringly valiant and exquisitely gruesome by turns, this epic tale could now be presented in superb condition, catching our visitors’ imagination.

24 Chester Beatty Library Wicked Wit: Darly’s Comic Prints 11 September 2015 – 14 February 2016 Drawing on the Library’s own images. Reflecting the humour of collections, this exhibition featured Georgian society in the 1770s, they over one-hundred hand-coloured, poked fun at the rich and famous as eighteenth-century etchings by well as the ‘ridiculous’ new fashions the husband and wife team, Mary of young men and women. By the and Matthew Darly. From the time end of the decade, the Darlys’ prints of their marriage, they worked had become so popular that their in tandem designing, engraving publications were available throughout and publishing prints using the Great Britain and Ireland, Europe and signature MD or MDarly. This printer- even America. The exhibition attracted publisher team produced well over five over 85,000 visitors and was curated hundred comic images of Caricatures, by Dr Unkel (Curator of the Western Macaronies, and Characters from no. Collections) who wrote a richly 39 Strand (London) between 1770 illustrated catalogue of the same title and 1780. The name Darly became to accompany the show. synonymous with these humorous

Report of the Trustees 2016 25 Lapis and Gold: The Story of the Ruzbihan Qur’an 14 April – 28 August 2016 In the mid-sixteenth century, in folios partially displayed to facilitate the city of Shiraz, in southwestern discussion of the pigments used. Three Iran, a large and magnificent copy other 16th-century Qur’ans and a of the Qur’an was produced (CBL Is 15th-16th-century manual on Qur’an 1558). The manuscript’s renown has recitation, all from the Library’s own traditionally rested with the name of collections, were also on display. The its calligrapher, Ruzbihan Muhammad exhibition was curated by Dr Wright al-Tab‘i al-Shirazi, but it is equally the (Curator of the Islamic Collections) quality, extent and complexity of its and attracted over 110,000 visitors. It decorative programme – the work of a was officially opened by the President team of highly skilled, yet anonymous of Ireland, Michael D Higgins. artists and craftsmen – that sets it apart from most other sixteenth- century Persian Qur’ans. In 2012 the manuscript was disbound to allow for conservation. The close examination of the loose folios that took place during and after conservation revealed much about the materials used and procedures involved in producing the manuscript, and this exhibition presented many of these intriguing findings. Thirty-two single folios and double-page openings from the Ruzbihan Qur’an were displayed in the exhibition, with another twenty-one Photo: Arthur Carron

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Hong Ling: A Retrospective 21 October 2016 – 29 January 2017 Drawing together the imported The exhibition was part of a touring medium of oil on canvas with the retrospective sponsored by UNEEC landscapes and philosophies of China’s Culture and Education Foundation, artistic heritage, the artist Hong Ling Taiwan, and organised with Soka Art (b. 1955) has made a contribution and the School of Oriental and African to the world of Chinese landscape Studies, University of London. It was painting unparalleled in its vibrancy. curated at the Library by Dr Redfern This retrospective exhibition charted (Curator of the East Asian Collections) the development of Hong Ling’s art and accompanied by a publication from student paintings in his personal sponsored by Soka Art. collection to vast later works painted in oil and in ink. Working from his studio in the foothills of the Yellow Mountains of China’s Anhui Province, Hong Ling reveals the charged atmosphere of this dramatic locale from the bold colours of the shifting seasons to the heavy mists that weave among pine-clad peaks. As exhilarating as they are immersive, Hong Ling’s paintings stand as an invitation to join him in the landscape that is his home and his inspiration.

28 Chester Beatty Library Loans from the Collections Pearls on a String: Artists, The Library’s commitment to access Patrons, and Poets at the Great informed its programme of temporary Islamic Courts loans from the collections to museums Walters Art Museum, Baltimore (8 all over the world. During the year, the November 2015–31 January 2016) and Library lent sixty-two objects to the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco following international exhibitions: (26 February–8 May 2016) In 03 ff 1b-2a - Akbarnama, (bound Asia in Amsterdam: The Culture of manuscript), India, c. 1600–1603 Luxury in the Golden Age Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (15 In 03.25a - ‘Akbar Welcomes his October–18 January 2016) and Peabody Mother from India to Kabul in 1557’, Essex Museum, Salem (27 February– Akbarnama, (folio), India, c. 1600–1603 5 June 2016) In 03.57a - ‘Akbar Suffers from In 45.1 - ‘Jahangir Wearing a Tie-Dyed Chickenpox in 1561’, Akbarnama, (folio), Patka’, (folio), India, c. 1620 India, c. 1600–1603 In 03.176b - ‘Abu’l Fazl Presenting the Akbarnama to Akbar’, Akbarnama, (folio), India, c. 1600–1603

Report of the Trustees 2016 29 In 03.263 - ‘Akbar Presiding over Court and Cosmos: The Great Age Discussions in the Ibadatkhana’, of the Seljuqs Akbarnama, (folio), India, c. 1600–1603 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (25 April–24 July 2016) Per 277, ff 1b-2a - Shahnama, (bound manuscript), Iran, late 16th century Is 1439, ff 365b-366a - Qur’an, (bound manuscript), Iran or Iraq, late 12th – Per 277.3 - ‘Simurgh Assisting at the early 13th century Birth of Rustam’, Shahnama, (folio), Iran, late 16th century Is 1466, ff 331b-332a - Qur’an, (bound manuscript), Turkey, 1278 Per 277.7 - ‘Faridun Receiving the Envoy of His Sons’, Shahnama, (folio), Power and Protection: Islamic Art Iran , late 16th century and the Supernatural Per 277.16 - ‘The Head of Iraj Presented Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (20 to Salm and Tur’, Shahnama, (folio), October 2016–15 January 2017) Iran, late 16th century Ar 4168, ff. 1b-2a - al-Kawakib al- T 559.4 - Hilya-i Nabi, signed by Hafiz durriyya fi madh khair al-bariyya, Osman (folio), Turkey, 1691 (bound manuscript), Egypt, 15th century Arm 578, ff 15v-16r - Four Gospels, (bound manuscript), Iran, 1655

30 Chester Beatty Library Is 1628 - Qur’an, Chapters 113 and 114, Francisco Goya: (folio), Egypt, 14th–15th century The Disasters of War Ulster Museum, Belfast (25 November Per 231, ff 21b-22a - Qisas al-anbiya, 2016–4 June 2017). (bound manuscript), Iran, 1570–1580 40 aquatint prints from Francisco de Per 395.1b - Text from a Falnama, Goya’s Disasters of War (Los Desastres de (folio), Iran, 1550–1560 la Guerra) (CBL Wep 1763-1842), second Per 395.2a - ‘Ali Fighting to Take the issue, printed c. 1892, Madrid, Spain. Fortress of Qamus’, Falnama, (folio), Iran, 1550–1560 T 419, f. 225b - ‘Ali with his Sword Dhu’l-Faqar at the Battle of Badr’, Siyar-i nabi, (folio), Turkey, 16th century T 428.169a - ‘Yusuf Foretelling Seven Lean Years’, (folio), Turkey, 16th–17th century T 429, ff 1b-2a - A Book of Prayers, (bound manuscript), Turkey, 16th century T 463, ff. 91b-92a - A Book of Prayers, (bound manuscript), Turkey, 1798

Report of the Trustees 2016 31 Reading Room Public and Community The Reading Room continued to Programming accommodate international researchers The Library runs a busy and varied who wish to consult the collections, public programme with a wide appeal, and also provided access to our catering for visitors of all ages using the expanding reference collection for permanent collections, and borrowing both staff and external readers. A themes from temporary exhibitions. number of third-level tutorial groups Silk Worm Club: designed for 6–11 visited throughout the year, in addition year olds, the Silk Worm Club held to viewings arranged for visiting supervised and facilitated workshops dignitaries. Reorganisation of the every month. A week-long programme Library’s archive continued and full was held in July inspired by Persian cataloguing of the early printed book art in response to the Lapis and Gold collection was completed. temporary exhibition. Digital Access to the Collections Chester Beatty’s Creative Lab Club Following the digital audit carried out for Teens: aimed at 12–17 year olds, at the end of last year, the development workshops were held monthly during and implementation of the Library’s the school year, with a week-long digital strategy remained a priority Persian Arts and Crafts programme in for the Library in 2016. The first July which included the annual Festival phase in the establishment of an of Curiosity and Dublin Maker event in-house Digital department saw the in Trinity College Dublin. Thematic development of a Digital Curator post workshops were also scheduled to and the appointment of a Photographic coincide with Heritage Week in Services Assistant in December. August. Digitisation of distinct areas of the Adult Programme: a wide range collection continued in collaboration of lectures, workshops, in-focus with Ritsumeikan University’s Art tours, music events and family- Research Centre, Kyoto; Prof. Ryo oriented events (including public Akama and Mr Keitaro Koizumi visited demonstrations, drop-in classes and the Library in August to digitise over workshops) were held throughout 230 Japanese printed books. the year. ‘The Library runs a busy and varied public programme with a wide appeal, catering for visitors of all ages’

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Over 5,300 children participated in 127 school tours and 80 other events organised in the Library during the year. In all, there were 484 events for adults organised by the Library in 2016 (including those for members and volunteers) which were attended by over 12,700 people. The education team continued to circulate regular updates of the public programme, projects, publications and resources for teachers and educators using a blog linked to the Library’s website. A number of the education and learning initiatives are specifically developed with community members as a means to engage with diverse local Dublin Chinese New Year Festival: communities. In part, this is achieved In February, the Library celebrated through partnerships with embassies the Year of the Monkey in partnership and festivals. with the Dublin Chinese New Year The Library participated in a number Festival. The Education team arranged of festivals highlights including: St a series of lunchtime lectures, film Patrick’s Day Festival (March); Dublin screenings, the children’s Silk Worm Chinese New Year Festival (February); and Teen Clubs, as well as adult Nowruz (March); Experience Japan workshops; highlights included Festival (April); Greek Film Festival demonstrations of Chinese painting (April); Thai Cultural Events; Bealtaine techniques and a tea ceremony. Festival (May); Festival of Curiosity Community Ambassador Tours: (July); (Heritage Week (August); The Library continues to offer tours Culture Night (16 September); Mid- by native speakers in a number of Autumn Festival (September); Diwali languages, including English, Irish, celebrations (October) and Dublin Arabic, Japanese and Mandarin. Arabic Film Festival (November). All tour guides in the Library are Experience Japan Festival: The Library volunteers. held a number of events to coincide with the festival (2–17 April) including workshops on Japanese woodblock printing with guest artist Hiroko Imada; on Japanese gift wrapping; a tea ceremony; a demonstration of Rakugo with Dr Till Weingärtner from the School of Asian Studies of UCC; and film screenings.

34 Chester Beatty Library Membership Programme This year our Members had the opportunity to experience different elements of Japanese, Chinese, Turkish and Indian culture through our busy programme of talks, film screenings, book club meetings and tours. They walked in the footsteps of Mughal Emperors on a trip to India with visits to Delhi, Agra, Jodhpur, Jaipur and Udaipur, and explored cultural sites closer to home on the Dublin Bus 1916 tour, as well as Dublin Castle and City Assembly Hall. Members continue to generously support our conservation programme and one of the highlights of the year was a special talk by the conservators from the Restorient Studio, Leiden. The event was a special celebration to mark the completion of a project to conserve two Japanese paintings on silk, Nagasaki Dejima Rankan no Zu (Paintings of the Dutch mansions in Nagasaki).

‘Members continue to generously support our conservation programme’

Report of the Trustees 2016 35 Visitor Feedback high levels of satisfaction. Almost 99% The Library welcomed 371,211 visitors, of visitors say they would recommend representing an 8% increase on 2015 visiting the Library to a friend and and continues to rate highly amongst 97% rate their overall experience as its visitors and online reviews are ‘Excellent’ or ‘Good’. overwhelmingly positive. Included in The profile of visitors’ origin was made the top 10 Things to Do in Dublin on up of 46% from overseas and 54% from TripAdvisor and again in receipt of a Ireland. Of the overseas visitors, as Traveller’s Choice Award in 2016, the in previous years, mainland Europe Library also ranked as one of just three made up the highest proportion (51%), ‘Don’t Miss Spots’ in Dublin for 2016 followed by visitors from USA (23%) on the same site. and then Britain. 2015 had seen an Visitors come to the Library increase in visitors in the 20–32 age from across the world on the bracket, this trend continued in 2016 recommendations of friends and family and represented 34% of the market, and online reviews, and our in-house followed closely by the 46–64 age visitor survey revealed consistently bracket at 31%.

‘The Library welcomed 371,211 visitors, representing an 8% increase on 2015’

36 Chester Beatty Library Press and Marketing Building Maintenance As in previous years, the Library The Library’s continued popularity and welcomed press from all over the world growing visitor numbers continues to to its exhibitions and media coverage drive the need to maintain and expand throughout the year included features display and public spaces and, as ever, on both domestic and international we are grateful to the Office of Public television and radio, in newspapers, Works (OPW) for their continuous magazines and journals and extensive advice and support in exhibition, online listings and features. buildings and maintenance matters. With their assistance and financial Advertising spend concentrated support, the Library completed a on online campaigns, all of which full upgrade of our air conditioning delivered higher than average click- system while painting in some of our through rates. public areas was refreshed, as was the The Library participated in a number external façade of the building. Carpets of city/country-wide festivals & events, were replaced and offices re-painted. including New Year’s Eve Festival, St The OPW also project-managed the Patrick’s Day Festival, Jack and Jill conversion of two stair landings into Children’s Foundation ‘Hares on the office spaces and assisted with further March’, Ireland 2016, Bloom Fringe security upgrades. and Culture Night. Our brochure distribution channels were reviewed and improved as was our Social Media Strategy, which resulted in increased engagement with the public through Facebook and Twitter.

Liaison with Tourism Partners In association with Tourism Ireland, the Library welcomed journalists and tour operators from India, the Gulf States and the US and the Library was represented at various Fáilte Ireland Dublin Team events. In addition, Tourism Ireland featured the Library in its overseas social media campaign in the first half of the year and Visit Dublin (Dublin Team, Fáilte Ireland) highlighted the Library as ‘attraction of the week’ on Twitter and Facebook in October.

Report of the Trustees 2016 37 ‘The Library has a unique role to play in advancing intercultural understanding and mutual respect among diverse peoples in Ireland’ Strategic Priority 3: To promote intercultural dialogue and learning

The Library has a unique role to play in how Irish museums respond to the advancing intercultural understanding complex issues around nationalism and mutual respect among diverse and multiculturalism and how peoples in Ireland. On the world stage Museums negotiate national identity. the Library can also play a modest yet The symposium was well attended distinctive role in building bridges and generated active audience debate between Ireland and countries whose throughout the day; the proceedings cultures are represented in were recorded and made available the Collections. on the Library’s website.

Annual Lecture and Chester The Creative Museum project Beatty Symposium (2014–2017) For Ireland 2016, as Ireland’s only The Library is a key coordinator of museum with a primary focus on this project funded by Erasmus + global artistic heritage, the Chester and during 2016 a number of events Beatty Library explored themes were organised. The Library hosted around how its collections and public a presentation and workshop event programme reflect contemporary showcasing the project as part of cultural diversity and identity. MuseumNext Dublin fringe (17 April), over one hundred international Dr James Cuno, President and CEO, J. participants attended and the event Paul Getty Trust delivered the Library’s was filmed and is available online. annual lecture entitled Memory, The education team attended partner Nostalgia, Meaning: Identity Politics and meetings in Helsinki (1–3 June) and Cultural Heritage. His fascinating talk Brighton (21–23 September 2016). was attended by over three hundred The Head of Education co-hosted guests in the Dublin Castle Conference a workshop on Islamic geometric Centre and followed by a reception at the Library (11 February). Museums play an important role in defining the identity of a nation, they can influence the ideas and values that contribute to our sense of national culture and identity. Dr Cuno’s lecture was the keynote for the Library’s symposium The Role of National Museums in (Re) Negotiating National Identity on 12 February, where he made the opening remarks. Speakers from Ireland and abroad reflected on

Report of the Trustees 2016 39 patterns inspired by the Library’s Anna Lindh Intercultural Collection in June and presented a Network Action case study on how the Library has The Library project-led a 3-part developed links with the local Maker/ programme of intercultural initiatives Creative community at the meeting in exploring inter-belief dialogue in September. contemporary Ireland. The first part took place at the end of last year, As part of the project, the Library while in 2016 events were hosted by hosted its first Maker-in-Residence Mary Immaculate College, Limerick with Finnish artist Krišj¯a nis Rijnieks. (17 February) and Triskel Arts Centre, He created a projection mapping Cork (15–16 April). The Library installation inspired by the Collections provided an in-service training (5–18 December). During his two session for trainee teachers and the weeks at the Library he facilitated National Council for Curriculum workshops for adults and teens and and Assessment (NCCA) at the event introduced participants to projection in Limerick, exploring world faiths mapping using the latest technology using Ways of Seeing II with Jo Anne (Raspberry Pi). The installation was Sunderland Bowe from the British projected on the atrium walls (16–18 Museum/British Library. December). A short film was produced documenting the project, which is The Voice of Culture available on the Library’s website. The Library was invited to attend a series of EU structured dialogues organised by the Goethe Institute on behalf of the Directorate General for Education and Culture. The education team represented the Library at meetings on intercultural dialogue and culture in Spain (17–18 March) and Belgium (29 April) and

40 Chester Beatty Library attended meetings on the role of culture April). Ninety international museum in the inclusion of refugees and migrants professionals who hold responsibility in Brussels (14–15 June and 14–15 for exhibitions in their museums September). attended from 16 countries in Europe and Russia, the USA and Canada, The project culminated with a Asia and Australia. presentation of a final report to the EU ministerial representatives at the The Library welcomed members from Open Method of Coordination (OMC) the Grolier Club in New York (18 May). meeting in September. The report on The thirty five members were met Cultural Awareness and Expression by the Director, Ms Baldwin and Dr handbook includes the Library’s cross Redfern and given an introduction to border project for schools Ways of the Chester Beatty Library, followed Seeing II. by tours of Lapis & Gold and an opportunity to view highlights from Intrface Erasmus + (2015–2017) the East Asian Collections. The Club The Library is a partner in this two- last visited the Library at Shrewsbury year EU-funded project. The Library Road in 1997. hosted a one-day meeting (17 May) Forty delegates attending the with project partners from Denmark Consortium of European Research and Italy mapping how museums and Libraries (CERL) Conference at schools can collaborate and create Trinity College were welcomed by the methodologies and learning resources Director (27 May). They were guided for pupils using museum collections. through Lapis & Gold by Dr Wright and viewed highlights from the East Asian Dublin’s Culture Connects: The Collections with Dr Redfern. The National Neighbourhood Project Director and Ms Celine Ward attended The Library was partnered with a number of lectures at the conference the National Concert Hall on this (25–26 May). Dublin City Council funded project and worked with communities Irish Ambassador to Thailand, in Ballyfermot, Drimnagh and Brendan Rogers, and Thai Ambassador South Circular Road on a series of to the UK, Kittiphong Na Ranong, projects centred on the theme of visited the Library with the first Trade storytelling. The projects related to and Investment Mission organised by telling your story, then sharing and the Thai Chamber of Commerce (29 co-creating ‘our’ story, supported and May). The delegation enjoyed a tour inspired by the Library’s collection. of the Library by the Director and Both organisations will host events Dr Redfern. early next year to mark the conclusion The conservation team welcomed a of the project. group of four conservators from the Bodleian Libraries, Oxford (23–24 Visitors to the Library June). The staff have joined forces to The Library hosted the annual meeting organise a Conservation Forum between of the International Exhibition the two libraries to share knowledge, Organizers Group (IEO), which practical techniques and recent was chaired by the Director (13–15 research on conservation.

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Strategic Priority 4: To ensure the CBL is financially sustainable and cost effective in its operations

Development This is the third conservation project The Library remains extremely grateful that the Foundation has sponsored for the annual grant it receives from and will be completed in 2018. the Department of Arts, Heritage, The Library received a grant of €5,000 Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs from the American Friends of the (DAHRRGA). This enables the Library Arts in Ireland (AFAI) towards the to carry out its core mission. However, conservation and mounting of the the reduction in all public funding Japanese surimono print collection over the past decade is a reality for in preparation for exhibition in 2017. the national cultural institutions. The Library seeks to increase other streams The Library received a generous of revenue to enable us to realise our grant of JY¥1,000,000 from the goals. The Library is extremely grateful Japan Foundation Exhibitions Abroad to the following sponsors for their Support Program towards the support in 2016. publication of the planned The Art of Friendship: Japanese Surimono The Library received a donation of Prints catalogue. €210,000 from Mr Dermot Desmond to be spent over three years in support The Library received a grant of €1,500 of the establishment of an in-house from DAHRRGA’s Co-operation with digitisation programme. Northern Ireland Scheme towards the conservation of Francisco Goya’s Thanks to a generous grant of €23,600 ‘Disasters of War’ aquatint prints from The Sumitomo Foundation, (CBL WEp 1763-1842) in preparation the three-year project to conserve the for a loan to the Ulster Museum in Library’s Tale of Tawara Toda (CBL November. J 1164) continued at the Restorient Studio in Leiden. ‘The Library seeks to increase other streams of revenue to enable us to realise our goals’

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Strategic Priority 5: To attract, retain and develop our staff

The Library operates with a committed Dr Redfern attended a lecture by and dynamic team of professionals. Anita Chung on Provenance research We seek to maintain the high levels for Chinese paintings in the Cleveland of specialist staff requisite for the Museum of Art hosted by the Oriental implementation of our strategic goals Ceramic Society in London (10 May). and to ensure that the necessary She also attended the international specialist expertise in a variety of workshop on Japanese tea ceremony, areas is nurtured and developed. Art Collecting and Patronage for Chanoyu, at the Sainsbury Institute Staff Training for the Study of Japanese Arts and The Library provided training in Cultures, Norwich (9 June). Customer Service/Visitor Interaction Ms Baldwin attended a one-day for 16 visitor/customer facing staff Strategic Planning Workshop organised members and volunteers (16 and by the Heritage Council and held at 23 March). the Library (22 June). Conservation staff attended the Ms Rose Beers and Ms Poirier attended Wandering Word: the travels of insular the eleventh Islamic Manuscript manuscripts conference held at Trinity Association Conference on Sufism College (5–6 May). and Islamic Manuscript Culture at Justyna Chmielewska (Education Magdalene College, University of Assistant) attended the third training Cambridge (13–15 September). They session (23 May) as part of the Azure also attended a one-day workshop on programme for adults with Alzheimer’s Priorities in Conservation and Collection Disease. The project is exploring Management for Archives, Libraries and greater inclusion of people with Museums, taught by Janien Kemp dementia in museums and galleries and Anna Bülow, which was held in Ireland. at the Library (7 October). ‘The Library operates with a committed and dynamic team of professionals’

Report of the Trustees 2016 45 Ms Chmielewska attended Young Conservation staff attended Leaders Training, at the KulturAgenda Manuscripts in the Making: Art and Institute for Museums, Cultural Science International Conference held at Enterprises and Audiences, Munich the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (17–21 October). (8–10 December). Ms Siung attended the bi-annual Euro- Internships and work placements Mediterranean forum organised by the The Library provided a number of Anna Lindh Foundation in Malta (23– internships and short work placements 27 October). Six-hundred members of to students and recent graduates the North African, Middle Eastern and interested in pursuing a career in the European networks gathered to discuss arts and museum sector. a number of current topics including youth, intercultural cities, social Laura O’Farrell undertook a three- creative enterprises and learning. week placement in conservation as part of her MA at West Dean College, Ms Siung attended a three-day England (4–22 January). Museomix training programme as part of the Creative Museum project in Conservator Lise Marandet undertook Musée Saint Raymond, Toulouse a one-week placement focussed on (9–14 November). pigment consolidation and funded by the European Erasmus programme As part of ongoing training in (25–29 April). emergency response, the Library provided all staff training in Fire Safety Amanda Wagstaff completed a nine- (1 November). month internship in Education as a Fullbright Scholar (September 2015– Ms Rose Beers and James Curran June 2016). (Facilities and Security Manager) attended a workshop on Business Sheelan Yousafizadeh completed a Continuity Planning held at Trinity twelve-week internship in Education, College Dublin (22 November). as part of her MA Cultural Policy at UCD (6 April–24 June). Celine Ward (Reference Librarian), Hyder Abbas (Assistant Librarian) Elisabeth Randell undertook an eight- and Dr Unkel attended the Library week placement as part of her MA Association of Ireland Rare Books at Camberwell College, London Group’s annual seminar, Book collecting (20 July–16 September) in Ireland and Britain, 1650–1850 hosted Adam Macklin volunteered in by the Library (25 November). conservation throughout the year to The Library provided staff training gain work experience before starting in disability awareness, focused on an MA in Conservation at the dementia which was facilitated by Avril University of Amsterdam in October. Easton from the Alzheimer’s Society Cécilia Duminuco completed a one- of Ireland (28 November). year conservation internship sponsored by the Heritage Council and Library’s Contributing Members.

46 Chester Beatty Library Volunteers and Volunteer Training The Volunteer Programme continues to play a vital role within the Library. At the end of 2016, there were 29 Volunteers, providing services as Tour Guides, Graphic Designers, Visitor Service Representatives, Education, Conservation, Membership and Retail Assistants. The annual lunch to acknowledge and thank the volunteers for their contribution to the Library was held in January. Volunteers attended focused training sessions, organised by Ms Chmielewska (Education Assistant). Highlights during the year included lectures and a gallery tour with Dr Redfern and Dr Shane McCausland (Percival David Professor of the History of Art at SOAS University of London) on Hong Ling and Contemporary Chinese Painting; a talk on Tales of Ise (Ise Monogatari) with Peter MacMillan (artist and writer); a gallery tour of Lapis and Gold: The Story of Ruzbihan Qur’an with Dr Wright; Dementia Awareness Training with Avril Easton (Alzheimer Society of Ireland) and Caring for Collections with the Head of Collections.

Professional Achievements Mary Redfern was awarded her PhD at the University of East Anglia on 20 July. Julia Poirier successfully gained professional accredited conservator- restorer status through the Institute of Conservator-restorers of Ireland (ICRI) following an assessment visit on 8 August.

Report of the Trustees 2016 47 Staff List

Director: Senior Book Conservator: Fionnuala Croke, MA, IEMBA Kristine Rose Beers, BA Hon. Conservation Personal Assistant to Director: Book Conservator: June Lattimore Julia Poirier, MA Conservation Head of Development: Head of Operations and Administration: Vacant Derval O’Carroll, MA Membership Co-ordinator: Human Resources Manager: Mary Dowling, BA Mary Corless, BA Head of Collections and Conservation: Technical Manager: Jessica Baldwin, BA Hon. Conservation Vacant Curator of the East Asian Collections: Finance Manager: Mary Redfern, MA, PhD Anne Dillon, FCCA Curator of the Western Collections: Rights and Reproductions Officer: Jill Unkel, MSc, MPhil, PhD (until 30 November 2016) Curator of the Islamic Collections: Digital Curator: (from 1 December 2016) Sinéad Ward, MA, HDip Arts Administration Elaine Wright, MA, MPhil, DPhil Photographic Services Assistant: Curatorial Assistants: Philip Roe, BA, MA, Dip Library & Information Laura Muldowney, MA Studies (from 1 December 2016) Elizabeth Omidvaran, MLitt (until 5 May 2016) Shop Manager: Reference Librarian: Rie Mishima, BA Celine Ward, BA, MLIS Shop Assistants: Assistant Librarian: Irina Telesco (from 16 March to 30 October 2016) Hyder Abbas, BA, MLIS Penelope Wu Head of Education: Events Co-ordinator: Jenny Siung, MLitt, HDip Arts Administration, Lisa Fitzsimons, MA HDip Adult and Community Education Head of Attendant: (until 28 February 2016) Education Assistant Facilities and Security Manager: (from 1 March Justyna Chmielewska, MLitt 2016) Administrative Assistant: James Curran Aoife Drinan, MA (from 9 May to 22 October Senior Attendants: 2016) Alan Fitzgerald Heidi Campbell, MA, PhD (from 17 October 2016) Kevin Hackett

48 Chester Beatty Library Attendants: Diana Delia Jesse Beers (from 1 May 2016) Costanza Ficorella David Farrelly, BA, HDip in Education Tasneem Filaih Val Kavanagh Jack FitzGerald (English and Irish language Christy Kiernan (until 31 July 2016) Guide) Colm Kiernan Kurt Kullmann Brendan Lynch Patricia McCabe John McMahon James Meehan David Steele Nateghe Moane Brian O’Neill

Mary O’Riordan INTERNSHIPS: Margaret Roche Conservation Cathriona Russell Cécilia Duminuco, MA Conservation Orla Ryan (Heritage Council Sponsored Conservation Hiromi Anzai (Japanese language Guide) Intern) Vicky Wang (Mandarin language Guide) Education Visitor Services Representatives: Nessa Behan (from 27 June to 1 August 2016) Margaret Brady (JobBridge National Internship Scheme) Maura Fennell Noel Gorman Amanda Wagstaff, MFA (to 24 June 2016) Mary Neville Fulbright Scholar Retail Assistants: Sheelan Yousefizadeh (to 6 April to 24 June 2016) Mary Gallagher UCD MA Cultural Policy intern Membership Assistants: Aoife Drinan, MA (until 9 May 2016) Marie FitzGerald (JobBridge National Internship Scheme) James Meehan Retail Delphine Petitjean Kevin Newman (until 29 January 2016) Margaret Roche (JobBridge National Internship Scheme) Education Assistant: Katie Kavanagh (from 24 October 2016) Heidi Campbell (JobBridge National Internship Scheme) Graphic Design: Emma Byrne VOLUNTEERS Conservation Assistant: Tour Guides: Adam Macklin Joan Barnewell Noeleen Bryan Heidi Campbell

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