Jill Unkel selects a plate from Journal des Dames et des Modes from the Chester Beatty Collection
Peter Somerville-Large recalls the largesse of Sir Alfred Chester Beatty as highlights from his bequest to the National Gallery of Ireland go on view at the Chester Beatty Library this autumn.
As the directors of several National Cultural Institutions prepare to retire this year JOHN MULCAHY poses the question: is there an intention to downgrade their roles to executive managers – and if so, why?
In his livre d’artiste, a selection from which are on display at the Chester Beatty Library, Matisse sought to create a graphic equivalent to the facing page, writes Emily Mark-FitzGerald
Fionnuala Croke presents a selection from the panoply of objects d’arts on view at the Chester Beatty Library’s ‘A to Z’ exhibition