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Permanent exhibition

A Dubliner’s Collection of Asian Art: The Albert Bender Exhibition

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Doaist priest’s robe, China, c. 17th century (DB:1932.108).

A Dubliner’s Collection of Asian Art: The Albert Bender Exhibition opened at the National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts & History in November 2008.

Since its opening, it has helped bring to the public’s attention (both Irish and international) this highly important Asian art collection given to the National Museum of Ireland during the 1930s by the great Irish-American Albert Bender.

On exhibition in the National Museum of Ireland - Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2, up to the early 1970s, this is, however, the first significant modern display of objects from the collection in over three decades.

You can view a few of the outstanding examples of Asian art on display in the exhibition via the links below, but why stop there? Come and discover this beautiful collection for yourself. 
 

Location:


A Dubliner’s Collection of Asian Art: The Albert Bender Exhibition is located at:
Collins Barracks ,
Benburb St,
Dublin 7
D07 XKV4


Learn about the Museum's Asian art collection and its donor, Irish-American, Albert Bender.
Decorative Arts & History

About Albert Bender

Read more about the life of Albert Bender, the Irish American donor of one of the National Museum of Ireland’s most significant Asian art collections

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About Albert Bender

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Collins Barracks ,
Benburb St,
Dublin 7,
D07 XKV4

+353 1 677 7444