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When
Jan 1, 2009 (Thursday) to
Jun 30, 2009 (Tuesday)
Where
National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts & History (map)
Collins Barracks
Dublin, D
Ireland
Dublin, D
Ireland
53.3416
-6.25735
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What
Time: various Albert M. Bender (1866-1941) was born in Dublin in June 1866, the son of Rabbi Philip Bender. By the time he was an adolescent he had emigrated to San Francisco, Cali...
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Albert M. Bender (1866-1941) was born in Dublin in June 1866, the son of Rabbi Philip Bender. By the time he was an adolescent he had emigrated to San Francisco, California where by the turn of the 20th century he was one of the most successful insurance brokers on the west coast of the United States.
In honour of his mother, Augusta Bender, he donated approx. 260 artefacts of mostly Chinese, Japanese and Tibetan origin to the National Museum of Ireland between 1931 and 1936. Although the National Museum had collected Asian applied arts during the late 19th/early 20th centuries, this was the first significant series of donations given to the National Museum during the early years of the Free State.
The material amalgamated by Bender and subsequently donated to the NMI includes one of the rarest sets of the seventeen Arhats (disciples) of Buddha and four Guardians of the Four Quarters of the World from a Tibetan-Chinese temple dating to the first half of the 18th century. Also included are textiles associated with the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Japanese Ukiyo-e (woodblock prints), a Lama Robe from one of the main Buddhist temples in Beijing dating to the 18th century and several decorative arts objects in the areas of metalwork, ceramics and wood.
Opening Hours
Tuesday - Saturday: 10am - 5pm
Sunday: 2pm - 5pm
Closed Mondays (Including Bank Holidays), Christmas Day and Good Friday.
Further Info
http://www.museum.ie
Albert M. Bender (1866-1941) was born in Dublin in June 1866, the son of Rabbi Philip Bender. By the time he was an adolescent he had emigrated to San Francisco, California where by the turn of the 20th century he was one of the most successful insurance brokers on the west coast of the United States.
In honour of his mother, Augusta Bender, he donated approx. 260 artefacts of mostly Chinese, Japanese and Tibetan origin to the National Museum of Ireland between 1931 and 1936. Although the National Museum had collected Asian applied arts during the late 19th/early 20th centuries, this was the first significant series of donations given to the National Museum during the early years of the Free State.
The material amalgamated by Bender and subsequently donated to the NMI includes one of the rarest sets of the seventeen Arhats (disciples) of Buddha and four Guardians of the Four Quarters of the World from a Tibetan-Chinese temple dating to the first half of the 18th century. Also included are textiles associated with the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Japanese Ukiyo-e (woodblock prints), a Lama Robe from one of the main Buddhist temples in Beijing dating to the 18th century and several decorative arts objects in the areas of metalwork, ceramics and wood.
Opening Hours
Tuesday - Saturday: 10am - 5pm
Sunday: 2pm - 5pm
Closed Mondays (Including Bank Holidays), Christmas Day and Good Friday.
Further Info
http://www.museum.ie
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