The Princess Grace Irish Library in Monaco is dedicated to Princess Grace, who was known to many as the Hollywood star Grace Kelly (1929-1982). I have just written an Irish Diary in the Irish Times newspaper on the history of the library that bears her name. Read it here.
Photograph of the Library. Image source.
Established over 40 years ago in 1984, it is dedicated to her memory and highlights her connection to Ireland (the birthplace of her grandfather). Her husband Prince Rainier III opened the library in November 1984, a little over 2 years after her death.
Along with all the usual things you might expect in a library (book borrowing, exhibitions and displays of books and musical scores), the library hosts an impressive range of events that span the genres of literature and history.
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