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A crucial maintenance programme has begun at the world’s largest working waterwheel, The Great Laxey Wheel. Designed by the Victorian engineer, Robert Casement, the wheel was completed in […]

If you visit the Manx Museum on Friday 21 November, you’re in for a big surprise! Pupils from Year 5/6 at St Thomas’ Church of England Primary School […]

Manx National Heritage is embarking on the latest phase of its project to preserve the home of Castletown’s 18th Century armed yacht, Peggy. For more than 200 years, […]

An immersive theatre experience comes to the Manx Museum on Friday 14, Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 November. Labyrinth: The Great War Unlocked will take you on a journey through […]

Autumn has arrived and the Isle of Man prepares for one of its biggest seasonal festivals – Hop tu Naa. The traditional annual events return to the village […]

News of strong growth in the Isle of Man’s visitor economy has been welcomed by Manx National Heritage, which is currently seeing the benefit of increased visitor numbers […]

The ownership of minerals in the Isle of Man is vested in the Department of Economic Development under the Minerals Act 1986. The Department permits operators/developers to extract […]

Manx National Heritage is delighted to welcome the enigmatic English historian Professor Ronald Hutton back to the Isle of Man to present ‘The Problem of the Celts’ at […]

The 2014 Heritage Open Days events are booking up fast. Of the 40 plus events in this year’s programme, The Susie Cooper Museum and Archive, Pulrose Power Station […]

Manx National Heritage welcomes Andrew Robertshaw BA MA PGCE to present his lecture ‘The Real War Horses: Horse Power, Logistics and Transport 1914-18’ at the Manx Museum on […]

Last Wednesday’s training evening for Civil Defence volunteers took them to an unusual venue – the dock of the world’s oldest sea yacht, the Peggy in Castletown. Earlier […]

Heritage Open Days returns this autumn for its fifth year, with this year’s events scheduled for Friday 3th – Sunday 5th October and Friday 10th – Sunday 12th […]

The Manx Museum plays host to an international conference later this month on the subject of First World War internment, and proceedings begin on Friday 12 September with […]

On Saturday 23 August 2014, visitors to the Manx Museum will have a special opportunity to see some very unique vehicles and learn all about the only locally […]

A special conference organised by the Manx Museum and De Montfort University takes place next month on the subject of First World War internment on the Isle of […]