Manx Museum - Thie Tashtee Vannin : Manx National Heritage

Opening Times

Open daily 9.30am – 4.30pm

Library & Archives open from 5 January 2023. Wednesday to Saturday, 10am – 4.30pm.

Please note the Bay Room Café is temporarily closed at this time.

For a full list of Manx National Heritage Opening Times 2023 please click HERE

During non-school holidays our quieter times at this site are generally between 9.30am & 11.30am every day except Saturdays.

Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.

For information on our National Library & Archives services please click here.

If you are visiting an event due to be held at the iMuseum, please note the building is located further along Kingswood Grove, next to the Kingswood Honda building.

Admission

FREE – Suggested donation £10

All children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

Drone Policy: The flying of unauthorised drones is not permitted at the Manx Museum.

Go Explore Heritage Passes for use with trams, trains and bus transport.

Things to do and see

Don’t miss

Introductory film to the Island’s 10,000 year history
National Art Gallery
Viking hoards of silver and gold in the Viking Gallery
The story of Tynwald, the oldest continuous Parliament in the world
Manx landscape, wildlife and habitats in the Natural History Gallery
Mann At War gallery, exploring the experiences of Manx men, women and children in conflict from 1750 to the present day.
The world-famous TT races, legendary riders and their motorbikes
The Holiday Isle in its heyday as a tourist destination from Victorian times
Gifts and souvenirs in our Gallery Shop
Refreshments in the Bay Room Cafe – please note the cafe is temporarily closed.
Visit our latest temporary exhibition
Visit the National Library & Archive and uncover stories on iMuseum.

Location

Address: Kingswood Grove, Douglas, IM1 3LY
Phone: +44 1624 648000

Essential Info

Here are some useful FAQ’s

Access:

The museum is accessible by taking the lift to level 8 of Chester Street Car Park and walking across the adjacent footbridge. Access is also available via Crellin’s Hill, although this is a steep Walk and via the Garden Entrance at the bottom of Crellin’s Hill. Disabled parking spaces are also available immediately outside the museum entrance, with level access into the museum.

Changing Place Facility:

The Museum features the Isle of Man’s first publically accessible Changing Place toilet, offering safe and clean toilet facilities for people with multiple and complex disabilities.

The facility includes:

a sizeable changing room for disabled people and carers
height adjustable changing bench
overhead power tracked hoist (please note all users are required to bring their own sling)
adjustable washbasin
centrally placed toilet with room either side for carers
separate quiet space available

Designed with the input of the Changing Places Consortium, disabled people and their carers, the facility is available to help people with complex needs stay out longer in the Isle of Man’s capital, visit the Manx Museum and enjoy the surrounding area.

Kindly funded by the Manx Lottery Trust and Manx Museum and National Trust (Isle of Man registered charity no. 603).

Manx Museum – Thie Tashtee Vannin