What's On

Your chance to enjoy a FREE visit to see behind the scenes conservation of ‘the Peggy’.

Join us on a tour of our Castletown Heritage Sites, meeting at Castle Rushen and then heading over to the Old Grammar School, followed by the Old House of Keys and finishing at the Nautical Museum.

Castle Rushen will be open throughout the afternoon as Christmas comes to Castletown.

Father Christmas will visit the town and the Christmas Lights will be switched on in Castletown Square, led by the Carnival Queen.

Presenter Charles Guard leads you through the story of the Isle of Man's unique landscape and history, with spectacular scenery and unique aerial views of the Isle of Man.

Warm - FREE - something to see!

Looking for a Manx Christmas gift? Why not pop in to the Manx Museum Gallery Shop; we're open later on Thursdays in December until 6pm.

Discover the Isle of Man's extraordinary railway system, with presenter Charles Guard.

Warm - FREE - something to see!

The mines of the Isle of Man are located in some of the most remote sites to be found anywhere in Europe. In this video, presenter Charles Guard visits these sites, and explores the remains of a once thriving industry.

Warm - FREE - something to see!

A special screening featuring three unique films commissioned by the Isle of Man Tourist Board, dating from 1939, 1946 and 1957, introduced by Manx journalist and broadcaster Terry Cringle.

Warm - FREE - something to see!

This rare film reveals an island swarming with tourists, still with its cable cars in Victoria Street and Cunningham's Young Men's Holiday Camp.

Warm - FREE - something to see!

A colourful kaleidoscope of six film extracts from the Isle of Man’s tourism archive. Happy memories indeed!

Warm - FREE - something to see!

To celebrate our 100th birthday, we will be hosting weekly guided tours of our new MUSEUM 100 exhibition. Come and discover more.

The annual closure of the Library & Archive Reading Room at the Manx Museum will take place from 23 to 28 January inclusive. During this period the search facilities in the Reading Room will be closed to the public.

David Fletcher ‘Paintings’

A display of the wonderful variety of items that have been found in the Island through the hobby of metal detecting.

A celebration of 100 years of the Manx Museum, featuring a kaleidoscope of treasures from our collections, many of which will be on public display for the first time.