The Manx Museum and the iMuseum Kingswood Grove, Douglas, IM1 3LY Opened in 1922 the Manx Museum was formally the Island’s main hospital. The Island has been inhabited since before 6500BC. The Manx Museum covers its history and the changes. Highlights include the skeletons of pre-historic animals, Stone Age flints, Viking burial hordes, the interior designs of Baillie Scott and the history of the TT with […] Read More
The Manx Youth Orchestra The Manx Youth Orchestra comprises of three orchestras at Junior, Intermediate and Senior level. They rehearse weekly during term time on Saturday mornings at St. Ninian’s High School and St. Mary’s Primary School. Repertoire is varied. The major event each year is the Christmas festival concert in the Villa Marina. Read More
The Mobile Library The Library on Wheels has over 2,600 books and audiobooks which travels around the Island and especially rural areas, giving access to those who may find it difficult to travel to a Library. A smaller van can bring books to your door. There is also a Bibliotherapy service with books as a source for interaction. […] Read More
The Northern Theatre Experience Ramsey Grammar School, Ramsey, IM8 2RG A friendly, community-based venue for the arts in the north, showcasing the best of theatre screened live from London’s West End, as well as international venues. Read More
The Nunnery Old Castletown Road, Douglas, IM2 1QB The Priory of Douglas was a monastery of nuns, possibly dating to the reign of Rǫgnvaldr Guðrøðarson, King of the Isles (1187-1226). It was suppressed by King Henry VIII in 1540. Nothing remains of the monastery. In 1610, the Nunnery was granted to the Earl of Derby by King James. The buildings were acquired by Richard Calcot, Comptroller of the Isle of Man, […] Read More
The Old Grammer School Castletown Car Park, Castletown, IM9 1LE The Old Grammar School was originally a chapel built somewhere between 1190 – 1230. In 1701 the chapel was turned into a school with a new extension added. Despite being heavily criticised by the House of Keys, for high fees and cruel treatment of the boys, the school gave many prominent Manx men their education […] Read More
