Manx National Heritage
Founded | 1951 |
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Focus | Heritage |
Area served | Isle of Man |
Key people | Edmund Southworth, Director[1] |
Website | http://www.manxnationalheritage.im/ |
Manx National Heritage (Manx: Eiraght Ashoonagh Vannin) is the national heritage organisation for the Isle of Man. The organisation manages a significant proportion of the island’s physical heritage assets including over 3,000 acres of coastline and landscape. It holds property, archives, artwork, library and museum collections in trust for the Manx nation. It is the Isle of Man's statutory heritage agency and an Isle of Man registered charity (№ 603).
Overview[]
Manx National Heritage is a charitable trust, and a registered charity created by statute as (and still formally known as) the Manx Museum and National Trust. It is governed by a board of trustees.
Manx National Heritage's role is to lead the Isle of Man's community in recognising, understanding, valuing and promoting its cultural heritage and identity to a worldwide audience.
It is a designated body[further explanation needed] of the Isle of Man Government, linked via the Department of Economic Development. The Isle of Man Government provide funding for the trust's core activities and some capital projects
Manx National Heritage operates the Isle of Man's National Museum and Art Gallery, National Monuments Service, and the National Library and Archive.
Museums[]
Manx National Heritage runs the following museums:
- Castle Rushen, Castletown
- , Cregneash
- , Ramsey
- House of Manannan, Peel
- , Laxey Wheel, Laxey
- Manx Museum, Douglas
- , Castletown
- , Castletown
- The Old House of Keys, Castletown
- Peel Castle, Peel
- Rushen Abbey, Ballasalla
- Sound Centre, Calf Sound, near Cregneash
- Niarbyl, Dalby Niarbyl
Site and field monuments[]
The following monuments are under the protection of Manx National Heritage:
- Balladoole
- The Braaid
- Cashtal yn Ard
- Cronk ny Merriu
- The Manx Stone Cross Collection
- Meayll Hill
- St Michael's Isle
Heritage assets[]
The following properties are under the protection of Manx National Heritage:
- The Ayres
- The Curraghs
- &
- The Dhoon and Bulgham Brooghs
- Land seaward of the Marine Drive
- Lower Silverdale
- Maughold Head & Brooghs. Gob ny Rona
- Niarbyl
- The Sound and the Calf of Man
- Upper Ballaharry
- Raad ny Foillan
References[]
- ^ "Manx National Heritage – Best Practice Representative 2019". Retrieved 22 September 2019.
External links[]
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- Government of the Isle of Man
- Cultural organisations based in the Isle of Man
- Manx culture
- Organizations established in 1951
- 1951 establishments in the Isle of Man
- National trusts
- National heritage organizations