The Manx Museum, Isle of Man
In 1886 the Museum and Ancient Monuments Trustees were established by Act of Tynwald. By coincidence, the building which houses the original Manx Museum was erected that same year but not until 1922, when the Henry Bloom Noble Trustees decided they needed to move the hospital to larger premises, was ...
In 1886 the Museum and Ancient Monuments Trustees were established by Act of Tynwald. By coincidence, the building which houses the original Manx Museum was erected that same year but not until 1922, when the Henry Bloom Noble Trustees decided they needed to move the hospital to larger premises, was the building handed over as a first permanent home for the Manx Museum. With the celebration of their centenary in 1986, the Trustees revealed plans for an ambitious programme of development including a major new ����1.3 million extension scheme which would greatly enlarge the facilities on offer to the public. The following two years saw the opening of a new Prehistoric Archaeology Gallery which won the ������Museum of the Year������ award as the best new Archaeology Gallery in the British Isles, and a very successful temporary exhibition gallery, forming part of a phased redesign of all the Museum������s major galleries The new extension to the Manx Museum in Douglas had a royal opening in 1989 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Lord of Mann. The new building houses a lecture/film theatre with seating for over 200 people. From here the new National Art Gallery and dramatic Map Gallery link through into the redesigned galleries of the original building. Also accommodated are the Manx National Heritage Educational Services unit, a fully equipped conference area and a modern technical services area for the organisation������s hard-working technical team. Today, this ������Treasure House of Mann������ is the National Museum of the Island and headquarters of the Trust������s Island-wide services. Now the ability and skill of Manx National Heritage in co-ordinating all the Island������s heritage assets, together with greatly improved facilities and services, enables the Trust to effect a complete interpretative and marketing strategy for Manx heritage.
