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Manx National Heritage () is the national heritage organisation for the
Isle of Man The Isle of Man ( , also ), or Mann ( ), is a self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland. As head of state, Charles III holds the title Lord of Mann and is represented by a Lieutenant Govern ...
. 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 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 operates the following museums: * Castle Rushen, Castletown * Cregneash Folk Village, Cregneash * Grove Museum, Ramsey * House of Manannan, Peel * The Great Laxey Wheel & Mines Trail, Laxey Wheel, Laxey * Manx Museum, Douglas * The Nautical Museum, Castletown * The Old Grammar School, Castletown * The Old House of Keys, Castletown * Peel Castle, Peel * Rushen Abbey,
Ballasalla Ballasalla () is a village in the parish of Malew in the south-east of the Isle of Man. The village is situated close to the Isle of Man Airport and north-east of the town of Castletown, Isle of Man, Castletown. History Ballasalla grew up ar ...
* 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


Natural heritage assets

The following properties are under the protection of Manx National Heritage: * The Ayres * The Curraghs * Eary Cushlin & Creggan Mooar *The Dhoon and Bulgham Brooghs * Killabrega *Land seaward of the Marine Drive *Lower Silverdale * Maughold Head & Brooghs and Gob ny Rona * Niarbyl *The
Sound In physics, sound is a vibration that propagates as an acoustic wave through a transmission medium such as a gas, liquid or solid. In human physiology and psychology, sound is the ''reception'' of such waves and their ''perception'' by the br ...
and the Calf of Man *Upper Ballaharry


References


External links


Manx National Heritage
fficial website
Friends of Manx National Heritage
{{Authority control Government of the Isle of Man Cultural organisations based in the Isle of Man Culture of the Isle of Man Organizations established in 1951 1951 establishments in the Isle of Man National trusts National heritage organizations