The Manx Museum and National Art Gallery, Douglas Open Daily Admission Free.
Details
Accessibility:
Three disability parking spaces inside its grounds, immediately opposite its entrance. Inside there are lifts to avoid using stairs, and a defibrillator.
The museum is accessible by taking the lift to level 8 of Chester Street Car Park and walking across the adjacent footbridge. Access is also available via Crellin’s Hill, although this is a steep walk, and via the Garden Entrance at the bottom of Crellin’s Hill.
The venue has produced an access guide at https://manxnationalheritage.im/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Manx-Museum-Access-Guide-2023-MUSEUM-100-No-Cafe-TT.pdf
Changing Places. There are nappy-changing facilities in the disability toilet by the entrance, and in the women's toilet near the café.
Brief Description:
The National Museum of the Isle of Man, covering its heritage throughout the centuries. It includes the National Art Gallery (see https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgxpq9nqzqpo), and has a cafe. Nearby is the iMuseum digital archive of historical records as far back as the 1700s.
Further Information:
Address:
The Manx Museum and National Art Gallery, Douglas, Kingswood Grove, Douglas, IM1 3LY
Email:
Telephone:
01624 648000
Website:
https://manxnationalheritage.im/our-sites/manx-museum/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-67227021
Opening Times:
See https://manxnationalheritage.im/our-sites/manx-museum/
* Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day
Admission:
Free but donations welcome.
Directions:
At the junction of Windsor Road and Kingswood Grove, half a mile to the north of the centre of Douglas. OS SC 360 760
Transport:
Contact Isle of Man Public Transport, Banks Circus, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 5PT
Telephone: +44 1624 662525 (Infoline) https://www.gov.im/categories/travel-traffic-and-motoring/bus-and-rail/
Amenities:
Gifts and souvenirs in its Gallery Shop. Refreshments on site in its Bay Room Café.
Location
Nearest Venues
230 metres*
*Distances are calculated in a straight line from the current venue, please allow extra time/distance based on available paths or roads.