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Read the latest news and press releases from the Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society.

Traditional Buildings of Mann

Traditional Buildings of Mann is a new initiative, which aims to encourage local communities to take a more active interest in the traditional buildings in their area. Please visit the project website, or download a copy of our leaflet, for more information about the project and for details about getting involved. You can also read about the project in an article which was published in the Isle of Man Examiner. Please join us in learning more about the Island's traditional buildings.

Isle of Man Studies

Isle of Man Studies vol XVI (Proceedings of the IoM NHAS 2017-2019) was published 5th July 2019, and has been posted to subscribing members. More details

Please contact the Hon Librarian for more information about ordering a copy of recent Proceedings.

All Proceedings

Welcome to the Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society Website

Our objectives are the advancement of knowledge of natural history and human history and cultural development, especially in the Isle of Man and related countries.

We organise events throughout the year - excursions in the summer and lectures in the winter. Some are particularly suitable for children.

We publish many of the lectures in our Proceedings - now known as Isle of Man Studies

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Announcements

WINTER PROGRAMME 2021-22

ALL LECTURES ARE HELD IN THE MANX MUSEUM LECTURE THEATRE,
KINGSWOOD GROVE / CRELLIN’S HILL, DOUGLAS; FOLLOWED BY TEA

Saturday 23 October at 2.30 pm
Bob Moon
The Secret Kingdom of Man
Fungi are to be found everywhere from the sands and rocks of our coasts to the very highest points on our island and are vital to the healthy ecology of our biosphere. This lecture will explore some of the spectacular and often colourful diversity of the fungal kingdom that reigns in many of our island habitats.

Saturday 20 November
Extraordinary General Meeting at 2 pm to consider updates to the Society’s Rules
Followed by Peter Davey
The Manx rosy basin: a quest for ceramic identity?
Much-loved rosy basins still adorn kitchen shelves and mantlepieces throughout the island. Broken fragments are common finds in field-walking, and they are recovered from most archaeological excavations. But what are they really? Where and when were they made? What designs or decorative features makes a rosy basin? This lecture will consider these questions from a ceramic and social history standpoint and will consider how far the identity issue is one more for the Manx than for the pottery.

Isle of Man Studies (Proceedings IoMNHAS) vol XVII

Isle of Man Studies volume XVII has had some COVID-lockdown delays but is almost ready to go to press.

Alliance for Building Conservation (ABC) / Buildings at Risk

A full archive of the Buildings at Risk articles, and background information on the Alliance for Building Conservation (which IoMNHAS founded) can be found on ABC's website www.abc.org.im

Student Bursaries

Applications for the 2021 Marshal Cubbon Student Bursaries round have now closed; applications for the 2022 round will open 1 November 2021.

For more information, please see the Marshall Cubbon Student Bursaries page.