Museum 100

Curator of archaeology at MNH, Alison Fox, tells us about how a hoard of ancient gold coins was found in the 1840s - and how the mystery remains as to how they got there!

Library and Archives Conservator, Emma La Cornu, looks at an old poster from mid nineteenth century and describes what work was needed to conserve it

Library and Archives Conservator, Emma La Cornu, tells us about a glass display bottle of lavender salts from an old Douglas chemist shop from the mid 1800s - and her work to conserve the label.

Curator of Natural History at MNH, Laura McCoy, looks at the taxidermy mount of a high-flying bird - the Whooper Swan.

Curator of Natural History at MNH, Laura McCoy, looks at the long-lived edible crab.

Curator of Natural History at Manx National Heritage, Laura McCoy, examines a herbarium of the original species of elm on the Isle of Man - namely wych elm

British and Manx Butterflies. Curator of Natural History at MNH, Laura McCoy, tells us about the butterfly and moth section of the museum's entomology collection.

Curator of Archaeology for MNH, Alison Fox talks about how science plays its part in telling stories from the past.

Curator of Archaeology for MNH, Alison Fox discusses the museum's collection of the remains of over 600 people who died hundreds or thousands of years ago, what be can be learnt and the importance of treating them with respect. 

Curator of Archaeology for MNH, Alison Fox, tells us about the museum's prehistoric flint collection and the two men who are responsible for the vast majority of them.