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to Shetland Museum and Archives

Our Five Star, award winning Museum and Archives is a multifunctional visitor attraction in the heart of Shetland's capital town of Lerwick. Begin your journey through the history of our beautiful islands here, with an enjoyable and interactive visitor experience discovering our world renowned collections.

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A warm welcome awaits you at Shetland Museum and Archives. Join us for a journey through Shetland’s past with our informative displays and interactive exhibits.

Collections

Visitors and researchers can explore the fascinating story of Shetland’s heritage and culture in one place, with access to a wealth of documents and artefacts covering all aspects of the islands' past at Shetland Museum and Archives.

Education & Research

Shetland Museum and Archives offers a comprehensive education programme, with access to workshops focussing on different areas of our collections, and outreach sessions in the community.

Online Resources

Access document and photo archives online, or download a choice of teaching resources, or visitor activitity sheets.

Community Heritage

Shetland’s heritage is researched, collected and exhibited throughout the islands by a network of local museums and heritage centres. Each museum and heritage centre in Shetland is unique, highlighting the various and changing aspects of natural and cultural heritage in each area.

Venue & Event Hire

Shetland Museum and Archives offers first class venue facilities for hire in a stunning dockside location. From conferences and meetings, to weddings or birthday parties, our versatile spaces are suitable for any event.

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Photo Archive

Scotland's most extensive photo archive

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Gift Shop

Unique gifts and souvenirs with a heritage theme

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Collections

Explore the Archives and Museum Artefacts

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Events

Events and activities during your visit

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Crofthouse Museum

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Events

Events and activities during your visit

Shetland Museum and Archives are proud to offer a range of events for adults, children and famlies, covering a variety of themes throughout the year. Our own events are detailed below, or see the 'What's On' Calendar for all public events and exhibition listings for the building.

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Gods and Monsters - Artist Gallery Talks by Dirk Robertson
20/04/2019 3:00pm
Da Gadderie

Join artist Dirk Robertson for a tour of his exhibition Gods and Monsters. ...

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Exhibitions

Displays, Exhibitions and Gadderie Shows

There are a number of exhibition spaces and feature display areas throughout the Museum and Archives building. The artefacts and works on display change regularly and details of our current shows are listed here.

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Portable Altars
28/06/2018 - 30/04/2019
Focus Display, Early Peoples Zone

Portable altars were marked with 5 crosses, depicting the wounds of Christ on ...

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Design Exhibition by Events Students
29/03/2019 - 27/04/2019
Foyer Corridor

Three shows in one. This year’s Enterprise & events students have been ...

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Gods & Monsters - Dirk Robertson
30/03/2019 - 04/05/2019
Da Gadderie

Shetland artist, Dirk Robertson has based his exhibition on the vivid and ...

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Latest Blog Posts

Keep up to date with new stories and details of what our staff are doing to preserve and promote Shetland's heritage and culture.

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Archaeology

Drum roll please...

April 12th 2019

The results are in! We are delighted (and very relieved) to have received our results from the British Geological Survey in Edinburgh ...

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From this Day Forward – Wedding Exhibition

February 5th 2019

Shetland Museum and Archives is proud to present our latest exhibition, ‘From This Day Forward’ a celebration of Shetland Weddings ...

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