Keep up to date with new stories and details of what our researchers are doing to preserve and promote Shetland's heritage and culture.
The Museum and Archives is managed by the Shetland Amenity Trust, a small charity caring for Shetland's natural and cultural heritage. It is free to visit the Museum and Archives and here we share our work with you through our blogs and news. Donations are welcomed to help the Trust care for the collections and our heritage both now and in the future.
Staff gathered for an official photo as the anniversary celebrations begin.
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Shetland Museum and Archives services are celebrating significant milestone anniversaries this summer.
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The first Shetland Boat Week will take place between 8th and 14th August.
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A display of 'new to us' art is on display throughout the galleries and will be updated regularly during 2016/17.
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Visitors to Shetland Museum and Archives can now access instant prints from a wide range of popular photo archive images from the ...
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Shetland Archives has recently received the last of a large and significant collection of printed material from Shetland Library, in a ...
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The P&O flag is again flying at the Bὂd of Gremista, following an appeal from Shetland Amenity Trust Vice Chairman, Captain George ...
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A new interactive visitor experience has been installed at Shetland Museum and Archives, which allows the user to take a stroll ...
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Shetland Museum and Archives is pleased to be taking part in the BBC Listening Project Tour.
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Over 100,000 archaeological artefacts have been returned to Shetland for inclusion in the Recognised Archaeology Collection of ...
Read moreA new exhibition has been unveiled at Shetland Museum and Archives. The two displays, located outside the archives showcase finds from ...
Read moreAfter 240 years a rare Fetlar bronze armlet, will return home to Shetland for a museum exhibition from 16 November 2014 to 20 January ...
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Following a successful request for volunteers by the Shetland Amenity Trust, essential repair work has begun at Hay’s Dock to the ...
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Shetland Amenity Trust and one of its core services, the Shetland Museum and Archives, have both, again, achieved Gold Standards in ...
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