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Keep up to date with new stories and details of what our researchers are doing to preserve and promote Shetland's heritage and culture.
Keep up to date with new stories and details of what our researchers are doing to preserve and promote Shetland's heritage and culture.
We don’t have many records that make a direct reference to a person’s personal appearance. Important people might be described, ...
Read moreBigga, a little island in Yellsound, 80 hectares in extent, is not easy to visit. It has been uninhabited for 200 years, largely ...
Read moreShetland Museum and Archives is delighted to unveil a bold new art exhibition in its Gadderie space that is inspired by Shetland ...
Read moreShetlanders have long enjoyed jokes, pranks, and hoaxes, aka “plunkies.” Sometimes these have stretched to include British ...
Read moreWe are delighted to celebrate volunteers' week (1 - 7 June) and take time out to thank our fantastic volunteers Mike and Jenny.
Read moreAre you passionate about Shetland's culture and heritage? Do you enjoy working with the public and would you like to help create ...
Read moreWhere is Shetland? Well, it depends who you ask. "In the north Atlantic" is the most likely answer, but it isn't the only one, ...
Read moreIn recent years there has been a lot of discussion about the ‘wulver’, Shetland’s ‘kind and generous werewolf’, as someone ...
Read moreBetween around 1615 and 1680 Shetland was afflicted by a mania that was disturbing other parts of Europe. Ordinary Shetlanders and ...
Read moreWe're all familiar with calendar customs. Those we have in Shetland today (with one notable exception in late January!) are identical ...
Read moreThe Shetland Museum and Archives are delighted to extend their learning programme online with the launch of a new video exploring the ...
Read moreJames Hunter Thomson came from Deepdale (born 1884). There isn’t much that comes from Deepdale now. Uninhabited lang syne, you get ...
Read moreSometime in the 1920s a middle-aged businessman in Lerwick began to write stories. He didn’t write about his native town. The hero ...
Read moreWe are saddened to hear of the passing of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
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