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One Piece at a Time
From teapots to lepidoptera, there is a place for objects, large or small, in Shetland’s Museum and Archives’ collection. Here, ...
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Shetland Wool Week 2020 Patron & Hat Pattern Launched
The Shetland Wool Week patron for 2020 has been named today as Shetland knitwear designer, Wilma Malcolmson, who is internationally ...
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Shetland Amenity Trust closes key sites
The Shetland Museum and Archives and the Shetland Amenity Trust’s head offices at Garthspool, Lerwick have today closed to the ...
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BBC Radio 4's Any Questions Postponed
The BBC have taken the decision to postpone their ‘Any Questions’ event until later in the year.
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Shetland Boat Week puts out call for traditional boats
Shetland Boat Week is asking owners of traditional Shetland boats to bring them to Shetland Museum and Archives for display during ...
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Shipwrecks in Shetland Part 1
Diving into the past Shetland’s Historic Shipwreck Collections. (Part 1) Shetland has some fascinating historic wreck sites and the ...
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Exciting Line-up for Shetland Boat Week
The Shetland Amenity Trust and partners are busy getting organised for Shetland Boat Week 2020.
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Viking Toys and Games
Here collections assistant Tracey Hawkins discusses the activities both adults and children enjoyed during Viking times – from ...
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Shetland Amenity Trust kicks off Up Helly Aa with a series of fiery events
The fiery season is on us and the Shetland Amenity Trust is putting together a series of events as well as offering extended opening ...
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Memorial Lecture - Viking Genes, Jim Wilson
The Shetland Museum and Archives will be presenting their annual memorial lecture next week entitled ‘Viking Genes’ by visiting ...
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Last chance to see Grayson Perry exhibition and hear from leading expert in contemporary art
To mark the close of the remarkable ‘Grayson Perry - A Potted Biography’ ceramic exhibition this Saturday 11 January, Director of ...
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The Seductiveness of Fine Knitted Lace Blouses
It’s a sad fact that after working with hundreds of examples of Shetland fine knitted lace over the years, it takes something very ...
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Grayson Perry: Behind the Scenes
We caught up with Curator of the Shetland Museum and Archives, Dr Ian Tait, to find out just what's involved in bringing the work of a ...
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Looking back at the history of the 'North Star'
An evening of nostalgia is lined up on Thursday 12 December at the Shetland Museum and Archives with a special viewing of the ...
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