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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.
Shetland Needleworkers are mounting an exhibition in Da Gadderie at the Shetland Museum and Archives, running from 12th October until ...
Read moreAccording to Shakespeare “that which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet” but can the same be said for knitted ...
Read moreShetland Amenity Trust have been working on a project to uncover the mystery of ‘the three kirks’ and they are now ready to share ...
Read moreAs our Three Kirks project continues, we are trying to piece together the reasons why the Orcadian red sandstone was brought to ...
Read moreLace shawls with the largest number of complex designs get the most admiration, but there is another class of Shetland lace that is ...
Read moreShetland Wool Week celebrates its tenth year this Autumn and with more people than ever booked on classes, tours and activities it is ...
Read moreThe Shetland Pony is iconic around the world and will be the focus of a week long celebration of the breed this July culminating in ...
Read moreThe annual Shetland Nature Festival starts on Saturday 6th of July until Sunday 14th July and has events throughout Shetland. There ...
Read moreAn exhibition opens at the Shetland Museum and Archives next week highlighting the story of the white-tailed ‘sea’ eagle in ...
Read moreA feature exhibition exploring Shetland surnames Arthur and Arthurson is now on display at the Shetland Museum and Archives. The ...
Read moreOne of the most dramatic pieces of lace knitting in our collection is an oddly-shaped red and white striped flat textile (TEX 7780). ...
Read moreThe Shetland Amenity Trust are delighted to announce the re-opening of the café at Shetland Museum and Archives. Emma Louise and Joe ...
Read moreThe Shetland Amenity Trust have been busy over the past month getting ready to open key sites for the 2019 visitor season. Sumburgh ...
Read moreThe 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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