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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 would love to be able to find the name of the lady standing in front of a peat stack and complete our search before the exhibition ...
Read moreWool Week is upon us, posters have been printed, the annuals (thousands) are being packed and sent off, and visitors (a lot) have ...
Read moreShetland Museum and Archives is delighted to announce the opening of its latest exhibition next Saturday, ‘Allover’ celebrating ...
Read moreShetland Museum and Archives is proud to announce a new display, The Crafts of Foragers, offering a captivating glimpse into ...
Read moreShetland Museum is delighted to announce the opening of an inspiring new exhibition, Twenty Shades of Blue, in the Gadderie space this ...
Read moreA new photographic exhibition opens today at Shetland Museum and Archives which provides a glimpse into an aspect of Shetland’s ...
Read moreThe creative and colourful work of Eric Gray students is on display from today in a new exhibition ‘All About Everything’ at the ...
Read moreRoup is a word not commonly used in Shetland any more, although the Shetland Times in 1962 advertised a house in Scalloway “for sale ...
Read moreA new exhibition celebrating cultural and maritime connections with Scandinavia through the work of Scottish and Norwegian artists ...
Read moreShetland Amenity Trust is delighted to announce the successful acquisition of a significant 19th century notebook to the Shetland ...
Read moreWhat a fantastic evening at the Shetland Museum celebrating the announcement of the new Shetland Wool Week Patrons, the Doull Family, ...
Read moreTo celebrate International Women’s Day 2024 we shine a light on Ann Harriet Pottinger, née Hunter, one of many unsung, hard-working ...
Read moreA new publication, ‘Shetland Fine Lace Knitting – Recreating patterns from the past’ by Shetland Museum’s textiles curator, ...
Read moreA profound new exhibition which captures the fragile and shifting beauty of the Arctic landscape opens this Sunday 10 March at Da ...
Read moreEvenings celebrating Shetland’s rich culture and heritage will begin next month as Shetland Museum and Archives launches its ...
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