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Shetland Museum unveils Twenty Shades of Blue in new art exhibition inspired by Shetland’s Seascapes
Shetland Museum is delighted to announce the opening of an inspiring new exhibition, Twenty Shades of Blue, in the Gadderie space this ...
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New photographic exhibition capturing 1970s social history
A new photographic exhibition opens today at Shetland Museum and Archives which provides a glimpse into an aspect of Shetland’s ...
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‘All About Everything’ featuring the creative work of Eric Gray students
The creative and colourful work of Eric Gray students is on display from today in a new exhibition ‘All About Everything’ at the ...
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Marion Ninianson’s Roup
Roup is a word not commonly used in Shetland any more, although the Shetland Times in 1962 advertised a house in Scalloway “for sale ...
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New summer exhibition Ebbe and Flow to open this weekend
A new exhibition celebrating cultural and maritime connections with Scandinavia through the work of Scottish and Norwegian artists ...
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Shetland Amenity Trust celebrates collaboration with Shetland Family History Group in acquiring Gilbert Goudie’s Notebook
Shetland Amenity Trust is delighted to announce the successful acquisition of a significant 19th century notebook to the Shetland ...
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Wonderful woolly evening at the Shetland Museum
What a fantastic evening at the Shetland Museum celebrating the announcement of the new Shetland Wool Week Patrons, the Doull Family, ...
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Shining a light on Ann Harriet Pottinger this International Women's Day
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2024 we shine a light on Ann Harriet Pottinger, née Hunter, one of many unsung, hard-working ...
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New book of Shetland Fine Lace Knitting launched
A new publication, ‘Shetland Fine Lace Knitting – Recreating patterns from the past’ by Shetland Museum’s textiles curator, ...
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Profound new exhibition, Polar North, captures the fragility of the Arctic landscape
A profound new exhibition which captures the fragile and shifting beauty of the Arctic landscape opens this Sunday 10 March at Da ...
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Shetland Museum and Archives launches series of ‘Thursday Lates’ heritage talks
Evenings celebrating Shetland’s rich culture and heritage will begin next month as Shetland Museum and Archives launches its ...
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Be My Valentine
It’s that time of year, Valentine’s Day, the 14th of February. In the Shetland Archives Catalogue references to Valentines are ...
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Old style islands courtships
We’re warming ourselves up to the idea of Valentine’s Day. Some might say Shetlanders are not renowned for being romantics and ...
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Shetland Museum celebrates Lerwick Up Helly Aa 2024
The Shetland Museum & Archives was full of activity last week as we celebrated Lerwick Up Helly Aa with a series of fiery events and ...
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The Eyjarskeggjar
The images of Up Helly Aa go like this – the burning longship, arms and armour, and bearded men. The present Jarl Richard Moar has ...
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