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Archaeology is rubbish
Archaeology really is rubbish. It is the study of the things which people have left behind – and usually that is the things which ...
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Crofthouse Museum and Shetland Museum closed Monday 19 September
The Shetland Museum and Archives and Crofthouse Museum will both be closed on Monday 19 September for the State Funeral of Her Majesty ...
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Alexander Wallace
A very welcome book came out recently. Developed from a Ph.D., 'Shetland Boats: Origin, Evolution and Use', by Dr Marc Chivers ...
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Archivist Brian Smith receives distinguished service award
We’re delighted that Brian Smith’s dedication to Shetland’s historical records has been recognised with a distinguished service ...
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The Elvira
Stories of shipwreck have long occupied the Shetland imagination. One Shetlander, R. Stuart Bruce (1873-1951), devoted much of his ...
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Shetland Museum closed Saturday (6 Aug) afternoon
Shetland Museum is closing at 2.00pm this Saturday 6 August.
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Maggie Helen Under Sail
The Maggie Helen was under sail last night for the first time in over 100 years.
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Temporary diversion at the Museum as the Maggie Helen is on the move
There will be a temporary car park closure and access diversion in place at Hay’s Dock at the Shetland Museum and Archives from the ...
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Land of Straw Art Exhibition
Opening today, Berenice Carrington’s exhibition at the Shetland Museum and Archives focuses on the agricultural cycle of growing ...
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The Laurel
The Shetland Times, 12 October 1907 reported an important event at the Ness. Harry Irvine of Glenfield got a Fifie fishing boat, the ...
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Join the guest list for BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions at Shetland Museum and Archives
It’s your chance to ask a question and influence the debate as BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions is coming to Shetland Museum and ...
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Shetland's jubilations (Part 2)
2022 is the third time in twenty years there’s been a Royal Jubilee, so you might think they come around often. In fact, it’s in ...
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