Exhibitions

New exhibition - to excite young readers and art lovers

October 27th 2021

A new exhibition opens this week at the Shetland Museum and Archives. 'A’ll Tell Dee a Story' is the work of local author and ...

June 14th 2021

Shetland Museum and Archives is delighted to unveil a bold new art exhibition in its Gadderie space that is inspired by Shetland ...

April 27th 2021

The Shetland Museum and Archives are delighted to extend their learning programme online with the launch of a new video exploring the ...

March 22nd 2021

As part of the Between Islands project, Shetland’s new online exhibition, ‘Fair Game’ examines three customs that are now ...

February 15th 2021

Pilot whales were important to islanders’ survival, providing many useful products. Subsistence whaling was unpredictable, because ...

January 26th 2021

As part of the Between Islands project, Shetland’s new online exhibition, ‘Fair Game’ examines three customs that are now ...

December 15th 2020

A collection of colourful Skovi Kapps which highlight Shetland’s trading and maritime links with Russia during the 19th century is ...

November 17th 2020

An exciting new exhibition of Fair Isle Chairs by local carpenter Eve Eunson is on display in Da Gadderie in Lerwick. In collaboration ...

January 28th 2020

December 4th 2019

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 ...

October 8th 2019

Shetland Needleworkers are mounting an exhibition in Da Gadderie at the Shetland Museum and Archives, running from 12th October until ...