Museum and Archives News

Appeal: A Peerie Hansel Fae Hame

October 5th 2020

The Shetland Community would like to express its support by sending a peerie hansel (gift) from home to the estimated 400 students ...

July 9th 2020

The Shetland Museum and Archives plans to reopen to the public on Thursday 16th July with a new booking system and measures in place ...

June 11th 2020

The death of George Floyd has prompted a global outpouring of grief and anger that we, as an integral part of society, cannot ignore. ...

April 13th 2020

The Shetland Amenity Trust have announced that its key annual events will all be postponed until next year. Due to the current ...

March 27th 2020

The Shetland Wool Week patron for 2020 has been named today as Shetland knitwear designer, Wilma Malcolmson, who is internationally ...

March 17th 2020

The Shetland Museum and Archives and the Shetland Amenity Trust’s head offices at Garthspool, Lerwick have today closed to the ...