Museum and Archives News

Welcoming tenders for Hay’s Dock Café

January 14th 2019

Do you have what it takes to deliver a great café offering in a 5 star Visitor Attraction? We work hard to feed the imagination of ...

May 4th 2018

Five hundred years after the dazzling genius of Hans Holbein, a painting by one of the greatest portraitists of all time can now be ...

April 27th 2018

The countdown has begun! We are delighted to say that today marks one week until the public opening of 'A Lady with a Squirrel and a ...

November 15th 2017

Shetland Museum and Archives is working with other local agencies and young people as part of the Year of Young People in 2018.

July 27th 2017

The Shetland Museum Boat Shed has had a transformation with the departure of the Oceanic Lifeboat - a long term resident during her ...

June 30th 2017

A new exhibition has been unveiled telling the story of the whaling ship, Diana. The display has been curated by pupils from P4/5 and ...