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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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Join our team! Visitor Experience Assistant vacancy
Are you passionate about Shetland's culture and heritage? Do you enjoy working with the public and would you like to help create ...
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Shetland's jubilations (Part 1)
2022 is the third time in twenty years there’s been a Royal Jubilee, so a body might think they come around often. In fact, it's in ...
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Johnnie Notions Project
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded funding from The Royal Society to make a film on 18th Century Shetland pioneer, ...
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Hay’s Dock by the Dowry now open
Food and drink is back on the menu at Shetland Museum and Archives, with the much-anticipated opening of ‘Hay’s Dock by the ...
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Crofthouse Museum open for the summer
The Crofthouse Museum at Dunrossness will be opening for the summer season from Sunday 1 May. The site has been closed for the last ...
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Restoration work to begin on Maggie Helen at historic Hay's Dock
This week Shetland Museum and Archives will welcome traditional sail vessel the Swallow to Hay's Dock with its crew of shipwrights ...
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Gunnister Man Coins
Over 70 years after his discovery in a Northmavine peat bog, Gunnister Man continues to intrigue. Last week Shetland Museum curator, ...
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We are hiring - Cultural Heritage Manager
We have an exciting new position for a Cultural Heritage Manager to lead our work in protecting, enhancing and promoting Shetland’s ...
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The Dowry set to open café/restaurant at Shetland Museum’s historic Hay’s Dock
Shetland Amenity Trust is pleased to announce that food and drink will once again be on the menu having reached an agreement with The ...
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Shackleton's Shetland Pallbearers - A Talk
Shetland Museum and Archives will be kicking off its Year of Stories by marking the 100th anniversary of the burial of Sir Ernest ...
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Highlights from two centuries of Shetland fine knitted lace on display
A new awe-inspiring display of Shetland fine knitted lace spanning two centuries is now available to view at the Shetland Museum and ...
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