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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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Shetland Festival of Care 2022 - Tending the Light
'Tending the Light', the Shetland Festival of Care 2022, launches on Friday 18 February at the Shetland Museum and Archives. It ...
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Shetland Museum and Archives reopens to the public
We are delighted to announce that the Shetland Museum and Archives will re-open from tomorrow (Tuesday 8 February) following a ...
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550 Years Ago: how Shetland became part of Scotland
A fortnight ago some women and men from the South Mainland of Shetland marched in Glasgow with torches. They were commemorating the ...
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Up Helly Aa - the Venues
We’re missing Up Helly Aa again - not just a fire spectacle but a major social event, with dances and performances in many venues in ...
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Update on temporary closure of Shetland Museum and Archives
We apologise for the delay in reopening the museum and archives this year.
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The New Year, 1872 and the Truck Commission
The New Year of 1872 began in a special way in Shetland. On the first of January Sheriff William Guthrie began hearings in the Queens ...
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A Lerwick Christmas One Hundred Years Ago: 1921
The Town Council decided which day the Christmas holiday should be on, there had been petitions. After some deliberation they settled ...
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Shetland Museum and Archives awarded funding for Year of Stories
Shetland Museum and Archives is delighted to announce that it will be celebrating and showcasing many of Shetland’s untold stories ...
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Kirk artefacts to be saved by Shetland Museum
The heritage of a number of important religious artefacts from some of Shetland’s churches is to be preserved for future generations ...
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Accounts with Women Labourers
Thomas Hardy, probably the Victorian novelist most familiar with the grit of rural life, described the work of his agricultural ...
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