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A Summer of Anniversaries
Shetland Museum and Archives services are celebrating significant milestone anniversaries this summer.
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Shetland Boat Week Launched Today
The first Shetland Boat Week will take place between 8th and 14th August.
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New to Us Exhibition
A display of 'new to us' art is on display throughout the galleries and will be updated regularly during 2016/17.
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Photos in a Flash - Instant Photo Printing
Visitors to Shetland Museum and Archives can now access instant prints from a wide range of popular photo archive images from the ...
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Reid Tait Collection transferred to Shetland Archives
Shetland Archives has recently received the last of a large and significant collection of printed material from Shetland Library, in a ...
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P&O Flag flies at Bod
The P&O flag is again flying at the Bὂd of Gremista, following an appeal from Shetland Amenity Trust Vice Chairman, Captain George ...
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Take a Virtual Tour of Fethaland
A new interactive visitor experience has been installed at Shetland Museum and Archives, which allows the user to take a stroll ...
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BBC Sound Booth comes to Shetland Museum and Archives
Shetland Museum and Archives is pleased to be taking part in the BBC Listening Project Tour.
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Archaeological Artefacts Return
Over 100,000 archaeological artefacts have been returned to Shetland for inclusion in the Recognised Archaeology Collection of ...
Read moreShetland's Sunken Treasure - Unveiled!
A new exhibition has been unveiled at Shetland Museum and Archives. The two displays, located outside the archives showcase finds from ...
Read moreBreaking The Mould
After 240 years a rare Fetlar bronze armlet, will return home to Shetland for a museum exhibition from 16 November 2014 to 20 January ...
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Essential repairs commence on Nil Desperandum
Following a successful request for volunteers by the Shetland Amenity Trust, essential repair work has begun at Hay’s Dock to the ...
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Gold Standard Maintained
Shetland Amenity Trust and one of its core services, the Shetland Museum and Archives, have both, again, achieved Gold Standards in ...
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Young Ambassador Project
Shetland Museum and Archives, and Shetland Arts are looking for 12 young ambassadors to take part in an exciting 3-month project in ...
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