Events
Shetland Museum and Archives are proud to offer a range of events for adults, children and families, covering a variety of themes throughout the year. Our own events are detailed below, or see the 'What's On' Calendar for all public events and exhibition listings for the building.
Visit our Box Office to view event listings at our heritage sites
Shetland Museum Socials - drop-in
Learning Room, Shetland Museum & Archives
Come along to our informal Shetland Museum Socials running fortnightly on Wednesday afternoons from 2pm - 3.30pm. Each session will have a heritage theme as the focus. Enjoy a cuppa, have a chat and learn something new!
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Museum Highlights Tour
Shetland Museum & Archives
Make the most of your visit with us and join us on a tour to ensure you see the highlights of our museum and our Recognised Collections.
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Get to Know: Marion Pardone - Primary 5+
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Shetland Museum & Archives
Join us for the first event in our new "Get to Know" series, exploring the lives of notable figures from Shetland's past.
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Trowie Faas Faces & Story: Workshop Primary 1-4
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Learning Room, Shetland Museum
Draw your own trowie face and turn it into a mask!
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Build a Broch Tealight Workshop - Primary 4-7
10:00am - 11:30am
Shetland Museum & Archives
What is a Broch and who built them? Learn about Shetland’s Brochs and life in the Iron Age, gathering inspiration from objects in our galleries. Your child will make their own Broch Tealight Holder using air-drying clay to take home at the end of the session.
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Folklore Family Fun Day
10:00am - 12:00pm
Shetland Museum & Archives
Join us for our October Holiday special Shetland Folklore Family Fun Day! Find hands-on activities, storytelling and creative fun inspired by Shetland's rich folklore traditions. Learn about the mischievous trows, explore tales of giants discover the stories that have been passed down through generations.
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Hands on Heritage 'Vikings' - Drop In
1:30pm - 4:30pm
Hay's Dock
Discover Shetland’s Viking past through our interactive Viking Discovery Box. Handle objects including soapstone pot fragments, a comb, and an axe. Learn about the everyday lives of Viking settlers in Shetland, explore the materials and tools they used, and find out what we can learn from the objects they left behind. Have a go at spinning yarn using spindle whorls and experience one of the essential skills that helped Viking communities create clothing and textiles.
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