Events
Shetland Museum and Archives are proud to offer a range of events for adults, children and famlies, 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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Night by Da Fire at the Shetland Crofthouse Museum
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Shetland Crofthouse Museum, Dunrossness
Step back in time as you enter a traditional 19th century thatched crofthouse to recreate Shetland’s past in a special ‘in aboot da night’. One of our custodians will light the fire and ‘hand doon da fiddle’ to a local musician who will play a range of traditional tunes along with a few stories and yarns along the way.
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FIND ENCLOSED: Creative Bookbinding Workshop (Adults)
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Shetland Museum & Archives
Inspired by ‘Outwith: Valda, MacDiarmid and Whalsay’ this workshop will guide you in hand-making a concertina-style journal or sketchbook. Valda’s letters and MacDiarmids writings will serve as creative prompts as you turn your handmade book into something uniquely yours.
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'OUTWITH' Memories Group
11:00am - 12:00pm
Shetland Amenity Trust
A special-edition reminiscence morning with the National Library team, featuring maps, moving image and other materials sparking memories and conversation.
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The Art of Writing Workshop
11:00am - 12:30pm
Shetland Museum & Archives
Ignite your creative writing in a relaxed, supportive workshop inspired by the poetry of Hugh MacDiarmid.
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‘OUTWITH’ Shetland Museum Social
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Shetland Museum & Archives
Come along to our informal Shetland Museum Socials where we'll explore various topics from the ‘Outwith: Valda, MacDiarmid and Whalsay’ exhibition
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Valda and ‘Grieves’: Hugh MacDiarmid and the Whalsay Years
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Shetland Museum & Archives
Hear from MacDiarmid scholars about the Grieves’ time on Whalsay, their surviving correspondence, and their lasting impact on Shetland.
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