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.

Click on the 'What's On Calendar' above to view monthly listings

For online bookings visit Shetland Museum Box Office

Shetland Museum Socials - drop-in

14/02/2024 - 27/03/2024
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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Thursday Lates: Aboot da Nicht - Shetlandic and Nordic Folklore connected to Darkness and Sleep

21/03/2024
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Auditorium, Shetland Museum & Archives

Join Carol Christiansen to explore pre-modern beliefs in the vulnerability of humans and animals during darkness, sleep, and childbirth, and the relationship to symbolism used in taatit rug design.

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Easter Activity Day

29/03/2024
10:00am - 12:00pm
Auditorium, Shetland Museum

Join us for our Easter Activity Day! Suitable for peerie ones up to age 12.

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Soap Carving Workshop for Primary 4 - 7 (30 March & 11 April)

30/03/2024
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Learning Room, Shetland Museum & Archives

Join us at the Shetland Museum & Archives for a unique and creative workshop that will allow your child to make their own scrimshaw-style design and have a go at carving it onto soap.

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Penguin Egg Workshop for Primary 1 - 4

03/04/2024
10:00am - 11:30am
Learning Room, Shetland Museum and Archives

Join us at the Shetland Museum & Archives for a fun and creative workshop where your peerie ones will get the chance to learn about why our ancestors voyaged to icy regions, and the objects they brought back with them.

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Clay Polar Animals Workshop for Primary 4 - 7 (3rd & 4th April)

03/04/2024
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Learning Room, Shetland Museum & Archives

Our Clay Polar Animals workshop offers your child an exciting opportunity to delve into the world of Polar wildlife. Through exploring the links between Shetland and polar regions in our galleries and exhibition space, they will learn about the diverse species that inhabit these icy regions and gain an understanding of their unique adaptations for survival.

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Arctic Collage Drop-In Session (All ages)

06/04/2024
10:00am - 2:00pm
Learning Room, Shetland Museum and Archives

Drop in to the Shetland Museum for this fun and relaxed craft session, where your child will have the opportunity to work together with others to create a polar-inspired collage in our Learning Room.

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Polar Landscape Collage for Secondary 1 - 4

10/04/2024
11:00am - 1:00pm
Learning Room, Shetland Museum & Archives

Designed especially for young artists, this exciting workshop is perfect to challenge yourself and try new techniques.

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Paper Krill Workshop for Primary 1 -4

11/04/2024
10:00am - 11:30am
Learning Room, Shetland Museum and Archives

Join us at the Shetland Museum & Archives for a creative and educational workshop where your child will get the chance to make their very own krill out of paper! In this workshop, children will learn all about krill and how these tiny creatures survive in the harsh polar climates.

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Fabric Narwhal Workshop for Secondary 1 - 4

12/04/2024
1:30pm - 4:00pm
Learning Room, Shetland Museum and Archives

Dive into the fascinating world of Polar Life at Shetland Museum & Archives with this exciting workshop where you can create your own Narwhal out of fabric scraps!

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