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
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
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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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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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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