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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Hairst Family Fun
10:00am - 12:00pm
Shetland Museum
Celebrate the season at our Hairst Family Fun Morning at the Shetland Museum! Enjoy autumn and harvest-themed activities including making your own Straw Duckie, taking part in creative autumnal crafts, and exploring our Crofting Discovery Box.
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Trowie Faase Faces (Primary 1-4)
10:00am - 11:30am
Shetland Museum & Archives
Draw your own trowie face and turn it into a mask. Have fun playing with sheep's wool, learning how to brush and blend it to make hair and beards. After crafting we'll go on a little adventure to the museum's 'trowie knowe' to explore how trows might live, and listen to some fun local stories about these mischievous creatures.
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ASN Friendly Relaxed Morning Session
9:30am - 11:00am
Shetland Museum & Archives
A safe and welcoming morning for children with additional support needs and their families to learn about life in Shetland’s past.
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Slander, Theft and Violence in early seventeenth-century Shetland: a talk by John Shaw
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Auditorium, Shetland Museum & Archives
How people slandered each other reveals a great deal about a society. It speaks to their fears and anxieties and to the preoccupations of the elites that ran the legal system. In this lecture John Shaw will examine how slander was treated in the Sheriff Court operated by Earl Patrick Stewart and how this related to crimes like theft and assault.
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Halloween Candle Jars (Primary 4-7)
10:00am - 11:30am
Shetland Museum & Archives
Join us for a fun-filled workshop where bairns can get creative and design their very own spooky Shetland lantern!
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